Vanessa Rundle


Vanessa Rundle wrote her first poem when she was aged nine. “ I can still remember how I put it together and how well received it was”, she says. However, it wasn’t until three years ago, at the age of 37, that she wrote the next one. “After being unable to work due to illness I decided to take up writing as a hobby. I enjoy the feeling of being able to produce something that is my own creation”, says Vanessa. “There are two ways that I write a poem. The first is by simply getting the first line. Once I have a line that I am happy with, the rest will flow very quickly even if I am not sure at the start where it is heading. As I go along it just comes naturally rather than forced and the nature of the poem becomes apparent to me. The second way is if a particular image attracts me. I find if I look at it for a while, I get inspiration to write. The poem won’t actually be about what is in that picture but it will be enough to trigger my imagination.” Vanessa's evocative works which, although very personal to herself, also reach out and touch the reader in a very moving and emotional way.


Silence is a Sound


It’s upsetting how the rain can remind you of a love That you lost beneath the sea who went to the sky above And now twinkles with the stars watching quietly over you While the colours in your dreams are a misty blur of blue


Its unnerving how the breeze can remind you of a place


Where we held each other tight and my hair blew round my face


And the lights across the town shone upon the blackened sea


That would claim you for its own and would never set you free


Its unsettling how a scent can remind you of the past Now I’m chasing these old ghosts of a time that didn’t last


In the distance, through the snow, fades a sad and haunting song,


And the silence is a sound that reminds me that you’re gone.


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