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Upon A Path I Stay
I felt Always Upon pondering thoughts I said I’d rather live away In an alien place Than feel a foreigner In a familiar place I live further away It is why I stay And I cherish my stay While I’m away I...
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A Place For My Quiet Smile
I don’ t see you With the kangaroos It isn’t you A hippy With grace, humor and style Inevitably With a chance to stop And breathe And a time to cry A pause That exposed a soul A risk Unforeseen That...
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I See Spring! A Poem For Children
As another year goes by, and with Spring coming to sprout, I recall the period when I started to write my poems. It was a time when I found my career at a stop and I did a lot of walking and exploring...
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Simply Be
Why do I need a poetry class to do what is in my heart? Why do I need permission to write when the environment nurtures my art? Why do I look for inspiration when I have it within? Why did I travel the...
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A Breath And A Poem
My beautiful poem. You are like that blanket. You are open to those who see. Those who hear. Those who listen to me. It is how I have found my voice. An audience. Through my words will find it. Will...
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To Keep Or Not To Keep The Last Phrase In This Poem?
A Backdrop For A Theatrical Play A name is like the appearance of a face in a dark shadow. Isn’t that the face of wisdom? Dream walking along the path Alone physically and unaccompanied mentally. My...
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A BRIGHT NEW DAY
Once upon a bright new day, A sketch revealed A place that spoke A hug, A kiss Was laid with hope The air she felt With undying hope Parts caressed To a place she met Where hugs were made And hopes...
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Wide Open Eyes
I was excited to find this video while looking for a dance to go with my poem. LISTEN TO THE POEM WITH WIDE OPEN EYES. Enjoy the audio along with the video. Play them together. Try playing the audio...
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An Anonymous Star
Write Peacefully But know what it is in your mind This is the key to unleashing the wretched disguise of patterns in daily life I write and keep writing This is what will remain of me after I die With...
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Impressions of Europe & My Art
My ideals are challenged, I’m not the mature person I thought I was. I’m in Europe. I ponder on a place where I can be alone, but not lonely. I put myself in that place. But it doesn’t quite work. I...
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The Job I Didn’t Want
I wrote this post before the Christmas holidays and didn’t have the courage to post it. I needed to wait until after the event. It led me to trying to answer the question, Is it possible to write like...
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Truths
There are different versions of the truth, at times it’s hard to know the truth because of perspective one may find themselves at any one given time. So, writing is a great way to read back on your...
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HELP! I Want To Get Published
I’ve written a novel. How do I contact publishers and which ones to get it published?
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Still Posting
Communication (Photo credit: P Shanks) Hi Everyone! I’m writing to let you know that I’m still active on my blog. It’s been a hectic year with lots happening so I haven’t found the head space to create...
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A Dancer’s Life
Dancer Looking back at my own childhood I find happiness, peace and love of which I treasure. I remember the way my father had a type of charm with us. We loved him wholly and did not leave his side....
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Mentors with Caution
On my quest to improve my writing and solve the puzzle about what’s missing in my poems, I’ve decided to give writing a break. But not altogether. I can’t help keeping a collection of symbols; phrases,...
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The Write-Life Balance
I’ve been on holidays these past few weeks and have been making steady progress on a novel that I’ve been working on for the last couple of years. I’ve started using Scrivener which has helped me sort...
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Blogger’s Block and Chit-Chat on Writing
I’m not sure why but lately I have blogger’s block. I’ve tried writing on my blog a few times but can’t. Today I’m trying a new strategy and I’m writing word after word as it comes to mind. Hopefully...
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My Publishing Journey
I finally have a copy of my freshly published poetry book and it looks amAzing! When I first saw it, I couldn’t believe it. The book arrived just before my trip to Japan! Now that I have a copy in my...
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Bookstores & Self-Published Authors
One of my favourite pass times is going to the book store. There are two fabulous ones in the centre, one of which I enjoyed browsing through. In fact, at times I resisted the temptation because I...
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