Angel of the North

10th April 2019

Poem A Day in April -Day 10

Have missed writing a poem a day for April this last week.

Couldn't work out how to get to my blog . I was being asked for a password which I vdidn't remember.

This morning , not sure what happened, but I'm in!

Angel Of The North

Perched on this hill reaching for the sky

Seen for miles around, standing so high,

You are a sign of unity and togetherness

Strong and tall, For mighty Northeast

Yet also,

A beacon of warmth 

Throwing open your arms of welcome.

Number twenty two

  10th July 2016

New baby grandson born 5th July .
Each new birth is such a huge miracle -  every time.

Welcome To You

Your soft, smooth, brand new skin against my lips

Brings the future to the present and embodies the past.

Your precious, particular baby smell

Finds my nostrils remembering all the other babies 

I could drink it in all day.

Your tiny hands, although fingers long, give promise 

Of the life ahead.

And with you in my arms, cradled 

I am hypnotized by you, by your being.

Welcome to the world little man.

GettingOut

The prompt for today from OctPoWriMo was "Things Aren't Always What They Seem.."
So I wrote this:

Getting Out

Toys scattered, mums chatting,

Happy toddlers  - busy, noisy –

Racing round the Church Hall.

Smile, talk, join in with “friends”.

Coffee please, milk no sugar,

Thank you, yes it’s a lovely day.

Yes, he’s sleeping through now,

Thank God, I get some sleep too...

Who to sit next to, whose face welcomes?

Everybody happy ...

Smile...

Can they hear a heart beating fast?

At last it’s over...

Time to go home...

To shut the door...

To be alone....