Me again...

Thank you for anyone who has taken the time to read my poems. It has been a real joy to do. If you have any thoughts or constructive criticism or ideas or.. or.. then do please email me at hartleytastic@googlemail.com

I look forward to receiving your feedback.

I have written poems for as long as I can remember and would love to do more with them. I have done workshops and assemblies in schools around the country. I have performed my own poetry and then worked with children to encourage and inspire them to write their own. Doing the blog has made me realise that I can do grown up stuff too!

I have endless ideas on how poetry can be used in all different settings. If you want to know more, do please contact me.

Thank you again for reading and Happy Easter to you all.

Rach xx

Sunday 8 April 2012 Happy Easter!

Choose Life

Pressures and chaos, mountains of mess,
sadness and madness and mayhem and stress.
Bright blue skies and a glorious sun,
fab friends and family, laughter and fun.
Niggles and ponderings, dreams of all sorts,
ideas and fears and the thinking of thoughts.
Beauty amidst the strange and the odd
and how cool that we're loved by a wonderful God.
Hold onto hope and do what is right,
big love and blessings, thank you, goodnight!

Another one...

My Love

Not written him a poem,
so feel that I may owe 'im.
I may not iron his shirts,
but I love him til it hurts!

Extra poem...

Brother

He calls me names, he winds me up,
I cast my eyes to heaven,
embarrassing me hasn't stopped
(although I'm thirty seven!)
He found ways to scare me,
while I was reading books,
he says I got the character,
he got amazing looks!
He laughs at my hairstyles,
he mocks me to my face,
I'm glad he's got a lovely wife
to put him in his place!
He is caring and supportive
though I sometimes want to shove 'im,
I'll keep the wind- up bro I've got,
just because I love 'im!

Sat 7 April 2012

Regret

When we are little, we totally believe
in ourselves, and there's no end to what we can achieve.
We are eager to do at the start of the day and
we haven't let life and stuff get in our way.
There are endless possibilities, win the biggest race,
climb the biggest mountain or take a trip to space.                                  
Then at some point we stop believing that we can,
we put lids on our dreams, not our No.1 fan.
We listen to others, plant doubt in our mind,
but if we're not careful, one day we'll find-
that we wake up with minds full of worry and fret,
and find that we're living a life of regret.
YOU are fantastic, YOU'RE totally great,
now get out and start living before it's too late!

Friday 6 April 2012

Good

Sun streams enthusiastically through the windows,
washed across the sky, strokes blue and bold,
each leaf carefully iced with a delicate frost,
a world dipped in beauty, encrusted with gold.

Thursday 5 April 2012

Busy

Rushing, always rushing to where I need to be,
looking, always looking for the things I need to see,
stopping, never stopping, just climbing up the hill,
blocking out the voice telling me to, "Be still-
and know that I am God."

Searching, always searching for the happiness inside,
swimming, always swimming against the rushing tide,
pushing, always pushing, keeping on until,
a small voice stops me and tells me to, "Be still-
and know that I am God."