“A decade can quietly reshape the syntax of our lives. Recently, I looked back at a poem I wrote in 2016 and felt the urge to revisit it—not just to polish the words, but to see how ten years of living might soften the edges. Here is where I began.” 2016: The Blueprint Ode to… Continue reading The changing face of a poem.
Tag: Change
The Mirror I Stepped Through
Some books begin with a question.This one began with a mirror.The Mirror I Stepped Through grew out of the moments when the self becomes unmistakably visible,the patterns we repeat without noticing, the masks we learned to wear long before we had language for them, the stories that once protected us but now keep us small.… Continue reading The Mirror I Stepped Through
See yourself series
Seasons
Feet Forward
Feet forward tears behind Centring myself clearing my mind No longer floating between here and there Moving out of limbo feeling kind of scared Looking at the signposts for where I’m to go Future is beckoning, be structured, not just go with the flow Let go of heartache see the shining light Digging new foundations… Continue reading Feet Forward
Alternative way
If you are feeling at a low ebb Despondent unable to cope, with lifes web Heartbroken, unappreciated Clothed but feeling stark naked When you want to give up,stop, look for hope Regroup, retrench and for a moment,be a castle in a moat Find your essence, the centre of your being Retreat into your inner eye,… Continue reading Alternative way
Padlocked Love.
Padlocked Love So many padlocks Locked with so much love Each locked compartment Bursting at the seams Once upon a time the symbol of fidelity Lovers clipped them to a rail Threw away the key Thousands of padlocks Sitting in a row A sign of relationships Waiting time to grow Years pass by and the… Continue reading Padlocked Love.
Fate
Fate Planning a journey my heart races chance to explore unknown places in this world of exciting spaces how to choose, stick a pin that could mean lose or win wish- list checked word by word cut it down by a third I travel far with little fear leave it to fate, or stay near… Continue reading Fate
Misty Dawn
Misty Dawn Two souls dancing an aerial ballet in the calm dappled light of misty dawn flying and zooming without interplay two souls dancing an aerial ballet saying a farewell they can’t delay as the zephyr breeze plays a carillon two souls dancing an aerial ballet In the calm dappled light of the misty dawn… Continue reading Misty Dawn
Conduit of hope
The bridge to nowhere My only escape Pervasive landscape While my heartbreaks Only a conduit Filtering my screams Holding and protecting all my dreams Safe from those erosive streams I balance above Exterior rust Inside lined, with layers of trust Barrier remains intact. Feels just I run along Landscape bleak Seeing a sign, miseries defeat… Continue reading Conduit of hope
Converging Lives. Sounds, Silence and Imagery 