Pucker up and introduce yourself

This tiny autumnal November poem highlights the art of kissing and the types of kisses we share, as part of our communication and interactions with each other.

I hope you enjoy it and thank you for reading. 

And do let me know what you think in the comments.

Day 4/30 - Prompt: KISS 💋

Light as a feather introductory greeting 

Fleshy facial parts briefly touching 

A kiss and a hug setting the world to rights

Superficial air kisses missing their mark

Passionate lips, hot and heavy entwine

A blushing memory

Of what was

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Returning to the familiar a stranger

This tiny autumnal November poem highlights repatriation after a long residency abroad. U ensuing culture shock, emptiness and feeling lost is very real. You may speak the same language, but something essential has changed.

One can never fully return to what was and should never want to, but it’s possible to start a new chapter in a familiar place. This poem emphasises the benefits of how lost I felt and often still feel.

I hope you enjoy it and thank you for reading. 

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Day 3/30 - Prompt: LOST 💫

Surrounded by my life in boxes and cases

Feeling empty like the house

Take a moment to reflect

Nearly three score years and 10

A full circle

Older, certainly

Wiser, maybe

Experience richer, definitely

Was this move necessary?

Yes

Is it the final one?

Depends...

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Weather that makes you feel like hibernating

If you’ve just discovered my blog, for the month of November, I’ve been writing a daily, tiny autumnal poem, inspired by prompts, set by Beth Kempton. 

To add to the fun, for each poem I’ve created a photographic visual to accompany it.

For day 2/30 the prompt is: RAIN ☔️

Morning warm duvet

Deep breath and wriggle toes

Listen

1000 hooves pound the street

Rhythmic gallop

Beat never ending

Autumn is arriving

Photo: #Rain by @alisondaydesigns

I hope you enjoyed it and thank you for reading. 

And do let me know what you think in the comments.

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Time to pause and reflect

For the month of November, I’ve been writing a daily, tiny autumnal poem , inspired by prompts, set by Beth Kempton. To add to the fun, for each poem I’ve created a photographic visual to accompany it.


This poem emphasises the benefits of pausing and reflecting in our daily learning lives.

I hope you enjoy it and thank you for reading. 

And do let me know what you think in the comments.

Day 1/30 - Prompt: PAUSE 💫

Finish the sentence

Rinse the brush

Close the window

Away with the rush

Pop on the kettle

Mint from the garden

Clock ticking

Photo & words: #MoroccanMint by @alisondaydesigns

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Blue Train Mural

Below is a short (amateur) film of a hand-painted mural (1 x 1 metre), I created for the wall of a young boy's bedroom. When asked what he wanted, he said: a blue train, with ten carriages, filled with animals and him driving the engine.

Although the mural no longer exists, I’ve written and published the story to the mural accompanied by a series of illustrations, which will soon be self-published as a children's storybook.

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