31st March 2008

Disappointment pains,
Jinxed with another abscess;
Price of my big smile.

30th March 2008

Kneeling amongst shrubs,
Smell of earth in my nostrils,
Dirt under my nails.

29th March 2008

Man with prize courgette,
The solution to our lunch;
Kitchen cupboard bare.

28th March 2008

Following me home,
Responsibility as
Mother of parent.

27th March 2008

Lying prone, relaxed,
Age and flu taking their toll,
My care of Mum grows.

26th March 2008

Something in me twists,
Spiralling outwards again,
I dance through the day.

25th March 2008

Trusty companion's
Now shattered vision, reflecting
My broken landscape.

24th March 2008

With Marcy's free speech,
Race and religion compared;
We offer Dalston.

23rd March 2008

Loud, disconnected,
Unenlightened night, despite
Glow sticks to play with.

22nd March 2008

Washing up again,
My bodhisattva husband
Acts with compassion.

21st March 2008

Despite bitter wind,
Worms push daisies into light.
I hunger for bed.

20th March 2008

Ironing out its kinks,
Lost worm in knot; mission to
Save invertebrate.

19th March 2008

Seed enshrined in pink,
Like me, battered by the cold,
Its potential waits.

18th March 2008

Trip to corner shop -
Day and night local colour -
For a pint of milk.

17th March 2008

Swaddled by woollens,
Hair kntted in plaits, hearing
Tale woven with words.

16th March 2008

Forty now seems young,
My alarm clock long since rung,
Middle age slips by.

15th March 2008

Glyn's slippers beckon,
Family of friends chatting
In Biddle's front room.

14th March 2008

Sam has green fingers;
Plants thrive in well tended patch.
Neglect grows in mine.

13th March 2008

Small obscure fragment,
Beauty found in plastic tail,
Inspired by mundane.

12th March 2008

Wind grooms the landscape,
Brushing each twig into place,
Trees, grass, clothes face east.

11th March 2008

My glass half empty,
Balance lost as symptoms flair,
My body my work.

10th March 2008

Wet pack waits for cheese;
Sky hurls down ferocious rain,
Wind gusts against us.

9th March 2008

Awake and social,
Healthy Sunday treats with friends,
Sushi and dancing.

8th March 2008

Song pours from her mouth,
Voice raises hairs on my neck,
Authentic warmth stirs.

7th March 2008

Hoping for a game,
Pickle learns to take orders,
Which I learn to give.

6th March 2008

I am stopped and searched,
Pulled by sniffer dog 'Dexter',
Innocent hands shake.

5th March 2008

Meaningful subject,
My father's old leather belt,
Something worth painting.

4th March 2008

We walk side by side,
Knowing same inner landscape,
Fighting exhaustion.

3rd March 2008

First dandelion,
Singular voice amongst green,
Holding its own note.

2nd March 2008

Dull throb clouds my mind,
I bathe to relieve tension,
Examining pain.

1st March 2008

Tony's view re-frames
Market full of luxuries;
Spending embargo.