Category Archives: A River of Stones

January Small Stone# Thirty One

My small stones haven’t been as mindful as last year, mainly because I haven’t had enough time to write poetry, because of writing for assignments. That isn’t to say that I take poetry very seriously, I enjoy writing poems now, … Continue reading

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January Small Stone# Thirty

I’ve just watched a local TV program, a mix of magazine and news. One of tonights offerings was the story of a young man, just seventeen who had a major stroke. He now has ‘locked in’ syndrome, and his parents … Continue reading

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January Small Stone# Twenty Nine

My friend is leavng the Trust today so we won’t get our weekly lunchtime chats, I’ll really miss her this is the photo I used to make her a good luck card. She’s been a ray of sunshine that helped … Continue reading

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January Small Stone# Twenty Eight

My Mojo packed its bags in November and hasn’t been seen since. No-one knows where it went, why it went or what it got up to when it was away. I was quite worried about it at first and considered … Continue reading

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January Small Stone# Twenty Seven

Naked limbs of Oak A canopy of dark lace Edges cyan skies

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January Small Stone# Twenty Six

I found this today on a shop window in Sidmouth. Perhaps this small stone belongs to the young man rather than to me, but I still wanted to share it because it touched me. I am impressed by his thinking, especially … Continue reading

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January Small Stone# Twenty Five

Two hundred years ago on Monday, one of my all time favourite novels was first published. Over the course of the day the whole novel will be read in Bath by a group of fans, experts and writers. They are … Continue reading

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January Small Stone# Twenty Four

A window of blue sky Makes me smile Walking home in daylight Makes me smile Walking with red sunset on my left After days of white cloud Makes me smile Walking with gibbous moon on my right After days of … Continue reading

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January Small Stone# Twenty Three

‘If there’s snowing hanging around on the ground mark my words there’s more to come down’ So said my lovely old man at eight o’ clock this morning. ‘No’ said I, ‘The forecast says it’s getting milder.’ It’s what they’ve … Continue reading

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January Small Stone# Twenty Two

Do you know what? Despite the small stones, I’m really fed up with January. Fed up with walking to and fro to work in snow, sleet and sideways rain, only catching twenty minutes of daylight at lunchtime and getting cold … Continue reading

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