Author: Charlie Alford

I like to think I'm a story teller. I love stories. I believe the world is filled with stories just waiting to be told and learned. I enjoy travelling down the road less travelled, with my iPhone and journal in each hand. Here you'll find all my poetic musings... Enjoy!
Posted in NaPoWriMo 2016, Writing

NaPoWriMo – 4/30 – Worst month ever!

Posted on by Charlie Alford 
If you are a serial singleton
and you dance to a spinsters sound
then February most of all 
is the cruellest month around.
Society turns to the brightest red
raining chocolate and jewellery
everyone has a lobster
well, except people like me.
They'll link their fingers and profess their love
hog all the good eateries
cock their head and ask out loud
Is there something wrong with thee?
Because in the month of February
when society is pairing
some of us are all alone
and have lost all sense of caring.
Posted in NaPoWriMo 2016, Writing

NaPoWriMo – 3/30 – Fan Poem to Shonda Rhimes

Posted on by Charlie Alford 
I'm the girl who dreams of sunshine
but loves dancing in the rain
I fight the fight, just to feel fine
it's a battle inside my brain.

I found you at Seattle Grace
I bonded with dark and twisty
and now I have a scandalous face
and a book that's rather witty.

The words you wrote spoke to my soul
I spent a long time in fear
you've inspired me to reach my goals,
I'm going to say YES this year!

I wish I'd been on that kitchen shelf
and heard the tales you had to tell
I imagine even a christmas elf
would have been enchanted by your spell.

So, THANK YOU for being you
and thank you for Mer and Olivia
through them I've learnt some truths
or at least some good trivia!

Shonda, I am totes addicted 
I HAVE to hear your words
There's no way I could have predicted
how your work has changed my world.
Posted in Writing

#iamgrateful for parks and gardens 

Posted on by Charlie Alford

#iamgrateful for parks and gardens 
Pardon?

Me, sitting by the courts of justice 

the Australian flag dances at half mast

the constant whoosh of falling water 

where seagulls and humans alike

seek refuge from a southern sun

shouting in protest 

through the clouds,

We are equal!

Clowns and false smiles 

brand us in this moment 

like the hot irons 

of insensitivity and folly.

Should we listen? Maybe.

Should we do something? Probably.

But, no, we will sit in the park

and toast to OUR reality

let the sun leave its mark

a red mark on humanity.

Posted in Writing

#iamgrateful for what i accomplished today

Posted on by Charlie Alford

I stepped outside my office

and into the blazing sun

one foot in front of the other

that is how my walk was won.

Lorna narrated the road

while music danced in my mind

my eyes started to wander

but my feet toed the line.

Up the hill, around the bend

through the suburban houses

across the park, to the tram

along the coffee houses.

Smashing my goals after work

a smoothie waiting for me

a cold incentive to get home

my lovely summer drinkie.

Posted in #iamgrateful, Friendship, Writing

#iamgrateful for my friend

Posted on by Charlie Alford

You are the needle to my thread
You are my greatest mystery
You are the voice inside my head
You are the co-author to my story.

You see me where I’m standing
You keep me on my feet
You hear me when I’m whispering
You narrate our lives in tweets

We dance like no ones watching
We sing to the highest note
We laugh until we’re crying
We wrote a book of silly quotes

I’m thankful that I met you
I’m thankful you’re my friend
I’ll never ever forget you
ours is a story, without an end.