Organic poems from Kent by Susan Lane SLCM
These poems trace the contours of grief – not just the moment it arrives, but the echo it leaves behind. In family, in strangers, in silence, in the mechanics of daily life, grief finds its way in. This is the aftermath: tender, disorienting, and deeply human.
Written by Susan Lane SLCM Keeper of ColourMine Life: My anger is legitimate. It comes from lived experience, not exaggeration. It comes from a failure of care, not imagination. It comes from the fact that someone vulnerable was not protected. I am allowed to hold that anger without apology. Life Relocated Two years on and … Read more
Written by Susan Lane SLCM Keeper of ColourMine Reminisce: A day of memories enjoyed then surpassed by grief, but still available to be relived evermore. Time To Reminisce After Grief I’m still amazed at the things I have learned to do Over several decades And all of it to be in this place Writing poems … Read more
Written by Susan Lane SLCM Keeper of ColourMine Do You Want to Write? Write: From disaster through recovery, and changes to me personally, the feelings have come out through my poetry. I’m hoping that you can see every path has a light that leads you to something brighter if you just give it a chance … Read more
Written by Susan Lane SLCM Keeper of ColourMine Love: The power game eternal reaching through time and space, and across generations too Eternal Love Across Time This is a sentimental look at loves evaluation over time and space regardless of where or when the actuality occurred, the ending is always the same, unfortunately. Time Means … Read more
Written by Susan Lane SLCM Keeper of ColourMine The Single Bed Bed: A quiet lament on times gone by from usage by the love of her life nearing his end of time to an unwanted ornament following his eventual demise. The Living Room Who keeps a bed In the living room for all to see … Read more
Written by Susan Lane SLCM Keeper of ColourMine The Television Speaks it’s Truth Television: An underestimation of an under utilised being of modern technology, who lacks the understanding of why it has been left as a bystander in the home surroundings following the demise of the companions of the lady of the house. Abandoned Television … Read more
Written by Susan Lane SLCM Keeper of ColourMine The Secrets of the Solar Light: A Nocturnal Witness A foray into the nighttime under the watchful eyes of the solar lights who stand guard in the darkness, watching over the residents of the ColourMine garden. The Solar Lights and the Animals I’m charged by the sun … Read more
Written by Susan Lane SLCM Keeper of ColourMine Survival under sufferance and never leaving a new eternity Survival – My Second Boy and Me Sometimes it just takes a little while for you to be able to process events and feelings. Difficulties strike and a quarter of a century can pass before you realise the … Read more
Written by Susan Lane SLCM Keeper of ColourMine The Orange Cat – Weekend Away Cats don’t send postcards. When he stayed out for the weekend, I assumed independence. What followed was a slow unravelling of vet appointments, tests, medication and the kind of concern only a creature with snide looks and nine lives can provoke. … Read more
Written by Susan Lane SLCM Keeper of ColourMine The Odd Shoe A personal account of love, loss, and the quiet failures of care. Told through the lens of one odd shoe and a hospital stay that should have ended differently, this poem reflects the aftermath of grief, where memory lingers and truth refuses to be … Read more
Written by Susan Lane SLCM Keeper of ColourMine ColourMine Explanation of the ColourMine Poetic Residents This poem introduces a variety of characters who reside at the ColourMine residence – some inside, some out, all part of the everyday chaos and charm. Among the laughter and garden clippings, I’ve also touched on grief, because it’s part … Read more
Written by Susan Lane SLCM Keeper of ColourMine The Tired Old Lady I look in the mirror and what do I see?That old lady, she’s looking at meAll tired and dishevelled, it’s a hard life you seeHaving played his hero, gradually, since about 2013Gave up work, now paid for 35 hours a weekAnd about £2 … Read more
Written by Susan Lane SLCM Keeper of ColourMine ColourMine is happy here – a space to write freely, find your voice, and explore creativity in all its forms. Whether you want to write, draw, learn, or simply try something new, this is your invitation to begin. ColourMine Creativity and Self-Expression I’m hoping to show you … Read more
Written by Susan Lane SLCM Keeper of ColourMine This is strong tear ducts and a box of tissues are needed past this point time. My Favourite Granddaughter (Trinity always very quickly replied with a huge smile, GRANDCHILD.) This poem is written in memory of Trinity, aged 23, whose life ended by suicide. I was the … Read more
Written by Susan Lane SLCM Keeper of ColourMine My: A love that is lost before it has had the chance to bloom never dies and still forges ahead into the depths of time everlasting. A Reflection on my loss and the passage of time. My Handsome Stranger My love for you is fathoms deepUnfortunately, we … Read more
