Catherine Drake : Writing

The ballad of Harriet Down

The ballad of Harriet Down

A Poem by Catherine Drake


Downwards Falling treading thin.Breaking down not breaking inShe thought I was lostI thought I was grandBut downwards falling breaks no manA woman by ..
Shadows

Shadows

A Poem by Catherine Drake


To beguile my mindTo tell a soulIs worse than jumpingIn a lakeOf hot coalsFor I am the shadowsWho see all beneathWho lerks and who judgesThe minds who..
Mockingbirds

Mockingbirds

A Poem by Catherine Drake


My journey I thought long forgottenI broke into a trotAlong these blessed woodsA song was sang by the birds above meLuring me, fooling meTo endure a ..