Chris Shaw : Writing

Woven By Circumstance

Woven By Circumstance

A Poem by Chris Shaw


For my friend Nicky who died of ovarian cancer 12 years ago. I survived breast cancer, she died, friends and neighbours for 20 years. Battling togethe..
The Colour of Silence

The Colour of Silence

A Poem by Chris Shaw


My Mother - Lost in Limbo, in a nursing home for the last four years.
Sanctuary

Sanctuary

A Poem by Chris Shaw


(thinking of summer warmth)
Whiteknights

Whiteknights

A Poem by Chris Shaw


(Name of a campus in Reading University)
Take It

Take It

A Poem by Chris Shaw


Make of it what you will, one from the archives
Payback

Payback

A Poem by Chris Shaw


Don't ask
What A Difference A Day Makes

What A Difference A Day Makes

A Poem by Chris Shaw


You wouldn't want to be in a train near Dawlish when this happens. Take my word for it.
Storm

Storm

A Poem by Chris Shaw


A Solitary Piper

A Solitary Piper

A Poem by Chris Shaw


A special request from my archives, and I was that girl
Harbouring The Bones of History

Harbouring The Bones of History

A Poem by Chris Shaw


Discovering more about family. Great Aunt Winnie died at 17, had led a sheltered and innocent life and yet ...