THE CORNER 4 WOMEN

Wednesday, 21 August 2024

"SHINE" by Becky Hemsley

"SHINE"
by Becky Hemsley

Yesterday she told you

She’d been beckoned by the moon

That she was to become a star

And would be leaving soon

And like a supernova

You felt your heart collapse

Knowing that the days ahead

Would soon become her last

But mop up all your tears

And squeeze them out amongst the clouds

Buy her favourite flower seeds

And plant them in the ground

Savour every smile of hers

And send them to the sun

Paint the sky her favourite pink

As day has just begun

Gather all the words she says

And teach the birds her song

So that the world still speaks of her

Even when she’s gone

So when the sun comes up

You’ll know it’s her that’s smiling down

And when it rains you’ll feel her love

Escaping from the clouds

Watch her flowers flourish

And listen to the birds

And hear them sing the echoes

Of her voice and of her words

Look for her in sunrises

In thunderstorms and snow

Because she’s trying to tell you

She’ll be everywhere you go

And when it’s dark, look for the stars

And see the way she shines

And realise, though she’ll leave

She’ll never really say goodbye

*********

Becky Hemsley 2022

https://www.facebook.com/talkingtothewild

Beautiful artwork by Elisabeth on Earth

'Shine' is from When I Am Gone https://a.co/d/i9oAy2A

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"GREATEST FEARS" by Becky Hemsley

"GREATEST FEARS"
by Becky Hemsley

“What’s your greatest fear?” they ask

We answer right away

But what we’re really scared of

Isn’t what we actually say

‘Cause we’re not scared of flying

But of falling from the sky

And we’re afraid of failing

But we say we’re scared to try

It’s not that we’re afraid to want

But that we’re scared to lose

And we are not afraid to ask

But scared we’ll be refused

We’re not afraid of water

We’re just scared that we could drown

And we avoid the climb

In case we plummet to the ground

We’re not afraid of caves

But of the things that lurk inside

And it is not the dark we fear;

It’s the monsters that it hides

But if we’re scared of trying

Then we’ll never know success

And if we’re scared to hear a ‘no’

We’ll never hear a ‘yes’

If we’re terrified to lose

We’ll likely never win

And if we’re scared of drowning

Then we’ll never learn to swim

So take the deepest breath

And show the monsters you are brave

And maybe you’ll find treasure

In the darkness of the cave

Take the biggest step

And climb the mountain to its peak

Stretch your arms out sideways

And then take the biggest leap

‘Cause, we’re not scared of anything

Except of getting hurt

But life without a little risk

Is not what we deserve

And we can’t miss out on living

‘Cause we’re all too scared to die

For if we’re afraid to fall too hard

We’ll never learn to fly

******

Becky Hemsley 2023 https://www.facebook.com/talkingtothewild

Stunning artwork by Snehal Pendurkar

"Greatest Fears' is from Letters from Life https://amzn.eu/d/hre52WW

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Tuesday, 20 August 2024

"THE BOX" by Joanne Boyle

"THE BOX"
by Joanne Boyle

She opened up the box

that she found upon her bed.

The magic then escaped

and went dancing in her head.

She saw her Mama smiling

with a tear in her eye

when she looked at the scribbles

that had made her Mama cry.

That daisy she had picked

when she was only small.

Preserved neatly in a packet,

the prettiest flower of them all.

There was a sticky lolly pop.

At this she laughed out loud,

as she went down memory lane,

that day amongst the crowd.

Her first baby shoes.

Still so pristine and so white.

She knew she was so loved

and was her mamas eternal light.

There was a drawing of a family.

Now her tears fell

She was back in infant school,

and she remembered it so well.

A penny just sat there.

She had gave her Mama it for luck.

It was worth more than a million now,

and at that her body shook.

She cried for her Mama,

but was so grateful for her years,

and for this little box of magic

of the memories they had shared.

Author Joanne Boyle ~ Heartfelt

Art by Steffi Krenzek

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"Midsummer Joys" by Winifred Sackville Stoner

"Midsummer Joys"

by Winifred Sackville Stoner

Give me the joys of summer,

Of summer queen so fair,

With wealth of lovely flowers

And fruits and sun-kissed air!

Talk not to me of winter

With ice and frost and snow,

Nor changing spring and autumn

When howling winds will blow.

No, I will take the joys

Of summer every time,

So to this Queen of Seasons

I dedicate my rhyme.

[Image: Jeune Fille En Jaune (Ypung Girl in Yellow) by Elisabeth Sonrel (1874-1953), French painter and illustrator in the Art Nouveau style.]

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"ROAR" by Becky Hemsley

"ROAR"
by Becky Hemsley

As children we’re convinced

That monsters hide beneath our beds

But as adults we soon realise

That they walk the streets instead

It’s not their face that’s monstrous

It’s their loathing and their lies

For it isn’t how they look -

The monster’s who they are inside

And at first we tiptoe round them

Terrified to make a noise

But slowly, very surely

We are bound to find our voice

But as fear gives way to anger

And our loathing multiplies

We start becoming monstrous

And we think we’re justified

But flames won’t put out fire

Water will not halt a flood

And we cannot stop the monsters

By behaving as they would

You see, anyone that’s ever

Loved somebody else before

Knows no matter how much hate we feel

Love always matters more

So though you’re brave to fight them

And your courage makes you tough

Don’t fight them out of hate

But to protect the things you love

And when life gets too scary

Promise me you will make sure

That you won’t become a monster

But you’ll still learn how to roar

******

Becky Hemsley 2020 https://www.facebook.com/talkingtothewild

Artwork by Hayk Shalunts

Roar is from Talking to the Wild https://a.co/d/7KhInfX

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