Lies
Myriad colours swam above me as what seemed like liquid dispersed into numerous fragments which floated like clouds. I had never seen anything like it. Rays of…
Blue
Blue the oceans, blue the sky, Blue is rich, you can’t deny. Blue’s your friend; is always there; Constant, faithful; blue means care. Blue is calm and crisp…
The Man of Grey (A Limerick)
I sit and think all day About this man of grey. The man, not a man, but a ghost. As he haunts me, I cry. I ask how he died, And he claims I’m a terrible host.
Colours
When I was five, I was in a car accident with my parents. For the most part, we came away okay. Bumps. Bruises. A very slight case of whiplash for my mother…
The Colour of Grandma
A lilac grows beside my house, a small thing getting bigger every year. It was brought, the piece that was planted, from 800 kilometers away, from the place…
Moving out
Boxes everywhere. She gazed around the painfully familiar room, one last time. Ostensibly checking that everything was truly packed, but equally saying a quiet…