Haiku: Honour

From time forgotten,
future is formed in the now –
seizing this moment

Copyright Francis 2023

Study the Bible. And the apocrypha. The learning curve will never straighten.

The Dying and Rising Art of Motherhood — The Imaginative Conservative (Reblog)

Motherhood and any kind of public service or career are seen as a binary choice for many women. Many women have now agreed that “you can’t have it all” and have decided that the thing to sacrifice is the motherhood. 2,266 more words

The Dying and Rising Art of Motherhood — The Imaginative Conservative

Haiku #39

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Endless yellow rows
where my mother worked all day;
I smelled the flowers!

Copyright Francis 2021

Haiku: ‘Telling the Truth’

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Doubting all my life
The ancient tales I was told
Telling me the Truth

Copyright Francis 2020

Haiku: Origin

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It’s where I came from
Mum and Dad made who I am
So I honour them

copyright Francis Barker 2020