The Field
“Take that dirty thing off your head child” Louis chin fell. He had been so excited to show his mother what he had found in the field. “It is stuck, it won’t come off.” “Silly boy of course it’s…
Lillian Bradbury
A Romp at Midnight
Oh I do like to roll among the leavesUnclothed, I feel such a teaseEspecially at night and under the moonWhen he says… ‘Oh babe it’ll have to be soon’ Tonight is the night, we can’t wait any moreAnd how he…
Every Second Counts
I had been waiting at the bus stop for fifteen minutes before it was due. It didn’t matter that the rain was sheeting down like stair rods or that my hair was plastered in strands around my face, I had…
Pickering
Welcome to Pickering, a small market townOn the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors.In summer the coaches come crawling in,On magical mystery tours.There’s plenty to eat, as cafés abound,Fresh produce available too.And if it turns cold, buy a cardi or…
Mr Sandman
It was a bitterly cold day with leaden skies and biting winds. He was waiting for me at the cottage. ‘Nice of you to join us Honeybun, stayed up late waltzing? Got a headful of sequins eh?’ ‘Honeybone!…
Fish pie or tapas?
George Hardaker and Minnie Jessop arrived at THORNTREES on the same day. ‘We like our new residents to arrive at the same time,’ she smiled, rocking backwards and forwards in sturdy black shoes, her arms clasped behind her back.…
Taste the Nectar
The breath of learned scholars wash over the youngAs they sit in rows, on seats of wisdom,Transfixed with ideologies of their teachers,Strangled in their youth, as creeping bindweed kills a delicate flower.Our existence is, but a speck of time, our…
The Find
The oasis at the foot of the mountain was a welcome sight to the hundreds of people gathering there. The lush vegetation of the ferns and splendid palms gently swayed in the light breeze and the cool water was invitingly…
On Your First Day
On your first day report to the Sister in charge of the ward. Your apron must be well starched and your cuffs three inches above your elbow. Your hair off your face and collar. You will show fear – for…
Winter
I was born in a snowstorm the worst ever knownSix foot snowdrifts surrounded my home.So it’s no surprise my aversion to the coldI was a delicate child…or so I was told.I wasn’t always like this, in my teens it was…