dianeneilson
Apr 3, 20251 min read
Spring is Here
April's here, the church bells ring Bees are buzzing and the songbirds sing The world is coming into flower Brighter and bolder by the...
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dianeneilson
Mar 11, 20251 min read
It's beginning to look a lot like springtime...
Sing it; you know the tune! It's beginning to look a lot like springtime Everywhere you go Take a look at the flowerbeds, snowdrops...
dianeneilson
Feb 23, 20251 min read
When life gives you lemons...
I like that the wind can hurl me its bluster but not knock me down I like that the clouds can throw me their tears but not make me cry I...
dianeneilson
Feb 16, 20251 min read
The Shroud
The ethereal cloak of a misty morn It's cutting chill like daggers drawn The day to come, beyond the dawn, is hidden 'neath the gloom The...
dianeneilson
Feb 4, 20251 min read
A Prayer
I have lain for hours. Not asleep; a knotted ball of misery sits heavy in my heart. I wish I could dream, light and free. Released from...
dianeneilson
Jan 23, 20251 min read
The Nothing Day
Half-light, half bright Not quite morning, neither night The breeze is still, the birds are quiet A nothing day, an empty riot The oak...
dianeneilson
Oct 28, 20243 min read
Wisp 'o the Wold: a poem
On the edge of the town, in the woods by the stream, sat the Wisp o' the Wold on a golden sunbeam. She was watching the damsonflies dance...
dianeneilson
Oct 2, 20241 min read
If: a poem
If I were a little girl again, I'd go to the Billy Goats bridge. I'd peep underneath at the ugly old troll, then tiptoe across like a...
dianeneilson
Sep 26, 20242 min read
Breathe: a poem
I awake. I'm warm, comfortable, snug, the cat nestled in the crook of my left leg. Dreams, already memories, are drifting in and out of...
dianeneilson
Sep 16, 20241 min read
Betwixt: a poem
Early September is sent to confuse us Her split personality will often bemuse us Neither autumn nor summer, our mind's in a fix Not one...
dianeneilson
Sep 8, 20241 min read
September rain: a poem
September rain. A storm; stair-rods hurtling downwards like glass spears. Piercing the canopy at will, all life darting for cover....
dianeneilson
Sep 3, 20243 min read
The Boggart: a poem
The treacle-eating Boggart is extremely seldom spied He shies away from normal folk - their smell he can't abide. Their lying tongues can...
dianeneilson
Aug 26, 20241 min read
Slow-walking: a poem
Dedicated to Tilly who shows me a childs-eye-view every time we go for a walk x At the pace of a child the world slows down There's no...
dianeneilson
May 7, 20242 min read
The Portuguese Way: Day 1 - Yellow Arrows
Distance travelled today: 20 miles on foot Day 1: Porto to Vairão So, first things first, we survived the 'Squid Game' dormitory. In...
dianeneilson
Mar 26, 20241 min read
Blue sky hope: a poem
When the lane up the hill is more puddle than path, and you're up to your ankles in mud; when the stream overflows and is running so fast...
dianeneilson
Feb 4, 20241 min read
Big Coats: a poem
"Put on your big coats and go out to play!" Said my mam on a freezing February day. "But mam, it's cold, and those clouds look like rain....
dianeneilson
Jan 16, 20241 min read
Snow: a poem
The transformative magic of a snowy day Erasing all signs of yesterday's January A blanket of white reimagines the day As a beautiful...
dianeneilson
Jan 6, 20241 min read
Hide and Seek: a poem
I thought I saw the sun today A tiny glimpse, a solitary ray. A silvery glimmer upon the pond A twinkle through the bracken fronds A...
dianeneilson
Nov 30, 20231 min read
A Thin Place by Graeme Cox
Written by Graeme Cox Off to a thin place, to clear my head To feel earth beneath my feet To refill and bolster my starving soul To find...
dianeneilson
Nov 17, 20231 min read
Winter: a poem
It's dark all day and it's dark all night The sun comes around but the clouds hide the light The world feels small but the sky seems...
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