Parched Spirits

Are you a poet? Do you have a way with words? Do you want to share your work with others? Parched Spirits will post all submissions, we know there is beauty in your thoughts.

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Name: Olivia Harris
Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

My name is Olivia Harris, I am thirty eight and work as a civil servant in Gloucestershire. I have always loved the beauty of our language, and feel that well-chosen words can be as exquisite as a rare painting, or a lovingly executed sculpture. Poetry has helped heal me, over the last, very difficult and painful years of my life. I feel ready now, to reveal a little more of my true self, and hope that others will share their poetry on this blog too. Email me, or post in the comments Don’t neglect your spirit. Share your words

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Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Patient

Patient

Winter is here again
Her papery old purple tongue
Infiltrating my cave, my soul
Extinguising that feeble, warm, flame of hope,
Summer's only gift to me

Now everything is damp, cold, dark again
I am gradually devoured
By the rheumatism of my emotions
Spring will never come for me

Olivia Harris

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