Poetry

I will never be too thin because I will always say yes to a hazelnut cream pastry. The crispy flakes cracking between my teeth and ...

Smash an icy puddle with the heel of your boot and watch the way it cracks. Tread carefully over frosted grass and listen to the ...

I like to dress in light beige and cream clothes because it makes me feel like I’m a pot of clotted cream or perhaps whipped ...

We pull the crumpled birthday bunting from the plastic bag drawer and stand on wobbly chairs to tape it up in the sitting room. A ...

We had a blackout. The birds were still flying in flocks and singing their song. We had a blackout. The sun continued to rise, streaking ...

Shower those around you with love. Choose peace over aggression. Be patient. Give as freely as you can. Know and honour your limits. Enjoy the ...

After dinner         I scoop all the uneaten food onto one plate and stack the remaining plates in a wobbly plate-tower to carry ...

Splitting open a freshly-picked cashew apple from a tree in Kerala and eating the raw cashew from inside it. Scooping up soft steamed idli and ...

Some years ago, I went for a cup of tea in east London. The street was shabby but the shop was beautiful: minimal, airy, a ...

You can feel the fury rise when someone jumps a queue or pulls out in their car even though it’s your right of way. You ...

I long for the day when I can rise with the sun - in both summertime and winter - and write my dreams and thoughts ...

Make a cup of tea for someone who isn’t expecting it. Tell a friend what you love about them. If you spot a beautiful garden, ...

Warm your pyjamas on the radiator. Be naked under a fluffy dressing gown. Run the bath water until it’s really deep and as hot as ...

I dream of a night in a fancy hotel with thick stone walls and the plumpest pillows and a bed so big I can stretch ...

Take care when choosing your socks, they’re cuddling your feet all day long. And if you feel inclined, do match them with the outfit; it ...

Pulling off my socks and slipping naked feet into fur-lined slippers. A blast of cold air when I head out for my morning run. Children ...

As a teen, I was sent to a therapist because I wasn’t eating enough. I was getting too thin. But I didn’t have much to ...

People will make assumptions about who you are and what you do based on the briefest of exchanges. But these assumptions don't determine who you ...