Tag: Lorraine Weightman
Lockdown Lines – By Lorraine Weightman
Lorraine Weightman found herself writing poems during lockdown in early 2020. She began documenting her thoughts and feelings about the situation she and the...
Top Gear – By Lorraine Weightman
I spent my childhood and teenage years without a car. My family didn’t have one, and with living in the centre of Consett we...
Lovely Jubbly – By Lorraine Weightman
During this past year with the uptake on online shopping, there are an increased number of white vans rocking up around the area, not...
Circle Of Life – By Lorraine Weightman
After moving back to Consett and especially over the last lockdown year I have taken up walking - very slowly at first - partly...
Another Miracle – By Lorraine Weightman
According to the dictionary, ‘A pilgrimage is a journey that someone makes to a place that is very important to them’
As a child the...
Written in Stone – By Lorraine Weightman
World Poetry Day is celebrated on Sunday 21st March.
Founded in 1999 by UNESCO to promote the reading, writing, teaching and publishing of poetry; it...
Everyone’s a Winner – Lorraine Weightman
Observing how our ancestors alternated between feasting and fasting throughout the year, we see how food, nourishment, simple pleasures and celebrations played a major...
Written In The Stars – By Lorraine Weightman
The Stargazers among us were directed by astronomers to look out for what has been dubbed the ‘Christmas Star’ - also referred to ‘The...
Confusion – Poem By Lorraine Weightman
Almost seven, on a Sunda’,
Settle down, to watch TV with wonder,
The words of wisdom, floating on the breeze,
But I can’t seem to see the...
We ‘R’ Family – Poem By Lorraine Weightman
Every day I learn something new,
That rattles round in my head,
The words - they’re not misconstrued -
Instead of prayers, they’re said in bed.
Stay home...
