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Farewell, My Dear Friend

The title is a big giveaway about the content of this entry. Only days ago, we all lost someone close to us, a good friend and acquaintance. This loss has hit us hard, as losses usually do. But for me, I think people may be wondering why it has hit me so badly. Why I have been so affected. I guess, when I first started going to community bingo in the village, John was the first person I met. The first to pop out of the crowd and introduce himself. Although he was about 50 years my senior, age is only a number. In fact, in our friendship, our names were only words too. It wasn't about who we were, or what we did. We were gathered together, each weekend, as warm company. There to have a laugh, and socialise. It was a place to forget about the lives we lived outside of that bingo hall. The only thing that really mattered was a good sense of humour. And that's what I liked about John. It is pointless to ramble on about turning back time and what we would have done differe

A Message For Tim.

Happy August guys! This month, I'm really excited to upload my poem... I'm not sure why because, in all honesty, I don't think I'm a 100% satisfied with this poem. A part of me is considering rewriting it, or making some changes. But the other part is content with the finished masterpiece. Going back a good few months now, my younger sister, Clarice, passed a comment that I found breath-taking. I thought it was the most amazing sentence that I'd ever heard in my entire life. I want to give Clarice the credit for the phrase but, the idea that I implemented into a poem is solely mine. Thanks Clarice! Of course, Clarice is always the first person to hear my new poems, before they hit the site, and she loved this one. So I have to give her some acknowledgement. Last month, I put aside the idea of posting a poem that worked in conjunction with my life, but this month, I'm bringing it back. This poem is the poem of my year, in my opinion. I hope others can r