Marilyn Barbara Ward
Year of Birth 1952
Place of Birth Manchester, UK
Current place of residence Scunthorpe Lincolnshire UK
Bio: A retired Social education worker for adult learning disabilities.
On retirement I decided to try my hand at writing poetry, encouraged by a dear friend.
On some of my published Senryu I'm known as Marilyn Dancing Deer Ward.
This name was given to me as a Birthday gift from a Navajo friend.
I also enjoy Photography and sometimes use the photos to illustrate my poems.
I enjoy cruises with my husband and meeting people from all over the world.
granite boulders
holding universal truths
within crevices
Haiku Universe 11-2-19
epitaph
i scratch the moss
from a memory
FreshOut Magazine 21-3-19
homeless
he looks for warmth
in a coffee cup
FreshOut Magazine 16 - 6-19
italics
the slug slithers
sideways
Freshout Magazine 21-7-19
day moon
the wide eyes
of a child
FreshOut Magazine 27-8-19
unmooring
she forgets
her daughters name
FreshOut Magazine 3-9-19
wilting flowers--
the dementia patients
outlive their minds
Poetry Pea 3-10-19
little white dress--
poppies bloom
by the driveby
Poetry Pea 9-10-19
disconnected
WiFi knows my status
so well
Failed Haiku issue 47
white parakeet
the jerk and nod
of an old lady's head
Failed Haiku issue 47
fallen acorns
life continues
by the cenotaph
Failed Haiku issue 47
fall of tears
9/11 footprints --
Formed then gone
Failed Haiku issue 47
yoga class
i get friendly
with down dog
Failed Haiku issue 47
burgeoning bus
a passenger bounces
bags on my knee
FreshOut Magazine 12-11-19
his large ears the barbers new haircut
Poetry Pea 30-11-19
Mersy Tunnel...
i see to the end
of his yawn
Poetry Pea 30-11-19
cancer
the duplicate
of herself
FreshOut Magazine 4-12-19