About Mim Darlington:

Miriam or ‘Mim’ Darlington lives near Dartmoor in Devon where she is a member of the Moor Poets collective, writes freelance articles, poetry and children’s books. She often enjoys collaborative work with other writers and poets, and appears in performance as a duo with fellow Moor Poet Lucy Lepchani as ‘The Honeytongues’. She has written a children’s story from Zimbabwe, Footprints in the sand with acclaimed mbira musician Chartwell Dutiro which is to be published shortly by Barefoot books. Since winning a Peterloo prize for poetry in 2005 she has had work published in anthologies and poetry magazines such as Envoi, The Frogmore Papers, iota, The Interpreter’s House, Stand, The SHOp, Tears in the Fence, Other Poetry, Rain Dog and others. She performs and reads at festivals and events from Glastonbury to Torbay, has produced a chapbook, Organic, and is currently working on a first collection. She is married with two children, one dog and one husband. In her spare time, she teaches English in Plymouth.

Quelle: poetry p f



FLORA,
A minor deity

On the first day she drew the anatomy of her heart
and superimposed it upon a piece of overgrown wilderness

on the second day she wound the weeds round and round
herself so that the earth was bare and she was green

on the third day she walked over the naked soil
sewing a careful tapestry of seeds

on the fourth day she doused for springs
strengthened their outpouring with granite and rocks

on the fifth day she brought in children to plant soft fruits
and advise about lawns and hiding places

on the sixth day she did not rest because every woman knows
what happens if you take your eyes off a something for a minute

on the seventh day earthworms, snails, insects, lizards
weasels and lovers came, followed by many birds

on that day, God made a surprise visit
and on his way out he left the gate open

and afterwards they found he had left his shoes.

Out of: Windfall,
published by Oversteps books