SPLITTING SUNLIGHT by Susan Jane Sims
"I found the poems incredibly moving, and also impressed by your style - absolutely clear and stopped me in my tracks." — Catherine Davies
"It is so moving and brave - it is beyond words." — Ruth O’Callaghan
"I read Splitting Sunlight last night and was very moved by it, moved to tears. The cover is beautiful and I loved the title poem, particularly the phrase 'rainbow wraps/your cannulated wrist' which just says it all, really. It's a beautiful and very moving tribute to Mark and I think it will help many other people who have to travel the same journey." --Janet Sutherland
"Thank you so much for your signed copy of your poems, I have just finished reading them. Wow, they are incredible. Devastatingly raw with emotion. I had to hold back the tears towards the end. They are genuinely exceptional. Just wanted to let you know." — Davide Bertone
"It is so moving and brave - it is beyond words." — Ruth O’Callaghan
"I read Splitting Sunlight last night and was very moved by it, moved to tears. The cover is beautiful and I loved the title poem, particularly the phrase 'rainbow wraps/your cannulated wrist' which just says it all, really. It's a beautiful and very moving tribute to Mark and I think it will help many other people who have to travel the same journey." --Janet Sutherland
"Thank you so much for your signed copy of your poems, I have just finished reading them. Wow, they are incredible. Devastatingly raw with emotion. I had to hold back the tears towards the end. They are genuinely exceptional. Just wanted to let you know." — Davide Bertone
A poem from 'Splitting Sunlight' by Susan Jane Sims
Mothers and Sons
I thought I knew
all about mothers
all about sons
thought I knew all there was to know
That was then
when words like as and when
and tomorrow
meant something completely different
Wednesday 18th February 2015
I thought I knew
all about mothers
all about sons
thought I knew all there was to know
That was then
when words like as and when
and tomorrow
meant something completely different
Wednesday 18th February 2015