Hurt, annoyed, grieved at my decision,you stood your ground andyou remained, you stayed – a mother, my mother.No distance, decisions or disagreements shook the ground you stood on.You were there.You remained, you stayed.You held my heart in yours.In spite of how you felt, or thought about my decisions -a mother, my mother.You remained, you stayed.Held out your handcomfortedContinueContinue reading “You Remained, You Stayed”
Author Archives: The Ladies Loop
Emotions & Closed Borders
When the unknown becomes the normaround which routines navigate,when insecurity reignsbut hands and feet continue to moveto feed to nurture to sustain. When our hearts beat with hopebut the ‘look’ of our tomorrowsrefuse to take a sustainable form.When adult children overseasfeel the constrains of closed bordersand locked down family lives.When helplessness, and despondencywant to become ourContinueContinue reading “Emotions & Closed Borders”
The Real Foothold
LivingDays merge into nightsfrom one event to another in this world so bright.People meet,work here & work there – socialise,have a drink or two and sit down to eat.Read, write & with entertainment replete -loads of playing to suffice. A FootholdYet not a single nook nor crannyfor a foothold for my soul.As I go throughContinueContinue reading “The Real Foothold”