Written for https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2024/10/07/share-your-world-7th-october/ 1. What do you miss most from your childhood? My dad, because he died when I was seventeen. He was my hero, and never let me down. I miss those days, where I asked him questions, and sit by his chair. An amazing person, his kind heart always shone. 2. Would youContinue reading “Memories”
Author Archives: writerravenclaw
Dad
Written for https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/what-do-you-see/ I recollect in my happiest dreams the crosswords you used to complete, a calm tone when I didn’t behave at school the extra strong mints on your favourite chair and my searching questions, which caused a tear to fall. You allowed me to talk when I needed a friend always with myContinue reading “Dad”
Probably
Written for https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/sunday-poser/ I don’t think I have lost any height, but then I am not yet sixty, so it probably won’t happen yet. Mum was under five foot four, and my beautiful sister was way shorter (beautiful and classy). My daughter is just under six feet, so must take after the men in myContinue reading “Probably”
Orange
Written for https://weeklyprompts.com/2024/10/05/weekly-prompts-colour-challenge-mainly-orange/ ‘It’s orange,’ Moira parted her fingers, staring at the mirror. She clutched the hair colouring box in her hands, the smiling actress, with her blond strands swept into flowing curls smiled with her gleaming teeth. A perfect fifth meeting slipped into its own decline. She liked Tom, and he would run outContinue reading “Orange”
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”
Writer Ravenclaw 