Tag Archives: Poem

Breathe

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

This flash/poem (if there is such a thing) is dedicated to my friend Charli, who in her grief for the recent loss of her best friend asked us to write a 99 word Flash Fiction about a breathless moment, to … Continue reading →

Posted in Flash Fiction, Poems | Tagged 99 Word Flash Fiction, Betrayal, Grief, hope, London, Poem | 65 Comments

Sweet Serenity

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

A new day opens like a blue-front door and a deep-blue sea of escape beckons. Whispering through the sharp grass; brushing past the blasted sand; this light hour lifts you out of your dark slumber and carries you in its … Continue reading →

Posted in Asperger's Syndrome, Poems, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Anxiety, Asperger's Syndrome, Crete, hope, Light, Photos of Sunset, Photos of the sea, Poem, Poetry, postaday, Serenity, Weekly Photo Challenge | 124 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Room To Breathe

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

What I enjoy so much about the Weekly Photo Challenge is the way it enables us to express thoughts and ideas as well as share memories. I love the creative freedom it brings, giving us the choice to be as … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos, Poems, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Creative writing, Poem, Poetry, postaday, Weekly Photo Challenge | 80 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: English Bluebells of Spring

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

Home-Thoughts, From Abroad ‘Oh to be in England Now that April’s there And whoever wakes in England Sees, some morning, unaware, That the lowest boughs and the brushwood sheaf Round the elm-tree bole are in tiny leaf, White the Chaffinch … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature & Wildlife, Poems, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged English Countryside, photographs of bluebells, Poem, Poetry, postaday, Robert Browning, The Woodland Trust, Weekly Photo Challenge | 70 Comments

Aubade: A Poem for Morning’s Sweet Light

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

As a follow-up to my ‘Promises’ post, I have another one to keep for dear Marylin at Things I Want To Tell My Mother where she writes delightful letters to her lovely Mom who suffers from Alzheimer’s. She recently wrote … Continue reading →

Posted in Poems, Weekly Writing Challenge | Tagged Aubade, photos of sunrise, Poem, Poetry, postaday, postaweek, Sunrise, Weekly Writing Challenge, William Shakespeare | 74 Comments

WPC: Reflections

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

This week’s theme for the Weekly Photo Challenge is ‘Reflections’. Of course, as with so many of the themes, this is wide open for interpretation. For once though, I’m going to stick to the literal theme and share some photographs … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos, Poems, Weekly Photo Challenge, Writing | Tagged Bodhiam Castle, England, Norfolk Broads, Photo of Castle, Photos of reflections, Poem, postaday, Weekly Photo Challenge, writing | 88 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Perspective of a Little Girl’s Joy

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge over at the Daily Prompt is ‘Perspective’. Interesting. From my perspective, I’m determined to get a couple of posts out this week even if it has been like walking through mud. This is because, blogging … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Childhood Memories, Poems, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Blogging, Childhood memories, Family Life, Girl with the Summertime Smile, joy, Poem, postaday, Weekly Photo Challenge, WordPress | 69 Comments

WPC: Object – Broken Tree

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

A day late and a dollar short, ha! Story of my life. Well, better to show up than not at all and here it is Tuesday but as promised, with my take on this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge theme which … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos, The Black Dog, Weekly Photo Challenge, Writing | Tagged Handwriting, Photo of Tree, Poem, Poetry, postaday, Storms, The Black Dog, Weekly Photo Challenge, Writers, writing, Writing Fiction | 63 Comments

WPC: Windows of Pefki, Crete

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

What better way to start a new blogging year than with a few challenges to add to the mix? For a little while now I’ve been thinking about taking up the Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge for the simple reason … Continue reading →

Posted in Poems, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Crete, Foreign travel, Pefki Village, Photographs of windows, Poem, Poetry, postaday, Weekly Photo Challenge, Windows | 62 Comments

‘The Power’ – How Has Writing Changed You?

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

Living as I do now in this ‘Writer’s World’ has changed my life irrevocably. Until now, I had never really paid much attention to the way I used to write when I was younger, how the need to furiously scribble … Continue reading →