Maybe it was the grey, you know The grey that made me buy you so Adrift among a sea of blues A raft of overbearing hues Your slate-grey top, those golden crescents Slowly drew me to your presence Your rigid shape defied finesse A beacon of middle-agedness I swept you up, I looked both ways […]
Family: Tomorrow you start in Reception (a poem for my son)
Tomorrow you start in Reception, The calendar tells me it’s so. It’s been scribbled in red for months now, But wait: where did that time go? I bought your uniform, your shoes, your PE kit; Spent hours labelling all of your clothes. We’ve tried them all on in the front room, But tell me: where […]
Life: Why I’ll Never Be A Proper Blogger (A Ballad For Bloggers)
It’s been a weird few weeks. Since being nominated for a couple of blogging awards (which is obviously both amazing and astonishing in equal measure), I’ve been thrown head-first into the world of Being A Proper Blogger, having mainly been making it up as I went along until now. It’s fair to say it’s been […]
Family: You Are Enough (A Mantra For Mothers)
It’s a learning curve like no other – The day when you become a mother. The days are long, the nights are hard, A sleepless stare’s our calling card. A thousand voices chiming in, It’s hard to hear above the din. But this I know – this much is true, This time is yours, it’s […]
Family: The A-Z of Modern Motherhood (A Poem For New Mums)
A is for alcohol – remember that stuff? You’re now a lightweight, so one glass is enough. B is for birth plans that don’t manifest, And ridiculous battles over bottle or breast. C is for Calpol – you’ll raid all the shelves, For teething and fevers and everything else. D is for dignity, rapidly lost, […]