My Wordly Wealth

Heather Williamson

Poetry on roots, love, life and faith

Tag: hope

  • I took my scalpel to a poem

    I asked myself one day what made a poem a poem. I might have done better to ask other people, obviously, because it turns out I don’t know!! I decided it might well be a mystery, and also rather subjective – a bit like asking “What is worthy of being called art?” I took my… Read.

  • Fool

    Low mood in winter is not an uncommon experience, but I am always taken by surprise when I realise that yet again that is what I have been experiencing. Troublesome or oppressive thoughts, or obsessions seem to go hand in hand for me with seasonal affective disorder. Hoping that the forecast sunshine this week brings… Read.

  • The weight of waiting

    Under the weight of waitingI am hanging onThe world spins Off kilterAnd I realiseA moment too lateAs I crash to the groundThat I was Holding my breath Read.

  • The bully

    No apologies for posting again so soon. This man needs all the help we can give him. To use words from The Lord of the Rings – “You know of whom I speak….” When they gang up against youThe bulliesThinking to show their prowessTheir strengthMost of us are not deceived They threatenBelittleAnd frightenBut stand tallStay… Read.

  • The final edit

    (Got a bit serious with this one)Meet me thereAt the final editWhen the lights go upAnd they roll the creditsWhen I’m out of timeOn life’s pay phoneI’d like to knowI’m not aloneMeet me there, LordSave me spaceTo be beside you -Show me graceAll my lifeI’ve been unsteadyMeet me nowSo I’ll be ready Read.