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“There is no easy way from the earth to the stars” Seneca

Month: February 2017

From me – of me – yet not always about me…

AsideFebruary 27, 2017February 28, 2017 Athousandbitsofpaper3 Comments

  A note of explanation. I posted this piece the other day but then sent it back to drafts for reconsideration. So if you are seeing this twice – my apologies. Ray’s comments (which you will see below) sent me into a ferment of thinking about whether a writers work was indeed autobiographical or not […]

Nicole

AsideFebruary 26, 2017February 26, 2017 AthousandbitsofpaperLeave a comment

She wore lipstick like warpaint and her eyes were unnerving Direct Uncompromising With the merest twinkle of mischief Hiding Just out of sight So he wasn’t quite sure Whether she was laughing at him or the whole damn world When she moved it was with a loping gait That no one else could quite replicate […]

The Train to Nowhere

AsideFebruary 25, 2017 Athousandbitsofpaper2 Comments

I’m prone to whims and moods We all are I make a statement a declaration a decree an oath almost always about me What I’m going to do not do give up give away I stick to it like glue for a day a week a month and then poof! gone! I’m off and racing […]

Shadow Boxing

AsideFebruary 25, 2017February 25, 2017 Athousandbitsofpaper6 Comments

Shadows They chase race attached to our feet Seldom out of sight Except at night When their darkness usurps all light And they become huge Filling the room They are unstoppable I once spoke to a man who lived every day with the spectre of the barrel of a gun shoved into his mouth as […]

Spoken Word collaboration

AsideFebruary 24, 2017February 25, 2017 Athousandbitsofpaper6 Comments

REBLOG: Well this is exciting. My first spoken-word-poetry collaboration! I came across Kate Duff’s poems through the blogosphere a while ago and they really resonated with me. I approached her about doing… Source: Spoken Word collaboration A note from me (athousandbitsofpaper.com) I enjoyed working with Claire so much on this – you can find Claire’s […]

If…

AsideFebruary 24, 2017February 24, 2017 AthousandbitsofpaperLeave a comment

If he hadn’t seen her If she hadn’t ignored the voice that roared If he hadn’t picked up the phone If she hadn’t written it down If the sun hadn’t risen If the stars hadn’t come out If they had never been introduced If they had never walked into the same room If the sky […]

Calling the wild words home

AsideFebruary 21, 2017February 21, 2017 Athousandbitsofpaper2 Comments

Ever been lost for words? I don’t mean in speech though that may very well happen No I mean in the mind Usually called writers block – it is when inspiration has flown and the mental tongue falls silent Ceases to speak And the world becomes bleak Eyes stare through walls such is the intensity […]

Indelible Words

AsideFebruary 20, 2017February 20, 2017 Athousandbitsofpaper3 Comments

Who are we when we are not there? This question I wondered the other day I was in between worlds My tyres were being changed Car out of action So I was sitting on a park bench eating breakfast waiting to be on my way I was neither travelling Yet Nor at home But I […]

Reeling in Dreams

AsideFebruary 20, 2017February 8, 2020 Athousandbitsofpaper9 Comments

Visualise forward Appreciate backwards Stand in the moment And let life flow around your feet The tide rolls in The tide rolls out Let it take what it wants Keep your eyes front and fixed on the horizon Your ship will come in Wait Watch Sit Deeply breathing Focus Watch those ships Come floating White […]

He stared at the TV

AsideFebruary 16, 2017February 20, 2017 Athousandbitsofpaper6 Comments

He stared at the TV She wore a new dress He stared at the TV Nothing was said She tried a different recipe He mumbled when asked “It was alright I guess” Then “Hey wait a minute” A posed question lingered She waited on bated breath was this conversation? No it was “Where’s the remote?” […]

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