Tiny paintings

Posted on February 16, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Colour, Life, Memory, Painting, Poem, Poetry, Thinking, Thought, TimeLeave a comment

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This is a couple of years old and about two inches by one inch. I’m thinking of doing a few more of these for a craft fair, and to cheer myself up! I have a small commission to do and I can’t drag myself out of my current low mood. In any case I’m OK really, just need to get myself sorted out. Painting helps me feel better, calmer, or excited and happy.

Paint ain’t a bad thing

gets your mind working.

Paint is a pleasure

and a little bit frightening.

Creating your ideas,

putting them down

on paper and canvas.

Drawing out my mind

with colour and texture.

Life can suck,

but paint can pull you back,

giving a solution and reason to be.

Play your beautiful tune.

Posted on February 15, 2020February 15, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Bow, Fun, Happy, Joy, Music, Poem, Poetry, Soaring, Strings, Thinking, ViolinLeave a comment

Notes bright and fast,

now slow and low,

up and down and round.

Vibrating strings,

music arching about.

Liquid notes,

that hold the mind

In thrall of sorrow or beauty.

Such wonderful feelings

stirred by movement,

bow drawn over strings.

Takes mind in hand

a merry dance

all through the land,

We jump and prance,

gives joy to all around!

Black cat

Posted on February 14, 2020February 14, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Birds, Black cat, Cat, Digital drawing, Fun, Life, Mice, Poem, PoetryLeave a comment

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Black cat,

Gleaming eyes,

Soft, sleek fur,

Happy purr.

Golden irises,

White whiskers,

Ears switched on,

To every sound?

Staring out,

To catch sight

Of birds flying,

Mice walking

Past the window,

Cat inside,

Bird and mice outside.

Happy me x

Wishes

Posted on February 13, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Blogging, Care, Compassion, Environment, Life, Poem, Poetry, Poverty, Rich, wishesLeave a comment

Oh wish tree, oh wish tree.

What can you do for me?

Can you turn the world around?

Can you make my life more sound?

Wish tree, wish tree

Make the world more clean and free,

Give the poorest food to eat,

Take away all cruelty.

Cool the worlds excessive heat.

Make compassion mandatory.

Ask the rich to balance out

The split between them and the poor

Make them pay a small amount,

Wish tree let them pay some more,

To make reducing poverty count.

That is all I really want.

Wish tree let my wishes free,

Give a chance for you and me.

Fairies flitting

Posted on February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Fairie, Fairies, fairy folk, Fun, Humour, Poem, Poetry, Rhyme, Sculpture, Staffordshire, Stoke-on trent, Trentham Gardens, Verse, WorkLeave a comment

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Leap up and fly

In the sky

Searching round

About the grounds

Of ancient house

Or garden, green

Faries fly.

They’re rarely seen…

They find the flowers,

Chase the wasps

Feed the bees

Have fairie tasks

Grooming beetles

Catching frogs

To ride around

The lake and ponds.

Never seen by mortal men.

They live in a fairie glen.

Enough of whimsy

My tale is done

The story, flimsy

But lots of fun.

(sculpture of a Fairy at Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent)

Tick tock

Posted on February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Clock, Day, Fingers, hours, Playing with words, Poem, Poetry, Tick tock, TimeLeave a comment

Tick tock,

I like a clock,

that tells the time,

and rings a chime.

A clicking tick

a sticking tock

the fingers dance

around the face.

An hour is all

It takes to go

from One to Two,

and so, and so.

Till round the face

the fingers tick,

and Midnight passes

into new day.

Cat videos

Posted on February 9, 2020February 9, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Bad rhymes, Cats, Fun, Gif, Life, Poem, Poetry, Rhyme, Video?4 Comments

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I keep watching cat videos and gifs

They cheer me up

And lift my gloom

Watching kitty’s

Chase round a room.

Jumping high

And leaping up,

Dogs get chased

And cats erupt

From stairways

Hallways

Up curtains

And onto of doors.

Cats abound

With barely a sound

Make me smile

And

Forget a while.

Can you know how I feel?

Posted on February 8, 2020February 8, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Inspiration, Life, Mind, News, Poem, Poetry, Sad, Thinking, Thought, Trying, WorldLeave a comment

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Can you know how I feel?

The fog that ties me down?

The tight knots in my head,

A lack of wanting to do things.

My mind wanders away to rest.

Huddled in grey mist,

Finding solace in thought.

Do you know what I can do?

How I can break my bonds.

Feel lightened by relief?

A choice of turning in and tuning out.

Or hold tight until life returns….

Freeing me from these thoughts.

Whiskers

Posted on February 8, 2020February 8, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Blogging, Cat, Food, Fun, Humour, Life, Photo, Poem, Poetry, Sniff, WhiskersLeave a comment

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Your whiskers are lovely

Your personality?

Bubbly…

Come say hello

With a loud miaow!

Cat with cattitude?

A great attitude.

Attempting to sniff

And find out, what if?

I have a tasty snack,

for your tea!

Fish

Posted on February 6, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Animal, Blogging, Fish, Gleam, Glitter, Micro poem, Photo, Poem, PoetryLeave a comment

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You glitter and gleam in the light,

Swimming in your tank,

How I wish,

You could be free…

Fish!

Mallaband-Brown

Tag: Poem

Tiny paintings

Play your beautiful tune.

Black cat

Wishes

Fairies flitting

Tick tock

Cat videos

Can you know how I feel?

Whiskers

Fish