Category: Poems

  • Snow flurries

    Snow flurries

  • Christmas Calories Don’t Count!

    Another slice of cake? Oh no, thank you dear, I couldn’t possibly eat another crumb! Is that sticky toffee pudding I see there? Ooh I wouldn’t mind having some! Oh well, Christmas comes but once a year And Christmas calories don’t count I’ll be back huffing and puffing in the…

  • Ruminations Running Riot

    I write to capture sentimentslike caterpillars in a glass jar; words evolve into sentences, asthoughts crystallize and acquire meaning; bleeding out in black ink against whitemy reverie captured in cursive: a glacier, still and yetmelting into a crescive stream flowing over pebblesthat are many centuries old; gushing, words flowa babbling…

  • Autumn has arrived

    Autumn reminds me that it’s okay to let go; to shed thoughts and ideas that serve me no longer. I can’t welcome the new if I’m still holding on to the old. It’s okay to let go of preconceived notions of who I thought I wanted to become, and just…

  • A perfect start to the day!

    I opened my window this morningTo let the sunshine inI smiled, soaking in the warmthFeeling happy and hopeful within. Flowers blooming everywhereBirds chirping in the treesA clear blue sky with fluffy cloudsAnd a warm gentle breeze. I heard a piano being playedAs church bells rang out somewhereI stood in silence…

  • Labels are for clothes, not for people

    There you go againwith your little label-maker:labelling people,characterizing,categorizing,classifying;branding them before they’re boxed away in the limited expanse of your imagination;compartmentalizing their personalities,confining them to boxesthey will struggle to get out of;dumping your baggage on them;stopping them from growing, from evolving;and diminishing themtill they shrink enoughto fit into the narrow lanes…

  • Where you believe in you

    Be careful of your thoughts;They lead to what you believe,Your beliefs create realityAll of which you conceive Confidence and courageWill always guide you through,Create a world for yourselfWhere you believe in you.

  • A wonderful start to the day

    I opened my window this morningTo let the sunshine in,I smiled, soaking in the warmthFeeling happy and hopeful within. Flowers blooming everywhere,Birds chirping in the trees,A clear blue sky with fluffy cloudsAnd a warm, gentle breeze. I heard a piano being playedAs church bells rang out somewhere,I stood in silence…

  • Pass it on!

    If you receive encouragementAs you go about your dayEnjoy it for a little whileThen send it on its way Do the same with gifts of kindnessWarm smiles or complimentsDon’t let them die within youPass them on to someone else!

  • I found my solace

    I stepped off the roadAnd into the woodsAway from the dinAnd noisy neighbourhoods Away from the chaosOf the world rushing byI found my solaceUnder the blue sky

  • Just a quick reminder – You’re amazing!

    You can changeThe story of who you areYou’re not what they tell you to beWrite your own memoir Re-write the backstoryOf who you came to beRemember all the times whenYou were brave and wise and free Remember when you didn’t quitAnd when you proved them wrongYou’re fierce and kind and…

  • Chores

    Why can’t laundry do itself,And fold itself and put itself away?Why do we have to wear clothes at all?Laundry takes up half my day! Why do we have to ‘make the bed’,When it’s going to get unmade anyway?Why fluff the pillows or fold the quilt?It’ll be messed up again at…