Tag: Poetry

• Poppies by Jane Weir

  “Three days before Armistice Sunday”, saying farewell to her son as he leaves to go off to war, becomes the defining moment of this mother’s life. All she was feeling at that moment, all the pride and the sadness, live with her forever after, so powerfully important did that moment become due to the son’s…

  markwithanx

  December 14, 2025

  Poetry

  book-review, books, history, identity, Jane Weir, mother, Poetry, Poppies, time, Writing

• It isn’t fair

  She sought himHe sought herThey sought meIt wasn’t fairShe loved himHe loved herThey loved meIt wasn’t fairWe sought themThey found usWe loved themIt wasn’t fairI am weWe are theyThey love usIt isn’t fair

  markwithanx

  May 16, 2023

  Poetry

  Poetry, pronouns