Have you ever said out loud, the thoughts inside your head? The dark, relentless shadow words, that drag you from your bed In the dark of night when all is quiet and you've all the time to think The thoughts that whisper you're no good, the ones that make you shrink My thoughts escaped the … Continue reading Enough
Poems and rhymes
Viva La Revolution!
There is a little voice, that lives deep inside my gut It speaks with such conviction, I should listen to it but... Its words are too emotional, its theories sound far-fetched My brain derides its inklings, as too much of a stretch When I use my mouth to voice, the words from deep inside My … Continue reading Viva La Revolution!
Mr May’s life lessons
Day one of remote schooling and my class look very keen I clear my throat and smile at all the faces on the screen Good morning class three, how are you? Thirty kids shout in unison I mute them all, make a mental note to ask questions one by one I've just unmuted Jacob who's … Continue reading Mr May’s life lessons
Happy Trails
As the snail slithered home from his art class, a poster caught his eyeDare to dream big, the poster proclaimed, you can do anything if you tryThe poster depicted a snail like him, with a magnificent shiny shellThe shell had a pool and a Tiki bar; he fell under the posters spellSo the snail went … Continue reading Happy Trails
An Unexpected Visitor
There are holes in my house the size of a door They’re all boarded up, still there’s draughts galore But there must be a hole somewhere I can’t see Because today a little bird came in to visit me I was brewing some tea when I heard a rustle, of all things I looked … Continue reading An Unexpected Visitor
School Rules
My child went to school today She had a runny nose 'She can’t come in', the teacher said 'We don’t take kids with colds Please read the guidance we sent out, it makes it all quite clear If you abide by all these rules we’ll have a brilliant year' Two days went by, the cold … Continue reading School Rules
The Metaphorical Oracle
Each and every morning I step upon the scale I try to resist the calling, but always to no avail The numbers it foretells hold a strange power over me For they often can predict, just how my day will be Should the number go up my day will be grim I lose an … Continue reading The Metaphorical Oracle
My Mantra
From birth to middle years My legs so long and limber Striding ahead, past all my goals No barriers to hinder Agile, fast, the path so clear No standing still, no time to fear Bounding here and bounding there Enjoying the race, I am the hare But time went by and I veered off … Continue reading My Mantra
Rae Cod’s Writing 