My Wordly Wealth

Heather Williamson

Poetry on roots, love, life and faith

Tag: sorrow

  • Read us again

    Is it escapismto take down from the shelf againthat old classic that you love – turning the dog-eared pages with that familiar anticipation?Is it merely comfort-seeking to watchtime after timethe film that is so brim-full of lovelinessthat you weep againand something in you is healed for a moment?I think it is a wish for the… Read.

  • 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.

  • To Whom It May Concern

    To whom does poetry belong?And where does it reside?Within the hearts of those who loveOr those who’ve ever triedIn souls of grieving parentsWhose precious child has passedIt lives inside the tired soulHoping to the lastIt’s in the eyes of childrenListening to a mother’s songIt’s here within our troublesAnd when we’ve suffered longFor written in a… Read.

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