Monthly Archives: March 2015

Slowing down time

Many of us lead madly busy lives, which can make the months and years pass in a blur. Can we do anything to slow down time? How about learning to live in the present moment? Most of us are guilty … Continue reading

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What is it about new life?

This poem didn’t quite make it into my forthcoming book, and was written over thirty years ago, when I was living in a Devon farmhouse, where the farm buildings across the yard were used by my landlord to keep livestock. … Continue reading

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Everything’s coming up daffodils

Enough of war! Here’s a ‘flowery’ poem. Look out, Willie Wordsworth! It has to do with slowing down from the ‘busyness’ of everyday life. Soon there will be daffodils and other spring flowers everywhere, but will they have ‘hurried’ into … Continue reading

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