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HingAling24
HingAling24

The Poem Circling Facebook, The One I Spoke Of And The One Posted On Here Explained

#acrostic #inspiration This is probably the most important Opuss I have ever written Please please please please people do a bit of homework on this woman Her work deserves to be forever...

32 15 713 words
marymint
marymint

Memories Of You

3 This poem was set to a short film project in memory of my Mother for my Multimedia Course produced in 2002. I used it for the narration set to music and film I hope you like it.

14 3 179 words
BethyBoo
BethyBoo

Dear Photograph

I was younger then Captured within a frame As much as I change It will always remain the same Put up on a wall Or held together in a book Wherever it's held It's there for people to look Now go...

30 4 199 words
crowncottage
crowncottage

Me

Sienna said she would like to read my bio, so here it is. I spent my youth in the swinging sixties, which was great. I saw the Beatles in concert, met the Queen and got married far too young.

130 139 114 words
leelee101
leelee101

Polaroids

Inspired by @misslittleDHP's. 'Doug'. I sometimes get to thinking. Of those I've left behind. I feel the best place for them. Is a recess in my mind. A faded pack of polaroids.

24 11 95 words
leelee101
leelee101

Get Your Kicks

#movement I can remember Only too well The punching the kicking You put me through hell Always the big man Because you were tall The choicest of victims At the time, I was small Playing with...

22 12 93 words
unsuitableguy
unsuitableguy

Through Time

On warm late nights under bathroom lights, glancing in a cracked mirror things become less clearer.

40 8 403 words
Platypus
Platypus

Memories

#household A white dress, A jewellery box, A gold necklace, Some stripy socks. A silk bow, Some ruby slippers, An old saucepan, That smells like kippers.

4 2 61 words
Burrfoot
Burrfoot

Memory Box

The jewellery box filled with special things A ballerina dances as my heart sings A little trinket my father gave to me When we laughed as I sat on his knee A medal I won, my how I ran fast These...

26 11 141 words
MrsS
MrsS

28.07.2012 Name Challenge!

My name is very regal, very dominant indeed. My name means 'joy' or 'freeman' But it comes from across the sea.... A German lass, she brought it here, then wed our old King George.

32 33 213 words
Timmsyy
Timmsyy

Grandmother

My grandmother spoke to me today, I went to see her in her flat. I barely see her so I went And drank some tea at that. She told me a story, That touched my heart.

10 1 194 words
iPuss
iPuss

The Charm Bracelet

#Household There is something locked safe inside a jewelery chest. Kept all shiney and clean only worn with the sunday best. A little gold charm bracelet with a few old stories to tell.

30 6 178 words
ALLINRHYME
ALLINRHYME

Granvilles Present

Once upon a time When I was a young boy My first friend was Granville Who's company I would enjoy Eighty and wise Young and naive What did we talk about. Could anyone perceive.

6 4 139 words
leelee101
leelee101

Jubilee?

As he watched the Jubilee Upon his black and white TV He thought on what had passed before Starting when he fought a war As soldier, nation's hopes he carried Then in the 50's, young man...

78 24 196 words
johnw455
johnw455

Plenty Of Ghosts In The Cubard

A few years back, someone told me that our relationship, that had ended many years previously, was a result of her parents not being happy with me as a person, and that I was from the 'wrong...

0 1 125 words
Zoodark
Zoodark

Rug

This rug has been on several floors Our lounge at home, my room in halls Down in town in Western Wales Then Earls Court to near Enfield It's seen off milk and spilled red wine Break-up sex and party...

18 7 128 words
redfae
redfae

Drift 2.4: Past Starts

Chapter 2: Past Starts (Part 4) Denny The faraway look in my eye returned to the photo album and I remembered that I hadn’t thrown away all the pictures of Dean.

30 6 287 words