Elizabeth Lockwood
Elizabeth Lockwood is a writer interested in the duality of life. Of how happiness and sadness coexist and how grief informs and changes our realities. She has written three collections of poetry, studied English Literature for seven years, is a mother of five, and lives by the sea in Carmarthenshire.
Waves of Stardust
We walked down to the sea front To mark an anniversary We let the rain drops wash our faces Like God weeping over the memorial Writing the letters of your name In the slightly wet sand So that even when it seems the world cannot recollect We know the sea will never forget Like us, it holds on, inhales the letters And it breathes your memory Out, with the break of a wave Sending the sparks of your life Everywhere Waves of Stardust tells the story of Elizabeth Lockwood’s fourth child, who died shortly after birth, and the grief that followed. Poems of love, loss, life and hope, this collection offers a glimpse at raw, early grief.
Rain and Leaves
I can't write anymore about rain Because nobody wants to see it Nobody wants to hear the pitter patter The drumming, the splash Nobody wants it to ruin their day Turning the white clouds grey Nobody wants to see the windows obscured by drips and drops Nobody wants to go outside and get soaked through And huff and puff at the inconvenience So I can't write about rain anymore Because I'll ruin everybody's day Rain and Leaves is Elizabeth Lockwood's second book of poetry and illustrations. Her first book of poetry, Waves of Stardust, and her memoir, Little Something, are also available.
Ghosts of the Water
Walking through the woods With a hand poised to grasp Pulling all the green off all the trees Storing in palms for later For when the fresh air has been left behind Where the walls are up, doors locked, windows shut Where the taps have been left on And the water is rising, not just like the tide Ankle deep, making its way to calf level We will sink like stones Joining the ghosts at the bottom While the water keeps flowing Only the green will float Ghosts of the Water is Elizabeth Lockwood's third book of poetry and illustrations. Her first two books of poetry, Waves of Stardust and Rain and Leaves, and her memoir, Little Something, are also available.