Category Archives: song lyric

Rooted

Posted on June 8, 2016 by https://vivinfrance.wordpress.com

Anchored to the ground going round and round on earth’s axis without moving anywhere. Same view from where I am grass and sky and trees Please let me travel elsewhere to see the sea Must get off the globe to … Continue reading →

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The Train to Cornwall

Posted on June 29, 2015 by https://vivinfrance.wordpress.com

Miz Quickly has given us a superb exercise in editing an old poem.  I’ve printed her instructions to stick on my wall. This was  almost the first poem posted on my blog, in 2010,  a mash-up from my Unfinished Poems … Continue reading →

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Campfire’s Burning

Posted on December 29, 2014 by https://vivinfrance.wordpress.com

Mindlovemisery’s prompt yesterday was a strange one at this season – to write about our experience of summer camp.  Summer camp in the American sense is not a feature of British life.  There are Girl Guide camps, where we learned … Continue reading →

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Campfire’s Burning

Posted on July 10, 2014 by https://vivinfrance.wordpress.com

 image from Google A gaggle of girl guides ging gang goolied without a clue what it meant. We came round the mountains wearing pink pyjamas. A big baboon by the light of the moon combed his golden hair while riding … Continue reading →

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6-word-saturday

Posted on January 11, 2014 by https://vivinfrance.wordpress.com

GOOD NEWS WHEN I NEEDED CHEERING – A week when I haven’t been feeling so good (ticker playing up AGAIN) I’ve had two pieces of news:  a poem, Diminuendo, accepted for a new anthology  The Book of Love and Loss, … Continue reading →

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LE CIEL

Posted on October 9, 2013 by https://vivinfrance.wordpress.com

  The sky ….that I can see sheltering me the sky ….changing constantly now speckled with white .. like whipping cream now covered with grey ….to spoil my dream. The sky …that I can’t see The sky …covered with curtains curtains … Continue reading →

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Viv’s Penance

Posted on August 25, 2011 by https://vivinfrance.wordpress.com

Rhapsody in Blue A spurt of growth from rich brown earth, as stately spire sways in the breeze. Deep purple and sapphire draw my gaze to triumphant botanic skyward burst. From leafy background, soldier stems in healthy vigour upward surge to … Continue reading →

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