Ceinwen E. Cariad Haydon
Blown Skywards
White sheets billow in welcome, sunshone winds.
Pegs strain under pressure, yet they grip firm,
mostly. Bedding twines around her line, pinned.
Crises push and pull, she explodes, thin-skinned.
Her lack of resilience makes her squirm.
White sheets billow in welcome, sunshone winds.
Ionised air fills her lungs, draughts rescind
blame. Hypnotised eyes, swing and sway and yearn
in flight. Bedding twines around her line, pinned.
April greens stark trees. Twigs snatch cloth, wild-winged
—dare doubts to stay at bay: she looks to learn.
White sheets billow in welcome, sunshone winds.
She strains, claims potential in hopes undimmed;
reaching out to others, her main concern.
Playful bedding twines around, line unpinned.
She baskets her laundry with clear-faced grins,
unrestricted at last, her dance steps turn.
White sheets billowed in welcome, sunshone winds.
Loose bedding twirls around her line, unpinned.
Pegs strain under pressure, yet they grip firm,
mostly. Bedding twines around her line, pinned.
Crises push and pull, she explodes, thin-skinned.
Her lack of resilience makes her squirm.
White sheets billow in welcome, sunshone winds.
Ionised air fills her lungs, draughts rescind
blame. Hypnotised eyes, swing and sway and yearn
in flight. Bedding twines around her line, pinned.
April greens stark trees. Twigs snatch cloth, wild-winged
—dare doubts to stay at bay: she looks to learn.
White sheets billow in welcome, sunshone winds.
She strains, claims potential in hopes undimmed;
reaching out to others, her main concern.
Playful bedding twines around, line unpinned.
She baskets her laundry with clear-faced grins,
unrestricted at last, her dance steps turn.
White sheets billowed in welcome, sunshone winds.
Loose bedding twirls around her line, unpinned.
Biography
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Ceinwen lives near Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, and writes poetry and short stories. She is widely published in online magazines and in print anthologies. Her first chapbook, Cerddi Bach [Little Poems], Hedgehog Press, was published in 2019. Her first pamphlet is due to be published in 2020. She is a Pushcart and Forward Prize nominee (2019) and holds an MA in Creative Writing from Newcastle University, UK (2017). She believes everyone's voices count.
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