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”
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I Want to Love
Over a year since the break-up of my marriage, I am content in my own company and my happiness is no longer dependent on being connected with another. This does not mean I do not want another relationship but simply I do not ‘need’ it to feel fulfilled.However, I cannot deny there are walls inContinue reading “I Want to Love”
Halloween Story – Part 2
Second part of my Halloween Horror story – for the first part please click here: All My Friends Are Dead – Part 1 All My Friends Are Dead – Part 2 The sound of voices abruptly brought me back to the present. I take one last look at Tiffany, a last goodbye and move on. Continue reading “Halloween Story – Part 2”
Love Monster
He tears into me with teeth and clawAnd my self pours out unto him.He feasts upon my fleshMy body rent, my body spent.My underneath exposed for all to see,Still he rips, he shreds my layersSeeking the very bowels of my being.Fangs and talons sink deep withinMerging with my blood, my tissue,Until I do not knowContinue reading “Love Monster”
Autumn Leaves
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I find Autumn very inspiring. There are so many changes around us and so much to see. Knowing that the trees would be turning, I took my camera and headed to a nearby park to take some Autumnal snapshots. The following Tanka was inspired by the sights andContinue reading “Autumn Leaves”
World Mental Health Day
Today is World Mental Health Day and as a long-term sufferer of Recurrent Mixed Depressive and Anxiety Disorder, I thought I’d share some poems I have written that reflect my mental illness and how I felt.Writing poetry has helped me greatly through my worst depressive episodes and still helps me today. It is, for me,Continue reading “World Mental Health Day”
Berries Bursting Red
I always find Autumn (or Fall) a most inspiring time in Scotland. The colours of leaves on trees and berries on bushes. The lighting come dusk on a dry day with pinks, oranges, purples and blues in the sky. Even the cloudy days with smeary rain and droplets making ripples in the puddles. It wouldContinue reading “Berries Bursting Red”
Storm
Quite often when writing poetry I find myself drifting towards the imagery of water and of storms. I find it a great way to describe tumultuous feelings but not only that, the powerful nature of the sea and weather is something that I have always found inspires awe. No matter our technological advances, we areContinue reading “Storm”
Tanka
Some of my favourite poetry forms are Haiku and Tanka. I think this is because the constraints placed on the form, holding to the syllable pattern 5/7/5 or 5/7/5/7/7 respectively, means you have to concise when conveying your message. For me, this is an enjoyable creative puzzle that gets the brain really working. Questing throughContinue reading “Tanka”
Introduction
I have always been interested in creative writing and longed to write something that would be worth published one day, as many a creative soul does. However, a lack of confidence has often kept me from sharing my work with others, and instead I have scribbled and squirreled my writing away. Many aspects of myContinue reading “Introduction”
Mikaela Walker - Writer 