Martin Shone's Blog, page 31

and maybe the flowers won’t bloom

tender shoots reach from the shadows as the blue sighs to become the green It is in those moments when solitude aches to be the sky slumbering hearts listen as the clouds smile It is in those moments when solitude aches to believe a scent of romance brushes the wild to drift and become a […]

A moment

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The sadness of saying no

when in your heart

you want to say yes

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Silence Happens is reborn

Hello to you all. My website “Silence Happens” has been through some changes over the years. It started off as a site for my little quotes and since then I have self-published some of those quotes, along with some new ones,  in two books called Silence Happens and Being Human. The site then went through a period of quiet till it became a spiritual poetry and prose site but this went quiet too.

I am about to publish my first book of poetry called After the Rain, which includes poetry from this site. I have revamped Silence Happens to become my main writing hub with links to my poetry site here and to my story site and also with links to my Facebook page, Twitter, Goodreads etc. It is still a work in progress but the main bulk of the site is complete.

The link in menu above called “My Writing Blog” will take to the new site. I hope you will come and say hello and perhaps visit and like my Facebook page too [image error]

Beneath a wildflower sky

Beneath a wildflower sky

I amongst flowers

do wish to die

scented or no

a fine bed it will be

for my seedling soul to grow

Beneath a wildflower sky

I amongst meadow

do wish to imbibe

scented or no

ambrosia it will be

for my thirsty kiss to plough

Beneath a wildflower sky

I amongst glade

do wish to sigh

scented or no

thine rainfall shall be

for my heart seeks you to know

Deep in the moment

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Deep in the moment

waking my thoughts

whilst removing thoughts

from my waking moments

I look out the window

and see she is doing the same

deep in the moment

busy creating

whilst removing moments

from my waking thoughts

I return to my moment

to find it has gone

I replace it with tea

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Facebook

I’ve gone and done it, I’ve joined Facebook again.

https://www.facebook.com/Martin-Shone-Writer-343677749345429/

Not quite sure what I’m doing on there, and it all seems rather confusing but I’m there so come say “Hello”

as winter rips

Leaves shiver so

as winter rips

as they cling to life

Birds peck frozen earth

as winter rips

as they cling to life

Woody blood slows

as winter rips

as they cling to life

Time is silent

as winter rips

as each moment

… dies

W.O.L.F

Hello everyone!

I’ve not been on WordPress for a while, work has been rather hectic and tiring these past couple of months. I have plenty of your email posts to catch up with too!

Now, you may be wondering what W.O.L.F stands for in the title. Let me shed some light and give you some exciting and also terrifying news too.

My home town of Wolverhampton is hosting its first ever literature festival on Friday 27th January to Sunday 29th January 2017 and it’s called:

Wolverhampton Original Literature Festival

There will be:

Theatre & Performance

Literature/Readings

Educational Workshops

Poetry

Music, Art & Specialist

Children

I was asked a month ago if I would like to read some of my poetry and I must say I was rather apprehensive but I said yes! So on Saturday the 28th January 2017 at 4.15pm me and four other poets are sharing a two hour slot and we’ll each have about 20 minutes reading time.

It’s a really exciting thing to be a part of but also I am quite terrified about standing up in front of about 50+ people! I’ve got a headache just thinking about it but I want to do it, I reckon it will be fun

The Heart of Things

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Peace comes from within

where in the heart of things

there beats a solitary tear

a single droplet of hope

crying for unity

Peace for us all

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Sharp echoes

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Sharp echoes of crows

tumble through the trees

scratching green paint off the leaves

to reveal autumn’s gold

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