Hello There
I’m Kate. Pleased to meet you. Thanks for taking the time to read this blog.
I write poetry, (no yawning out there!) some short stories and I am trying to write a children’s book (although it’s glacially slow at the moment)
I write poems about whatever pops into my head. So they can be about a flower, a missed bus, a cosy night by the fire or even a screaming row.
My short stories tend to be observational (names changed to protect the innocent of course :0) ).
This is my first entry into the ‘WordPress’ world, so hope you’ll be patient with me.
I will post poems and stories or just general ‘musings’ as and when they’re ready.
I hope you will have a read through and if you would like to post a message or a comment to say what you thought, or ‘like’, That would be fabulous.
As a start, I have added a few of my poems here.
Hope you enjoy them, speak to you soon
Kate xx
Fluffy Slippered Feet
She sits on her brown leather couch.
Fluffy slippered feet curled up under her.
Big cup of steaming Earl Grey cradled in her hands
A copy of a well-worn novel
Rests on the propped up cushion
To her left hand side
The page pinned down
By a page saver
In the shape of a silver butterfly
She has read and reread
This book so many times
The edges worn down with turning
The pages yellowing with age
The smell of the book
Has changed over time
From that ‘new print’ aroma
To slightly acrid ‘human’ smell
Caused by the oil from her hands
The book, if dropped
Automatically opens at her favourite chapter
Welcoming her back
Like a beloved teddy bear
The story envelopes her
Like an old friend’s hug
Pulling her into a fantasy world
As real time ticks away
She is suspended in her reverence
Time has no meaning
And only the realisation
That her tea is now very cold
Makes her check the clock
On the back wall
She uncurls herself from her
Comfortable position
And makes her way to the kitchen
To brew a fresh cup of tea
Grabs a few digestives
And slops back to the couch
Promising herself a nice
Coffee percolator for the living room
So she doesn’t have to move
She giggles to herself
As she thinks about moving a Kermode
Into the living room as well
She shakes her head at this
And thinks ‘step too far girl’
Then settles down again to read
Consuming the tea and biscuits
As the book consumes
Her whole attention
Never was there such a complete
Match between person and book
As this one
A never-ending love affair
© Kate McClelland 2015
Here I sit
Here I sit
Surrounded by crisp white
Irish linen and a
Big thick duvet
Two plumped up pillows
Propped up behind me
No pyjamas or nightgown
For me this morning
Just the glorious feeling of
Soft sheets and warmth
Against my skin
The primrose yellow sun
Creeps through the slightly quivering
Muslin curtains
Splashes heat and light across
The room and my bed
Yellow, white, warm joy
Spreads through me like
A shot of brandy
Making me stretch my limbs
With a huge yawn
And like a Siamese cat
I purr slightly, smiling broadly
As I luxuriate in my surroundings
Thankful for my comforts
And happy with my lot
© Kate McClelland 2015
It’s Night Time
It’s night time
Telly is boring
So I slip off my slippers
And go out into my garden
I stand under the shelter
Of the Elderflower tree
I close my eyes
And feel my feet
Sink into the grass
Melding me with my surroundings
It starts to lightly rain
The sound of the raindrops
Hypnotically and rhythmically
Fall around me
The slight rustle and shiver
Of the shawl of leaves I wear
Are a soothing balm
To my fire cracker nerves
Calmness falling as rain
Cool & soothing rhythms
Syncopate their way through
My skull easing my mind
A balm to my soul
A mini Eden in a city metropolis
© Kate McClelland 2015
Welcome to WordPress Kate. Looking forward to more poems from you. The Siamese cat bit made me smile.
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Thanks Mon Petit Chou
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Oh starting on WordPress is too good!!. Admirable work..Keep going
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Thank you so much for those kind words, much appreciated – Kate
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Even I Have entered here before two days !!! It’s really an amazing journey here!!Learning new things from others ,Enriching my vocabulary,and making new friends of same kind of interest.
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Yes It’s my second day. Seems a lot friendlier than some other sites – more sharing and people making comments and encouraging people. I hope it carries on this way – Kate
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Love the imagery…
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Thank you so much for your kind words, I appreciate it – Kate
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You’re welcome. Keep writing 🙂
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thanks
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Reblogged this on newauthoronline and commented:
I enjoyed the poems below Kate’s introduction and, of course the introduction itself. Kevin
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See? Formidable even then !! xxxx
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Hahahaha! Oh Shehanne! Formidable! You’re too good to me :0)
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Nah. Listen great first post AND will be back to read more tomorrow xxxxx
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:0) xxx
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