By Scott Bailey © 2016 Tiny, warm, fragileFingers tightly holding mineTreasured memories Image from Pixabay
Tag: Children
One of THOSE days
So TV glamour aside - the reality of living with Autism in the family. I ended the weekend totally exhausted. Went to work determined to leave it all behind me and concentrate on a major project which culminates tomorrow - when we retire two old websites and divert all the users to the newer current… Continue reading One of THOSE days
New Superhero Idea
My eldest - aged 8 - came up to me today and proposed his idea for a new superhero, with a grin - he relayed it. It's a man who gets bitten by a radioactive man and gets all the powers of a man. It's Man-Man! That's displaying quite sophisticated humour, I think.
A Spring of Dreams – Splosh
Splosh By Scott Bailey © 2014 Splosh And a little erosion Helped on By little hands Joy is free Available as Kindle or hardback from Amazon or CreateSpace http://www.scottandrewbailey.uk
Bouncing Frogs and Manic Birds
It's been a strange week. I have taken some time off. Partly because the kids are on half term. Partly because a week today I start my new job so not sure when I will next be able to take time off for a while. Partly because we are still reeling a bit from the… Continue reading Bouncing Frogs and Manic Birds
Just Like Spiderman
Putting our youngest to bed tonight I pulled off his socks to find his feet lined with sellotape? I asked him what that was all about. He rolled his eyes and sighed. "So I can be spiderman, Daddy!" Of course. Obvious.
Scars
By Scott Bailey © 2015 There is a small group of people I do not know them But they watched my tears As I watched him die And they carry that moment In their hearts I hope They find it strengthens them Like a scar Or a broken bone It does not me
Exactly 6 years ago today! (via timehop.com)
Absence and the heart
You know what they say - hopefully there' something in it as I have been a bit quiet on here lately. Work has been hectic and have been doing a lot of late nights. This is partly due to trying to get everything done before this coming week - as we are off on our… Continue reading Absence and the heart
A sunny and refreshing weekend
We had a lovely relaxing time this weekend. Saturday was courtesy of one of Alexander's school friends birthday party held at a local farm attraction - which included a playground and a miniature train. Perfect! We could sit back and let them have fun. Sunday was a combination of a walk along the coast and… Continue reading A sunny and refreshing weekend
Thank you!
First of all - many thanks for all the birthday wishes - this is for my friends and family reading this via Facebook. I haven't had the time to respond. It has been a very very stressful week at work with all kinds of stuff going on from resignations to shareholder meetings to urgent product… Continue reading Thank you!
Plead the Fifth
In response to The Daily Post's writing prompt: "Plead the Fifth." The question I find hard to answer - How many kids have you had. I have two - one by birth - one adopted. But we have had three - and whenever I say two it feels like we are betraying the memory of… Continue reading Plead the Fifth
My Family by Alexander
Zombie Apocalypse?
In response to The Daily Post's writing prompt: "A Moment in Time." Zombie Apocalypse? By Scott Bailey © 2015 From paper to cheek Paint is slapped with joyful glee Release the zombie!
Memories that made me smile
For some reason WordPress won't let me re-blog tonight! So am posting the text of the original here: I was working though my old blog articles, gathering together all my old poems from the Year long poem a day challenge for publication - when I came across this. Alexander was only about three at the… Continue reading Memories that made me smile
Forgetting it all for the weekend
So it seems the moment I signed up for NaNoWriMo the pressure from all sides of my life takes off like a rocket. Work has become more and more stressful. To the point of the web site having major problems last thing Friday night. At this point I was so sick with stress I decided… Continue reading Forgetting it all for the weekend
NaNoWriMo and life.
So those few who follow my blog (and despite nearly 500 followers I know only a few are regular followers) will have noticed a drastic drop in my output. Since finishing my year of a poem a day I have done very little since. This is despite my promise to myself to keep up the… Continue reading NaNoWriMo and life.
Goodbye Goldie
So we have just had one of the wettest weekends we have seen for ages - and of course it was a bank holiday. But we were determined to have fun and relax. Especially after I had a day of total crisis at work - the stress after-shocks of which I am still feeling. Anyway,… Continue reading Goodbye Goldie
Poem a day challenge #358 (Splosh)
Splosh By Scott Bailey © 2014 Splosh And a little erosion Helped on By little hands Joy is free Get the previous ones here http://wp.me/P3kG6h-bb and get my début novel Mankind Limited
Poem a day challenge #305 (A New Path)
A New Path By Scott Bailey © 2014 Dawn will bring New joy for some Sadness for other A new road for little feet Get the previous ones here http://wp.me/P3kG6h-bb and get my début novel Mankind Limited
Poem a day challenge #303 (Dadda)
Dadda By Scott Bailey © 2014 I think I have broken my toe But I am just too tired to know Stubbed it on a childproof gate Too tired to see it until too late But the pain and the weariness melt away Into warmth when you hear them say Dadda and they give you… Continue reading Poem a day challenge #303 (Dadda)
Poem a day challenge #260 (Thin Fences)
Thin Fences By Scott Bailey © 2014 Two men wake Two men go to work Kiss their children goodbye Work Earn their wages Provide Come home Love their children Make love to their wives Sleep One man sends the other A bomb in a package Nothing between these men But a thin fence And hate… Continue reading Poem a day challenge #260 (Thin Fences)
Poem a day challenge #233 (The Children of Thunder)
The Children of Thunder By Scott Bailey © 2014 Rising up and crashing down On the cold, dark northern sea Through hail and thunder, rain and show The dark behind we flee Filled with fear and hunger From their lands bereft They gorged their souls on anger Till nothing else was left They crashed upon… Continue reading Poem a day challenge #233 (The Children of Thunder)
When did you understand death?
When did it become real and thereby lay you open to its impact? Personally, I cannot remember. There was no defining moment of clarity that is salient in my memories. It must have come in slow parcels of cognition until it formed a picture I could comprehend. Or maybe I still don't understand it. Growing… Continue reading When did you understand death?
Poem a day challenge #151 (Party)
Party By Scott Bailey © 2013 Passing the parcel Noisy musical statues Children’s birthday joy Get the previous ones here http://wp.me/P3kG6h-bb and get my début novel Mankind Limited
Poem a Day Challenge #38 (Beach)
Another new form - called a Joseph's Star See details here Beach By Scott Bailey © 2013 Beach Crashing waves A boy in heaven A joyous light in his eyes So his parent's hearts are warmed to see his delight Smiles on the Beach Get the previous ones here http://wp.me/P3kG6h-bb
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