Organic poems from Kent by Susan Lane SLCM
For poems that explore absence, change, or the quiet spaces left behind when something – or someone – is no longer part of life. This tag marks pieces shaped by letting go, endings, or the subtle shifts that come with losing places, people, routines, or versions of yourself.
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 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
