Category: Personal Experiences
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A Daughter’s Tribute: Farewell to Our Father
(The original title is An Elegy For Our Father; I left out his name for public posting.) With a heavy heart, I reach out to my online community, where I feel safe and supported. I regret to inform you that my father passed away on the 18th of February, 2025. The enormity of this loss… Read more
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Stricken Souls – A Poem
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Stricken Souls Grief is an unwelcome companion that has intertwined itself with my life. Four friends of mine have been taken far too soon: one at the hands of her partner, one suddenly without warning, one by the relentless grip of cancer, and another by the ravages of COVID. Each loss has carved a unique… Read more
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D for Depression-Poetry Therapy 1
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A season of depression My heart is composing a goodly matter; I speak of the verses which I have made concerning the King; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Psalm 45:1 (KJV) Dear reader: Poetry therapy offers a gentle doorway into the emotions we often carry quietly — the ones that surface… Read more
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A Book Spine Poem
To Write or Not to Write Dear Readers, I am now going to continue interjecting my poems. My poems are based on my life experiences, perspectives, and observations. Whether it’s rhyme, free verse, haiku, or prose, my writing aims to capture the intricacies of human emotions and the beauty, complexity, and sometimes the chaos of… Read more
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The Any Day Journal 9-Sharing is Caring
A Safe Space A cycle of my unfortunate achievements. “Help!” I cried out. I listened for an answer, but there was silence. I must get out of this hamster’s cage. But I keep lying to myself. Round and round I go… My life has been a relentless circle, an endless ripple. I thought I was… Read more
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The Any Day Journal 8- On the Bridge
On the Bridge I’m just watching the tracks disappear into nothingness and waiting for the train to give them meaning. The tracks were constructed to remain, to wait for trains that would take people to their destination. But where is my destination? Do I have a destiny?Is destiny the same as destination? Again, I saw… Read more
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Take the Limits Off!
Keep the ball rolling! Like me, you have started the year listing your goals for creating and writing. While doing my homework for my writing class, I came across this quote. I love quotes! Join me and be encouraged. :) Credit quote and image: www.success.com Read more
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The Any Day Journal 7- Forgetfulness & Rue
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Forgetfulness & Rue Forgetfulness & Rue Writing short poems and haikus has become part of my way of capturing the beauty and complexity of life in just a few words. It’s a fun and expressive outlet that I hope will resonate with you. Whether you’re here for a quick read, a moment of reflection, or… Read more
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One Word Poem-TERRORISM
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Terrorism is a significant threat to peace and security, prosperity and people. – Ban Ki-moon The poem Terrorism emerged while I was enrolled in a creative writing course at college titled Thinking Outside the Box. The course challenged conventional approaches to writing and encouraged us to explore uncharted territories of imagination and expression. The idea… Read more
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What is your mission?
My 2025 mission is to be a creative and unique writer, to write captivating stories, poems, and whatever style of writing say, ‘go for it’. I pray that wisdom, workmanship, and skill give a touch to the unexpected, turning everyday moments into extraordinary narratives, making the readers laugh, cry, and think. I’ll embrace the joy… Read more
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