Category: Poems

  • Your life is a work of art

    Everything you’ve ever been throughHas brought you to today; All your struggles and battlesHave helped you find your way; The good, the bad and the uglyHave all played their part; Embrace everything you are,Your life is a work of art!

  • The world doesn’t need more clones, it needs more of you

    Don’t give up on your dreamsbecause someone elsecan’t see your vision; Don’t pursue somethingbecause it’s someoneelse’s decision; Have faith that what you feelin your heart is true The word doesn’t need more clones;It needs more of you.

  • How about some self-love today?

    They say forgiveness isthe greatest gift you can give;It blesses you too, foryou heal when you forgive. As you go about pardoningthe people who hurt you,take a moment and rememberto forgive yourself too.

  • When you look in the mirror, what do you see?

    When you look in the mirror each morning,With two bright eyes full of sleep;Do you break into a smileOr a frown at the sight?When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Do you smile kindly, and say, “Hey gorgeous!You’re awesome”, and chuckle in glee;Or have you forgottenTo love…

  • It’s alright to make mistakes

    A typoIn my work,Just sitting thereMocking me with a smirk;Laughing in my faceFor not taking timeTo read through carefullyAnd proofread every line. Ah! It’s alright!I’m only human after all;I’m allowed to make mistakesBoth big and small;There’d be no fun in lifeIf we were all perfect,A mistake is just another chanceTo…

  • Learn something new today

    Learn something new today:Spend five minutes or ten,Reading about anythingThat you’re interested in. A little bit every dayWill add up to a lot;So make time to read todayWhatever little you’ve got! https://www.instagram.com/lizanne_raphael

  • Your thoughts are powerful

    If only you knewThe power of your thoughts;They can breathe life into youOr tie you up in knots! Guard your thoughts wiselyAnd they will guide you through;Your thoughts have powerThere’s magic in you! https://www.instagram.com/lizanne_raphael

  • Take a leap of faith

    Take a leap of faithEvery now and then,Try something new;If you fail, try again. There’s so much to seeAnd so much you can do;Life’s full of adventureAnd it’s calling you!

  • On writing

    I sit down to writeAnd inspiration strikes;I watch, as if by magic,Words appear on the page,in phrases,then sentencesand then paragraphs;like watermeltingfrom a glacier,turning into a stream,and then a rivercompleting its journey at the sea;And all these words I’ve writtenBegin to make sense.

  • Books – The most precious and dear friends

    I met an old friend todayIt felt as though we’d never been apartI laughed, chuckled, nodded in agreementAs my friend regaled my heart! My friend described adventuresAnd recounted tales of long agoI was so wrapped up in the storiesThat I’d heard once long ago. I was sad when the tale…

  • An Ekphrastic poem on Vincent van Gogh

    So I tried my hand at writing ekphrastic poetry. An ekphrastic poem is a vivid description of a scene or a work of art. Almond Blossoms by Vincent van Gogh A Lesson In Patience A spray of floral beautyagainst the wild blue yonder,boughs laden with blossomswith beauty yet to squander.…

  • A gamer’s wife

    We’re so closeAnd yet so farI mean we’re literallySitting on the same sofa! I speak but you don’t hearThat’s really nice, I smirkIt just goes to show thatThose headphones really work! I guess I knew this would happenRight at the beginning I knewI’m a gamer’s wife, lamentingBut he doesn’t have…