You are reading Mother of Hope, an email newsletter. To receive new posts, become a free or paid subscriber. It’s been a strange stretch of time, the aftermath of my trip. ‘Guilt n Gratitude’ rock up in my brain like a dark comedy duo - ‘Gratitude’ hogs the sunny corner by the window, cross legged in some ‘mindful’ yoga pose, whilst ‘Guilt’ edges in, awkward and shifty; “
Very impressive- you have such creativity and vocabulary.
As you know my brain likes simple rhyme so I like Outgrow. But rhyming probably feels like a straitjacket when your brain is awash with so many ideas. I hope someone finds your work again in 1000 years time.
Thank you. Appreciate your comments. Yes, simplicity can work well and needs no explanation so is easily accessible. I wanted to read them out so the rhythms (as I heard them) in some of the others were better revealed, but I’m never alone in the house at the moment to be able to do it.
Thank you. Yes a lot of my poems are in the realm of emotion but that one maybe was more accessible because it was slightly cheerier and about a place.
I enjoy your writing as it's refreshing. So many are focused on the bad, but your writing is that breath of fresh air that points the mind toward good things!
Thank you for these poetic postcards from your ramshackle life. There’s some really clever bits that bring some whimsy to the weight (because jokes are all about juxtaposition and frustrated expectation) - the hung line at the end of Often, glitter to gritter in Fairyland and My mother…the ground in Outgrown.
Keep navigating the headlands and heartlands and keep reporting back.
Thank you, I wanted to read some of the poems out so I could better communicate the rhythm because maybe in some of them it’s not so obvious, but there’s always someone around at the moment, so I can’t. Oh well!
Very impressive- you have such creativity and vocabulary.
As you know my brain likes simple rhyme so I like Outgrow. But rhyming probably feels like a straitjacket when your brain is awash with so many ideas. I hope someone finds your work again in 1000 years time.
Thank you. Appreciate your comments. Yes, simplicity can work well and needs no explanation so is easily accessible. I wanted to read them out so the rhythms (as I heard them) in some of the others were better revealed, but I’m never alone in the house at the moment to be able to do it.
Just want to say I love the Bolton Abbey poem. Perfect descriptions of the ruins!
Thank you. Yes a lot of my poems are in the realm of emotion but that one maybe was more accessible because it was slightly cheerier and about a place.
Emotions offer a wealth of material, I agree. The whimsical imagery of a gothic faerie queen lacing the windows got me.
I remember being depressed after taking the kids to Disney. I think writing poems about things is brilliant...
I suppose the nature of life is ups and downs. I can never really work out whether writing poems is a good therapy for me or not🤷♀️.
I enjoy your writing as it's refreshing. So many are focused on the bad, but your writing is that breath of fresh air that points the mind toward good things!
Great poems Julie and lovely photos your work is really good 😊🕊️⛅🦋.
Thank you, lovely that’s much appreciated
Great poems Julie and lovely photos your work is really good 😊🕊️⛅🦋.
Thank you. I very much enjoy taking photographs too.
Thank you for these poetic postcards from your ramshackle life. There’s some really clever bits that bring some whimsy to the weight (because jokes are all about juxtaposition and frustrated expectation) - the hung line at the end of Often, glitter to gritter in Fairyland and My mother…the ground in Outgrown.
Keep navigating the headlands and heartlands and keep reporting back.
Thank you, I wanted to read some of the poems out so I could better communicate the rhythm because maybe in some of them it’s not so obvious, but there’s always someone around at the moment, so I can’t. Oh well!