Juliet W

Joined February 2018

13 stories

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Writer of lesbian and general poetry.

Articles on a wide range of topics including urbex and social issues.

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Love's Words, for Her
Yours Will I be Your life's love Your choice Above all others Past, present, future Yours? For you will be my whole heart
By Juliet W9 months ago in Poets
Poems for Her
Asleep When you see That she's fallen asleep With a smile on her face Because you told her That you love her. * Until Her
By Juliet Wabout a year ago in Poets
Still.
Still, I want you. Still, my heart quickens, At smiling eyes and nervous laughter. At brunette tresses falling over sheepish glances,
By Juliet W3 years ago in Poets
She is the Wild
She is the rain. She is raindrops hitting leaves on a summer evening, When lazy lust descends upon lovers' eyes. She is the wild.
By Juliet W3 years ago in Poets
To Skellig
The boat could not be described as sturdy, as it carries us to the rock. Gulls overhead, swooping and crying. Surf hitting our faces, salt water on our lips.
By Juliet W4 years ago in Poets
Mary Watches
Along the lane and around the corner to the old church, Through gorse flowers and honeysuckle plume, I find her. She stands solitary, still, forever watching.
By Juliet W4 years ago in Poets
5 (More) Derelict Buildings of Belfast
Wilton House, Belfast City Centre Most recently used as the administrative offices of the RNID, this four-storey Georgian townhouse was likely built in the 1830s and was originally two separate dwellings in this once highly affluent residential area. In 1894 the two homes were combined into a single property which was then established as a hotel, Hotel Metropole. With 14 guest rooms, stables and coach houses (no longer standing), it was regarded as a first-rate hotel until around 1900, when the Belfast Technical College was built, cutting off the hotel from the popular green nearby. The building has been owned by the Ulster Institute of the Deaf since 1907 however has lain vacant for several years.
By Juliet W7 years ago in Wander
5 Derelict Mansions of Northern Ireland
Ardavon House Built in the late 1800s by the deputy treasurer of County Antrim and former pawnbroker Samuel Trimble, and set in mature woodland, Ardavon retains its pillared entrance and many of its original Victorian features. The house (which surprisingly is not currently listed) and its 5.9 acres of grounds have, in recent years, been sold for a mere £2 million with permissions for building six additional dwellings on the land. However, despite work clearly having started on refurbishing the main house, the redevelopment of the site appears to now be at a halt and the house remains derelict and in a state of bad repair.
By Juliet W7 years ago in Wander
Derelict Northern Ireland - The Former HM Borstal
Borstal: "A custodian institution for young offenders" Recently sold for a mere £1.2 million, the site of the former HM Borstal is huge—covering 43 acres and with numerous buildings, including 27 homes and various outbuildings. The site, which was most recently owned by the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS), was used as a prison officer training facility until 2015, and also housed the NIPS private museum and a dog training section, amongst other facilities. In 2016, due to budget pressures, the site was closed, listed for sale, and remained on the market until July 2018.
By Juliet W7 years ago in Wander
Abandoned Belfast—'Parklands'
Parklands now: The site is eerily tranquil and calm despite its location, and nature has most definitely started to take over—not only were the cherry blossom trees which are dotted about the grounds flourishing during the writer's visit, ivy is gradually seeping into the vacant building. Birdsong has replaced the sounds of busy everyday life which must once have filled the area and this, along with the signs of nature thriving without limitations, is in stark contrast to the bleak look of the building itself.
By Juliet W8 years ago in Photography
7 Derelict Buildings of Belfast. Top Story - June 2018.
From schools to churches, shopping malls to hospitals, Belfast boasts a number of derelict sites that are "abandoned in plain sight." Several of such locations are detailed below, each of which is visible from main roads or public walkways.
By Juliet W8 years ago in Wander
'Where the Bogles Live'—A Glimpse of Northern Irish Folklore. Top Story - April 2018.
"There’s a bogle by the bour-tree at the lang loan heid, I canna thole the thocht o him, he fills ma hert wi dreid; He skirls like a hoolet, an he rattles aa his banes,
By Juliet W8 years ago in Horror