by Susan Barnes | 26 Oct 2021 | Poetry
We’ll never know why you refused to stay You left without a word, without a note. No time for tales to share or words to say that speak of love. No final anecdote to tell your workplace full of tearful staff. No further rounds at local wat’ring hole where plans were...
by Susan Barnes | 3 Aug 2021 | Poetry
The river’s life begins as merest drips meanders round the rocks, the stones, the grit. She grows in size, in strength, in confidence until unwelcome nudges grope and press. She hides, she seeps unnoticed, underground away from leering trees and lying weeds she...
by Susan Barnes | 22 Jun 2021 | Poetry
I won’t remember The mountains you climbed in your youth The knowledge you gained through study The money you earned in the good times The goals you reached along the way The ideas you aired with conviction The applause you received from peers The success you...
