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[The Dogmother]

The subject came up the other week, and as Phil said 'fear is a small thing which casts a long shadow'. I remembered that (in the summer) Rosie wrote a piece about fear for English at school:

 

After the whirlwind

Of all you watched fall down

After the last tremors

Of the earthquake

And the fury fades away

You are left to look at the tattered s"Ooops, word censored!"s

And wonder what went wrong

And where to tread on uneven ground.

You'll always have those scars

The trust will always be broken

Your mirror will always be cracked

The reflection will always be untrue; just like the smiles you put on.

 

You're scared of many things now

You're scared of how you've changed

And how people see you

And what you shut inside, and maybe you're scared of the skewed image

That appears in that cracked mirror.

But most of all

You're scared of that undeniable truth

And how easily it falls from your lips

As you look them in the eye and say;

"I think I've stopped caring".

 

Rosie, 13 years

 

A proud mum moment when I first read that. I felt it needed an airing.

[loumabel]

Wow Im seriously impressed!!! Very insightful for a 13 year old, I think she has a very bright future ahead of her

[Sheilaz]

Thanks for sharing Clare, what an amazing way with words, well done Rosie.

 

I've just read it 3 times, I thought it was written for me. Just call it "Grief", it's spot on.

But as "Fear, I'm sure it will speak to others in many different ways, good poetry has that ability.

 

At 13, what raw talent, keep it up Rosie. xx

[The Dogmother]

Sheila, you've just made my eyes prickle - a biiiiiig cyber-hug coming your way

 

xxxx

 

I am concerned about her having any online accounts but I may just start up a blog for her to post her writings on; there are many more like that... most of them littering her bedroom floor

[Sheilaz]

Thanks Clare, I'm fine, but good poetry does speak to it's audience. From age 9 I had the ambition to be poet laureate, and wrote until about 17, and a bit in my 30's, but since I can't be the first female P.L. I've stopped writing.

So I was being critical, not just emotional, it's very good.

 

I'd be tempted to save them up for publishing later, based on not much, since I haven't done either.

 

Thanks for the hug, could always do with those!

[patsylabrador]

Gosh, that is very moving. Very clever.

I'm glad you posted that.

[Plum]

Well done Rosie that really spoke to me.

[Lavenders_Blue]

What a talent your girl has. That is a moving piece for anyone to have written, let alone anyone of such a young age.

[whoopsie]

That's excellent! Well done Rosie!

 

If she comes up with any more i'd love to read them x