Threads From umbilical cord, of the mother´s womb of life, Joined in love, through joys & equal days of strife, Threads uniting in strings of aura & in family, binds, Tying us up, on life´s… Read More ›
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Author Sue Lobo – Departures
Departures Womb´s umbilical departure, of mother from her babe, “Adieu little one & in your life, you never need be afraid,” The tree´s whispering, to the sad, dying & loosened leaf, As autumn creeps in from summer, death´s uninvited thief…. Read More ›
Author Sue Lobo: Leaves
Curled, furled & budded spring tight, Bursting damp & limp towards new light, Springtime green, birthed from tender shoot, Conceived from beneath God´s earth, from mother root. Soft Summer´s wavings in exalting breeze, Frocks of emerald & beryl… Read More ›
Author Sue Lobo: Ivy
With iced cold fingers, softly & slowly creeping, Caressing old cold stones, of grey water seeping, Across the ancient tombs of old widows weeping, Where deep beneath, the long-dead lie sleeping, Ivy creepingly slides, over sweet cherubs peeping. … Read More ›
Sighs – Author Sue Lobo
Sighs In the breath of birth, I hear soft relieved sighs When mother first hears her new baby´s cries, Child grows, leaves home & mother sadly sighing, With them, taking her love, leaving her inside dying. Oh for those saline… Read More ›
Do Not Weep My Little One – Author Sue Lobo
Do Not Weep My Little One Please, do not weep for me my little one, I´ll always be close & always at your side, I´ll be in the warming rays of the golden sun, In hooves of your steed on… Read More ›
In the Arms of an Angel – Author Sue Lobo
In the Arms of an Angel Mantled from birth in angel´s arms, Protected in life & shown its charms, Promised succor, help always near, Just a prayer away, they´d always hear. The end was nigh, yet she felt no fear,… Read More ›
Vortex of Elements – Author Sue Lobo
Vortex of Elements Spinning through elements in the vortex of time, Around the circle of this short life that I call mine, Birthing, growing & ageing in the elements of life, Dancing on the sharp edge of mortality´s knife. From… Read More ›
A Gentle Dying – Author Sue Lobo
There lingers upon this day, a tender and gentle dying, Within soft voices of bees, last farewell in their sighing, Sad adieu of feathered friends, off and away go flying, Roses upon their stems, even they have given up… Read More ›
Welcome The Death – Author Allison Grayhurst
Welcome the death of holding death like a smile. For all that dreams within, all that spreads uncorrupted through the veins, turns its back on oblivion, knows faith, knows its destination is beneath the stars. Welcome the changing leaves, the… Read More ›