Brave

Written for https://sillyfrogsusan.com/2024/10/02/ovi-poetry-challenge-68-try-again/ I will not accept defeat best to make new friends to meet finding them cannot be beat just got to find the courage One step forward, three steps back the confidence is what I lack my fear I have to hack and I can be brave. I say hello, all smiles tooContinue reading “Brave”

Relatives

Written for https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2024/09/30/share-your-world-30th-september-2024/ 1.  Did your parental home have a ‘parlour’ or front room reserved only for when you had visitors? We only had one front room (parlour) and when we had visitors, we would put the food on a table there, and move the furniture so we could play cards, or celebrate a birthday.2.Continue reading “Relatives”

Busy

Written for https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2024/10/01/photo-challenge-535/ We jostled together like tourists. Our summer long gone, we take a well-deserved break from our busy season. A beautiful sun sets in the west, granting our wood a respite from the midday heat. My stern dips into the worried waters. It used to be an adventure, but now it feels tainted.Continue reading “Busy”

Math

Written for https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2024/09/28/weekend-writing-prompt-383-calculate/ When I started working in a school, I was faced with a year eleven class, I figured it was time to take an English GCSE, so I could understand what they were learning. In 2020 I passed, with a level of seven This year, I did an assessment for a GCSE Math’s,Continue reading “Math”

Friends and Family

Written for https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/sunday-poser/ Is there anything missing from my life? I don’t consider myself rich, in money, or have multiple holidays, but I have something far more special. My family is more important than having cash in the bank. When my children were born, I got to see the recognition on their faces. I grewContinue reading “Friends and Family”

Talk

Written for https://weeklyprompts.com/2024/09/28/weekly-prompts-the-one-day-prompt-6/ One day, I will see Dad sitting in his red chair. His crosswords are by his side and he will be waiting there. I could talk to him, tell him about my life; how I become a mum, grandma and also a wife. As the hours filter by, I shall sit uponContinue reading “Talk”

Lucky

Written for https://trentsworld.blog/2024/09/23/the-weekly-smile-for-the-23rd-of-september-2024-weeklysmile/ My weekly smile is being lucky enough to spend time with my family. My husband looks after me, and cooks my dinner. My granddaughter has a brilliant sense of humour, and when she calls my husband Grumpy duck, and describes him as bald, with the biggest grin on her face, you haveContinue reading “Lucky”