#9 ~ Scribblings of Freya

I started reading 'How to Write Poetry: A resource for students and teachers of Creative Writing' by Cynthia Sharp; another Kindle Unlimited Download.

In the chapter of two she talks about building an imagery file, which is actually something that I have done in a quite haphazard way for a few months.  I think I now need to go through my notebooks, and pull out the relevant bits and put them in one specific place.  She then went on to provide some imagery to use for either a Haiku, or 3 line poem.

'The diamond splatter of winter rain'

I used it to come up with a proper Haiku - that is to say, not one that is just 5:7:5 syllables, but that has a natural context.

Leaf

The diamond splatter

on winter rain on green leaf

jewel of nature free

(c) Freya Thorne 

31/8/2015

United Kingdom
All Rights Reserved

I then went on to play with it a bit further for a 3 line poem, it's quite freeing to not have to worry about syllable length.

Splatter

The diamond splatter of winter rain on green leaf

Heavenly bounty displayed with majesty

A gift from on High to lighten the burden of my soul

(c) Freya Thorne

3/8/2015

United Kingdom
All Rights Reserved

I'm really pleased with how the development has worked out, and now I can feel something even longer bubbling away in my cauldron of creativity.

It's a bit disturbing where the poet in me sprang from.  I could understand it a bit more if A215 had actually started!  So, perhaps it is just something in me anyway ... my place, my calling, my destiny.

Happy rainy Bank Holiday Monday all.

Freya
xoxo


Bibliography

Sharp, Cynthia, 'How to Write Poetry: A resource for students and teachers of Creative Writing' 16 November 2014 Published by David Carlyle (Country Unknown) on Amazon UK and downloaded as a Kindle Unlimited book from HERE.

#8 ~ Scribblings of Freya

Watching Monty Don this morning on Gardener's World, cocooned in the quiet before family life begins, I had the inspiration for a Haiku from a phrase he used.

Autumn

The velvet season

Glorious colours spill forth

Winter looming near

(c) Freya Thorne

30/2/2015
United Kingdom
All Rights Reserved

I like it so much, I think it might work in a longer piece, so I will mull over the possibilities.

Still no books from Open University, although to be fair to them, they aren't due for delivery yet.  It's just last year they arrived in July.  The two modules I'm doing are not due to start until early October, but I just need to get ahead, purely because I'm doing two modules this coming year; a huge amount of work.

Happy reading.

Hugs

Freya

#5 ~ Scribblings of Freya

Snivelling bitches, dirty little witches

How dare you ... talk behind a body's back.

Quick to point the finger, just horrible little mud slingers

How dare you ... be so false and go on a sneak attack

Snivelling witches, dirty little bitches

Have the courage of your convictions 

Don't sneak, don't peak ... 

be upright, ready for a fight

And discuss it without a disgusting malicious yellow streak.

Snivelling bitches, dirty little witches

Oh how you make me want to weep ... 

and bury you six foot deep.

(c) Freya Thorne

17 August 2015
United Kingdom
All Rights Reserved

#4 ~ Scribblings of Freya

Over-arching Summer boughs all now cut and gone

Echoing the dreams of WI women singing Jerusalem

Farewell to flower arrangements, jam and cake

Fierce competition, cricket teas and double-face.

Your fulsome, blousy, heady dreams of youth now gone

Bracts faded purple, grey and green where life once shone

Farewell to possibilities, a life so full of youthful grace

A face time worn, and yet ready still, to stand another dawn.

A season of life, and love and time 

a never ending paradigm.

(c) Freya Thorne 

16th August 2015
United Kingdom
All Rights Reserved

#2 ~ Scribblings of Freya

This time it's a Haiku (published on Facebook 6/8/2015)

Travel Haiku:

When train door slams shut

Town dust flies away with green peace

My heart has come home

(C) Freya Thorne

#380 ~ Letters on a Page

Letters on a page by Jayde Griffiths

My rating: 3 of 5 stars















The Author of this book of poetry, Jayde Griffiths, very kindly sent me a free Kindle copy in return for an honest Review from me.

I found it to be quite an enjoyable little book of quick to read and digest poems, that one could dip into every once and awhile for enjoyment.

I would say that there were one or two formatting issues, but nothing major.

If poetry is your thing, or even if it isn't but you want to just kick back and let your mind breath for a minute, then give this little book a try - 3 stars from me.


Product Details:

As I mentioned above, Jayde very kindly sent me a Kindle file, but if you fancy giving it a go you can download a copy HERE, at £1.94 it's not a bad price at all.


Errors/Bug Bears:

There were a couple of tiny formatting issues, but then again, that could be down to the way I drag it over to me Kindle, so I'm not making a big thing of them.

Hugs

Kay

#376 - Soul Hill Lullabies

Soul Hill Lullabies by Stephanie Mesler

My rating: 3 of 5 stars















Please note that I was provided with a free copy of this book via the First Reads Scheme on Good Reads (part of the Amazon family)in return for an honest review.

This was well written poetry about life in and around Alma Hill, New York.

It gave a real sense of place, characters to be found in any small place and a continuity of family and tradition. At times it was almost poetic prose for me.

I particularly loved Poem Number 8: My Mother's Red Shoes and Poem 12: Monday's Child.


Product details:

I was provided with a free copy of this book via the First Reads Scheme on Good Reads (part of the Amazon family)in return for an honest review.

If you would like to purchase a copy please click HERE.

Errors/Bug Bears:

The Author should be congratulated, this was a testament to good things coming in little packages, with no errors or bug bears to be found.

Happy reading.

Hugs

Kay