Archive - Dana Allen

I hate that white Mercedes Benz

on missing my man...

Jul 15 •

My hand, she has a mind of her own

On speaking up...

Jul 12 •

June 2025

My 60th Birthday Surprise

How Covid threatened to ruin my birthday and how Helen was having none of it!

Jun 23 •

Now it's a matter of public record

A Petrarchan Sonnet

Jun 18 •

May 2025

the person that would change my life for the rest of my life

May 27 •

Heidi-kus for Heidi

This is for my grand daughter, the cutest little girl on the planet.

May 18 •

My 84-year-old Dad

On the exchange of ideas and changing the steps of the dance

May 12 •

Bowling at Easter

learning what visualisation is really all about

May 6 •

A letter to the Queen

For Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II

May 4 •

April 2025

Whilst walking the dog last week, the rhythm of this poem started playing in my mind.

Apr 11 •

You know how sometimes you can hear the beating of your heart in your ears? This is what I experienced during a brisk walk the other day. This poem…

Apr 10 •

March 2025

Meeting the Parents

How a little ole gal from Little Rock got on with a very English family

Mar 19 •

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