I haven’t written anything here for quite a while but I have still been writing. There was a slump, I think it was due to family bereavements – I didn’t think it affected me as much as it did, but it did. I think when you lose someone, you’re not only impacted by that lossContinue reading “Ready”
Tag Archives: freeform poetry
Lovehearts
Last week at my writing group, we were to think of words we’d rather see on our Loveheart sweets. For some reason, I drew a blank on this, but in my group, we’re free to deviate from the task set for us. Personally, I love this less strict approach as the group is more aboutContinue reading “Lovehearts”
Just A Bug
The last couple of years have been hard for all of us and no one has been unaffected by the pandemic. One of the lasting affects for me, as a parent, has been anxiety around my daughter’s health.When I was a child, I used to get loads of bugs and had a fair amount ofContinue reading “Just A Bug”
Hill House
Recently I took a trip to Hill House, a trove of Mackintosh design and architecture hidden up the back of Helensburgh, with my writing group. We hoped by walking round in such a historical atmosphere that we would be inspired to write and indeed I was.The following poem is inspired by Hill House and portraitsContinue reading “Hill House”
To My Skin
A poem inspired by springtime and how we seem to be in between the promising warmth of summer and the lingering chill of winter during this season.Nature tends to inspire a lot of my poetry, whether it’s simply commenting on the beauty of nature itself or using it as a medium to describe emotional orContinue reading “To My Skin”
Wash Them Down With Water
Like a lot of people on this planet, I suffer with mental health issues, in particular Recurrent Mixed Depressive and Anxiety Disorder. Whilst there are those who with treatment are able to work through their problems and come out the other side, for me it is more akin to a chronic illness – it isContinue reading “Wash Them Down With Water”
The Water Poured Through
As it’s World Poetry Day today, I thought I’d share my latest poem inspired by a title suggestion from last week’s ‘Write on the Night’ at my local Writers’ group. The title ‘The Water Poured Through’ made me think of raining seeping through a broken roof and gradually leaking down into the attic and thenContinue reading “The Water Poured Through”
My Brain, Migraine
The last thing I needed on top of my worsened fatigue, and potential fibromyalgia, were migraines but some faulty wiring and misfiring in my brain has brought them upon me. I have been suffering them on and off for several weeks now and though my GP was sympathetic and helpful, she could only prescribe oneContinue reading “My Brain, Migraine”
Waves
I haven’t written on my blog for a while and I kept feeling guilty for not keeping up my writing as it’s something I very much want to progress. However, I’ve been struggling against a new kind of fatigue that has been leaving me feeling faint and making it hard to concentrate. I’m used toContinue reading “Waves”
A Mischief of Magpies
I had a slight slump last week with concerns to my writing but it is true if you look for it, you can find inspiration anywhere. My inspiration came from a flock of thirteen magpies all flying and running around the roofs by my block of flats. I have to admit, despite their bad rap,Continue reading “A Mischief of Magpies”
Mikaela Walker - Writer 