Monday, 9 August 2010

For who speaks when she commands

Bossy Woman

 

 

Sir, excuse me, do you mind making less noise. A  library is for study. So please get off the floor. Sorry,  I can’t hear you. Heart? What do you mean by heart? Is this a silly candid camera stunt. Speak up, I should have known, your people always cause trouble.

 

 

Random Word:Queen Regnant 

 

 


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Sunday, 8 August 2010

Upstairs away from your eyes

self harm[5]

Sketching her dreams on fine wrists

each line a delicate slice

of the past

leaves her strong

for the empty night


Saturday, 7 August 2010

Six Word Saturday#21

Describing your Saturday life or thoughts on Show My Face at the moment of writing in a phrase using just six words.

Last Days

In-laws too frail to return home**

** My mother-in-law has severe dementia but with an increasingly frail husband and the care of my sister-in-law they were able to stay at home. We live 300 miles away and the brother-in-law lives in China so if this arrangement broke we had few options left. It did break as my father-in-law had a stroke last month and is still in hospital leaving the sisters trying to juggle care for their mother. It is highly likely that they will now have to move to a Home as they need 24/7 care but this is still not certain, not least because they haven’t agreed. The painful slow collapse of their life has made it clear to me that I will resist attempts of the medical profession to keep me alive when I decide that the quality of my life is lower then I want. Both of my in-laws have had medical interventions – heart surgery and pacemaker – that has prolonged life but undermined its quality. I’m not arguing for euthanasia. although this has it merits, but for a choice of pain control and allowing events to unfold naturally. I’m here to live not to demonstrate the power of western medicine.

Friday, 6 August 2010

A king for a day, a fool for life

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Cloaked in black he ran for his horse with an axe in hand. Kate hated medieval days; she preferred it, when dad thought he was Einstein.

 

 

 

 

Random Word:Superannuated


And I be troubled, I be all worried in mind

Visit Mr.Knowitall to post your own Friday Flash 55 word story or poem! Man in phone booth

 

All he had was a crumbled photo of a unknown woman and child. Yet he was reflected in a car window, taking the picture, looking so much younger. He hesitated, then dialled the number scrawled on its back. A child answered, and screamed at his, ‘Hello,’ before the phone went dead. Then it rang back.

 

 

Random Word: Happy Day


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Thursday, 5 August 2010

And the wolf will play with the lamb

Wallflower

 

I didn't understand at first. I always say I do, when I don’t, you might hurt people. He’d said meet in the cavern, our local pub. It’s alright now for women, he wrote. It’s quiet here except for a bunch of giggling kids. He’s late, perhaps he doesn’t understand either.

 Random Word: Eat your porridge

 

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What next will we lose?

Last Dragon

 

 

 

‘This ancient charter sets out the rights of Dragons and our responsibilities to protect them.’The boy said,’Cool but what are Dragons?’

 

 

 

 

Random Word:Magna Carta