In the
silhouette
of your
beauty,
your dreams
be
hidden,
Why?
Maybe
your dreams,
are
mine!
(Written in the back of my 1968 notebook ~ author ‘unknown’.)
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1968 Notebook: ‘unknown’
Posted in 1968 Notebook, Poetry, Romance, Writing, tagged 1968Notebook, FrancesMacaulayForde, poetry, romance on December 1, 2014| 2 Comments »
School Daze
Posted in COMMUNITY, Poetry, Writing, tagged FrancesMacaualayForde, OceanReefSenHighSchool, POEM:SchoolDaze, poetry on November 26, 2014| Leave a Comment »
In 2008 I was asked to be the visiting poet for National Poetry Week. My one-off visit was so popular, the school asked me to stay on for a few more weeks – the students enjoyed discovering poetry.
I wrote this poem in class to demonstrate and encourage them to have a go too and was surprised how many actually got up to read the resulting words.
School Daze
butterfly jumper
Thai yellow shoes
rhythm and rhyme
gave us the clues
words with a reason
passionate hues
snapshots of feeling
images in blue
it takes real talent
possessed by few
to write something cool
in a couplet or two
or a french cinquain
japanese tanka or haiku
Frances Macaulay Forde © 2008
We also opened a Poemhunters webpage so students could contribute poetry with their teacher supervising.
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Poetry Postcards: Turning The Page
Posted in Ireland, Love, Poetry, Poetry Postcards, Romance, Sketching In Ireland, Wordless Wednesday, Writing, tagged FrancesMacaulayForde, Love, poetry, PoetryPostcards, PP:TurningThePage, romance on November 25, 2014| Leave a Comment »
1968 Notebook
Posted in 1968 Notebook, Love, Poetry, Romance, Writing, tagged 1968Notebook, FrancesMacaulayForde, Headingley, Leeds, POEM:Raining, poetry on November 22, 2014| 5 Comments »
Raining
I came home alone
on my own (again)
in the rain.
The room was cold
and bare – empty
without you there.
Mind dull with pain,
face wet and stained,
full of mascara and grief.
Of goodbye – disbelief!
Morning holds
nothing new.
The usual chaos
and boredom.
No you…
Frances Macaulay Forde @ 1972
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Poetry Postcards: Boxes
Posted in Art, Poetry, Poetry Postcards, Writing, tagged FrancesMacaulayForde, poetry, PoetryPostcards, PP:Boxes on November 21, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Poetry Postcard: Eight Pots
Posted in Art as the Spark, Love, nature, Poetry, Poetry Postcards, Romance, Writing, tagged FrancesMacaulayForde, Hibiscus, POEM:EightPots, poetry, romance on November 19, 2014| 1 Comment »
Our Hibiscus is flowering again – don’t know how many times a year it does, but it does with no attention from me. Except to snip some of her beautiful blooms so I can paint them…
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Art as the Spark
Posted in Art as the Spark, nature, Poetry, Writing, tagged @FrancesMForde, ArtAsTheSpark, JessicaMcCallum, poetry on November 16, 2014| 1 Comment »
Raincheck Exhibition Jessica McCallum© 2010
Raindrops
Like tears,
rain hits my umbrella.
Bouncing, bursting
droplets scattering,
spreading my pain.
Shimmering images.
Reflections of you.
Love like rain,
showers me
with tears.
Frances Macaulay Forde © 2010
written to the artwork of Jessica McCallum ‘Raincheck Exhibition’, 2010.
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Poetry Postcard: Do I know you?
Posted in Art, Love, Poetry, Poetry Postcards, Writing, tagged Art&Poetry, FrancesMacaulayForde, poetry, PoetryPostcards on November 15, 2014| 4 Comments »
A delicious dance.
Posted in Books, Hidden Capacity, Love, Poetry, Romance, Writing, tagged FrancesMacaulayForde, HiddenCapacity, POEM:ADeliciousDance, poetry, Recipies on November 9, 2014| 3 Comments »
A delicious dance
In my kitchen
I contemplate a new mix,
a special combination
with heightened flavours.
The perfected recipe.
At last, a chance
to bite into real love!
The thrill of discovery
I’ve tried unsuccessfully
to master, for years.
Many times before,
I tried blending,
picking ingredients
so carefully…
impatiently
stirring the pot.
But I wrongly used
wooden utensils –
failed to find
the perfect dish,
until you added
that extra dash.
That mysterious tang
which previously
eluded my search –
the ultimate formula.
Tempting my taste buds,
leaving them bereft
of that special essence;
everlasting love.
You are the recipe
and lust the icing
on my now perfected
carrot cake of life.
Frances Macaulay Forde © 2002
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The Dash
Posted in Poetry, Writing, tagged FrancesMacaulayForde, LindaEllis, poetry, TheDash on November 7, 2014| 1 Comment »
A friend posted a notice on Facebook after attending a funeral – not normally something you ‘share’.
The reason she posted was the poem read; “The Dash” by Linda Ellis.
Take a moment, her words make you think…
#FrancesMacaulayForde #LindaEllis #TheDash #Poetry
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