Allie Bickerton
Bio
She / Her - Canada
I spent most of my life immersed in visual arts and I neglected my literacy.
Nurturing harboured emotions and poetic thoughts I’ve stashed within.
Thank you for being here! 💕
Stories (42/0)
My Love
Oil and water mix, emulsifying; my love transcends sun and moon
By Allie Bickertonabout a year ago in Poets
A Charming Surprise
Holding in my hands A four leaf clover you picked Pressed inside my heart ___________________________ Afterword: This haiku is a tribute to my Great Grandmother, Marie Bickerton. She was an amazing painter, an abstract expressionist during the 1950’s to 1970’s. Everything about her is special and astonishing to me. She had the most giggly personality and nothing ever phased her. She always kept an upbeat attitude, saying “Oh, you little pups!” whenever children around her did wrong. She taught art classes out of her basement and both my Mom and Aunt attended. Growing up, I developed a love for art myself, and she taught me the art of constructive criticism by always having something to say about my works. She was a very cool and quirky woman, keeping up with fashion trends even into her later years. She had many pretty blouses she would wear in wild colours and prints. She’d read tea leaves and talk to crows on her front lawn. I’m guessing that lawn was rich in four leaf clovers because I’ve found not one, but many, pressed inside heirloom books. Additionally, I’ve found heartwarming cards, newspaper clippings of art related articles, obituaries, illustrated jokes from the funny section, poems, and notes in her handwriting…which is so beautiful, much better than mine.
By Allie Bickertonabout a year ago in Poets
You’re The Best
In this world of ours You have become my shining Jackie Daytona ___________________________ Afterword: I had a ball writing this haiku about a work friend. I work as a cook in the back of a restaurant and she works front of house as a sever / bartender. One night, after the kitchen had closed and she clocked out for the day, she sat at the bar to unwind and I joined her for a moment of conversation. I walked away from that conversation knowing more fascinating facts about her than I did before, and realized that we had more in common than I thought. We were talking about TV shows and she recommended a new one to me, “What We Do In The Shadows” (on Disney +). I have since watched the entire series 3 times. It’s become one of my comfort shows— one that I put on as fun-loving background noise while I read and write. The show gives me the comedic relief my soul craves while I stay up at night outpouring my thoughts and emotions onto virtual paper, and it’s a testament to the wacky sense of humor that I share between myself and my work friend. I’m forever thankful that I’ve met this person.
By Allie Bickertonabout a year ago in Poets