Poems

A collection of poetry, reflections, and creative writing by Sue Curtis.

All Posts A children's A to Z of Poetry (21) Abbey Music (11) Children's poetry (37) Life and Work (21) Poems about Childhood (12) Song Lyrics (34) South Africa (4) The World (33) Uncategorized (45) When the war came Narrative and songs (6) Written on Water Songs (6)

calendar_today January 18, 2018 schedule 1 min read

Life and Work

Wake at the Bell

It was an extraordinary evening. As if love had replaced the oxygen. We were all transfixed by it. The music pounded off the stage, its...

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calendar_today September 16, 2017 schedule 4 min read

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Thoughts on the Internet

So many people have said recently that using the internet has changed the way our brains work - that endless internal links make it impossible...

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I see them

I see them. Bent over their soggy bottoms in the Bake tent. Sprawled on the sofa shrieking in delighted horror Running up the stairs...

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calendar_today June 15, 2017 schedule 2 min read

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Fire

For the want of alarms, the people slept. For the want of sprinklers, the fire spread. For the wanting of gentrification, so the rich people...

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calendar_today May 25, 2017 schedule 1 min read

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Economy of Scale

You do not need the whole sky to know sky. In my window there are trees and a lit space between in which blue and...

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calendar_today May 19, 2017 schedule 2 min read

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Lament for the Vice

Once there was some artistry in evil; Some finesse. Some showmanship. Once, we gave the devil a run for his money .. Made him sweat...

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calendar_today May 19, 2017 schedule 1 min read

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A Cautionary Tale

Once upon a time There was a mother eagle Sitting on her nest Bumpy with eggs, Who dropped off. As mothers do. While she was...

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calendar_today May 10, 2017 schedule 1 min read

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You’re fired!

Didn't anyone watch The Apprentice? Didn't anyone notice what a perfect apprentice dictatorship it was? Trump decided what they would do; And they did. Trump...

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calendar_today May 8, 2017 schedule 1 min read

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Macron

This one's for Carole... A vast sigh of relief breathes across Europe, across the plains of western democracy, sets the hope dancing. Young face,...

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calendar_today May 6, 2017 schedule 1 min read

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Ghost

A shifting in the air; A sense of something Someone Unseen Significant But there is no time to pause To look To probe the...

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