A very quick poem before I head to bed tonight. It was my first night back on the judo mat, so I’ve only just got home, but I didn’t want to miss the Quadrille night. Can’t wait to read the others tomorrow.
(P.S, I almost think this might count as a political poem… huh… not really done one of those before.)
Carol J Forrester is a writer and a history geek. Her debut collection 'It's All In The Blood' came out November 2019.
She has a 2:1 BA degree in history from Bath Spa University, enjoys judo at least twice a week, and tries to attend poetry events around the Midlands when she can.
Her flash fiction story ‘Glorious Silence’ was named as River Ram Press’ short story of the month for August 2014 and her short story ‘A Visit From The Fortune Teller’ has been showcased on the literary site Ink Pantry. Her poems ‘Sunsets’ and ‘Clear Out‘ were featured on Eyes Plus Words, and two of her poems were included in the DVerse Poets Pub Publication ‘Chiaroscuro’ which is available for purchase on amazon.Her poem ‘Until The Light Gets In‘ was accepted and published at The Drabble and her poem ‘Newborn’ was published by Ink Sweat & Tears.
She has been lucky enough to write guest posts for sites such as Inky Tavern and Song of The Forlorn and has hosted a number of guest bloggers on her site Writing and Works.
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Interesting–it could be political, but I like that it’s open to interpretation. I like the way the subject of the poem waffles about so, or is if wiffles, wobbles? 😉
Interesting–it could be political, but I like that it’s open to interpretation. I like the way the subject of the poem waffles about so, or is if wiffles, wobbles? 😉
Yes, it is very much a political poem, as well as messaging about obstinance, gaslighting and partisan effects.
I like how the ways are set wobbly wonderful.
You’ve set an interesting course, to say the least, somewhat like that of our noble(?) leader!
A wobbly political scene to say the least…I call it chaos.
It is likely never perfect Carol, but it is always an adventure.
A lovely outlook.
So nice! I really like your spin on the word “set” – is anything really truly set?
Rarely is anything really set in stone.
Maybe it is a good thing that things are not too certain… it would be disastrous if you just set out a course and followed it.
Hmmm, that sounds familiar?
I read it as purely personal, except that the personal is political