I came here to get away from you.
For a break from our stress:
us.
I came to admire this place, and found
that I had walked into your
cold, cold heart;
that I had booked myself a place – a room –
inside your feelings for me:
inside you.
I shivered, and spun on my heel.
I knew I had to leave:
both this place, and you.
Lis Goodwin ©2016
To read more about the ice-hotel, click here: Link
Thanks for reading!
I knew when I met you, you’d hurt me.
I saw the bitter disappointments of your past
And thought I could out-weigh them.
The see-saw tottered for all those years – yet I felt I’d won;
Then you walked away – tired, you said – exhausted by my kindness and my care,
when you were used to abuse.
My weight – my love – was too soft for you.
Lis Goodwin ©2016
Thank you / mulţumesc to Alex Blajan for the inspirational photograph. You can find Alex at www.unsplash.com/alexb
The dark looms,
like a tall man getting closer.
And the trees seem to bleed,
shimmering their darkness
into the reflected blue water of evening.
Lights drip, rippling and pouring;
spilling carelessly towards you
as the water moves.
And the softest sound,
the gentlest warm breeze
caresses the grasses and comforts your soul,
your ear,
in the dark.
© Lis Goodwin 2016
I hope you enjoyed this – when I saw the picture, I felt it called for a poem.
Best wishes
Lis Goodwin – your voce coach
Image credit: Circe Denyer Evening Empty Bench Free Stock Photo – Public Domain Pictures
Where is my pant-seat?
It’s fifty feet below –
I’m soaring high, and left it
down there in the snow.
Perhaps you think that
what I say is trite,
But I’m Clement Ader,
I think I just invented flight!
© Lis Goodwin 2016
We’ve all heard about the Wright brothers, but did you know others flew first? Look at Clement Ader’s flying machine from 1890!
Wowser. Here’s what MentalFloss has to say about him:
“French inventor Clement Ader distinguished himself as the first to develop stereo sound, among his many engineering innovations. He was the first to achieve self-propelled flight, with a batwing aircraft powered by a steam engine. His first flight was around 50 meters, on October 9, 1890, a full 13 years before the Wright Brothers! He then designed a better flying machine that reportedly flew 200 yards in 1892. A public demonstration in 1897 apparently ended badly, and Ader lost his Department of War funding.” (source)
So that was my inspiration from today’s challenge ‘Fifty‘ – I hope you enjoyed it!
Best wishes
Lis Goodwin – your voice coach
Mola mola, your name must be Giles,
but I bet you can’t say it, even less with a smile.
When you say your name, it must sound like Thilthes,
as you while away your days in the sea, Mola mola.
© Lis Goodwin, 2016 All Rights Reserved
Mola mola is the Latin name for this fish, known at the ocean Sunfish. There’s a great video and more information in the article linked below, and I quote:
“A video captured by divers off the coast of Portugal shows a rare up-close encounter with a massive Mola Mola, which dwarfs the humans that swim alongside as it moves slowly in for a selfie.
For a fish that appears to have just half a body, Mola Mola can grow to enormous dimensions.
These unusually shaped creatures, also known as ocean sunfish, are the heaviest bony fish in the world, and can weigh nearly 5,000 pounds.”
You can read more at the Daily Mail (click!) Please note the link is for the Daily Mail which is a site which is best viewed with parental supervision.
Question – how many grams in a pound? Do you know?
Best wishes
Lis Goodwin, your voice coach
I saw you this morning across the fields
You looked so pretty, and that colour really suits you
It brings out the blue in God’s eyes
Dawn
Lis Goodwin © All Rights Reserved 2016
I hope you enjoyed this poem – I wrote it and it’s dedicated to my friend Dawn 🙂
Best wishes
Lis Goodwin, your voice coach
http://www.gloriousvoicecoaching.com
Picture credit: Ronald Carlson
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