Last Night…

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Lemon Rose Petals

Last night,
the moon was back outside my window
after a week away –
body bloated and milk-white.

Tonight,
the clouds are thick and heavy
and I cannot see her face.

I imagine her perfectly round
and pregnant,
like a splash of batter
or a drop of cream.

By Rebecca L. Atherton

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Comfortable & @ Peace

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Lemon Rose Petals

Clean and unpolluted,
white is without pressure:
it does not exert
or seek to detract.

Rather,
it simply sits:
comfortable
and at peace.

by Rebecca L. Atherton

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Prayer Work

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Lemon Rose Petals

Sometimes…

writing a poem
in your head

and then releasing
it unremembered

is the bravest thing you can do.

By Rebecca L. Atherton

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Cold, dead and dark.

Posted on November 26, 2017 by Lemon Rose Petals

I sew with limited visibility, trusting that my thread will be led the old-fashioned way by the abundance of natural flame dancing before me in an old jar, long shadows flickering across the table’s surface like spiders legs and winter branches or ageing crone feet.

Icy; cold: it makes for poor physical company, channelling chills into my palms and fingers, up my arms and into my head and neck each time I let my limbs connect. Like my mother with her carefully painted face and colour-coded outfits: it’s all for show. Behind the veil, inside, it’s a different story: cold, dead and dark.

by Rebecca L. Atherton

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SAD / sad /

Posted on September 9, 2017 by Lemon Rose Petals

1. Sad: a word, a whisper, my body throwing out distant echoes from within.
2. Sad: a baby crying, a lonely heart, an abandoned daughter.
3. Sad: a despondent mind and spirit, a thing of little worth; a dull, somber colour.
4. S.A.D: a mental disorder; depressive episodes during certain times of the year.