A Son Shines a kiss for a son a grown man, settled, bearded and yet still my child Father And… Read more The Man Child
Tag: Family
Family
Depending On You
To Pull The Family Through such a stupid thing a maudlin song from childhood still gets to me now Clarence… Read more Depending On You
Your Birthday Dawns
Hope It’s A Good One Suzie D, oh Suzie D a birthday wish to you from me a wish for… Read more Your Birthday Dawns
June In Spain
Happy Birthday To A Lovely Lady I have an aunt who lives in Spain, in Nerja, where it rarely rains.… Read more June In Spain
She Would And She Is
And Always Will Be she would have been too old today she would have had a party she would have… Read more She Would And She Is
Son Of My Father
We Are All Who We Are every father’s day I wonder if my son knows how much I love him… Read more Son Of My Father
Kith And Kin Can Kill With Kisses
The Goodbye Kiss Leaves Hurt On Lips the deepest of wounds those that hurt the heart and mind are of… Read more Kith And Kin Can Kill With Kisses
A Bitter Sweet Happy Birthday
The Missing Ones We Miss The Most a birthday party family get together all those who remain
Relatively Little Was Said
What We Don’t Say family meeting so much light chitter-chatter so much left unsaid
Love Is All You Need
These Are The Ties That Bind what is family? random genes thrown together held in place by love
The Greatest Gift Of All
Learning To Love Yourself Out in the green Derbyshire hills a ginger man sees in another year. Just like me,… Read more The Greatest Gift Of All
My True Gifts To My Son
My True Gifts To My Son It came to me in a painful flash of obvious, duh. He can sing,… Read more My True Gifts To My Son
What We Should Leave Our Loved Ones
What We Should Leave Our Loved Ones when all this is over when you are all done what will there… Read more What We Should Leave Our Loved Ones
It All Keeps On Coming
It All Keeps On Coming driving on the motorway the setting sun blinding this son setting out on the road… Read more It All Keeps On Coming
The Difficulty With Love
The Difficulty With Love The difficulty with love is the word love. I can’t tell you how much I love… Read more The Difficulty With Love
The Terraced House
The Terraced House It was up a hill but a step down from the place we had called home. It… Read more The Terraced House
Family Photos
Family Photos Family photos. Like looking at an absence, at something missing.
Suffer Little Children
Suffer Little Children What is in their minds? As they kill their own children, what are they thinking? Arthur Labinjo-Hughes:… Read more Suffer Little Children
An Old Gold Ring
An Old Gold Ring Going through the glitter tat that we’ve gathered over years of buying this and that, shiny… Read more An Old Gold Ring
The Terror Of Love
The Terror Of Love Out with my son, a too rare event, on a weekend, even rarer, we eat and… Read more The Terror Of Love
New Tricks Old Dog
New Tricks Old Dog even a young pup can sometimes show an old dog a book of new tricks
Worn And Worn
Worn And Worn An antique gold band. Her grandmother’s wedding ring. Worn from being worn.
I Remember You
One year gone, one year on, but I remember you. That little girl with a cherry red flame of hair… Read more I Remember You
Watching People Die
Watching People Die I sat and watched her as she died. My grandmother, Winnie. Her skin, always white and weather… Read more Watching People Die
Leaving Hurt
Beatings didn’t hurt Nor fights or harsh silences Leaving was what hurt
Writing Me Up 