Category Archives: My Poems

#MondayMotivation ‘Happy International Women’s Day 2021’ Isabel Allende ‘Soul of a Woman’ #MondayBlogs #IWD2021

For the women I love, And the women I have loved and will love, For my mother, who fought to be free, For my sister who died Before freedom was grasped, For my friends, whose love I crave, For my colleagues, whose support I need, For readers who devour our adventures, For writers who spreadContinue reading “#MondayMotivation ‘Happy International Women’s Day 2021’ Isabel Allende ‘Soul of a Woman’ #MondayBlogs #IWD2021”

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#ThursdayPhotoThoughts ‘Still Winter, Soon Spring, Welcome March!’ #March2021 @Pixabay #Tanka

Still winter, soon spring, Birds build nests, trees start to bloom, Stormy, windy March, Go you! Leave winter behind, New year, new life, rebirth, hope. **** I discovered this fabulous webpage full of wonderful poems to March by nineteenth and twentieth-century poets which you might like to read, while you listen to birds chirping! I’ve noticedContinue reading “#ThursdayPhotoThoughts ‘Still Winter, Soon Spring, Welcome March!’ #March2021 @Pixabay #Tanka”

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#ThursdayPhotoThoughts ‘The People I Love’ #February2021 @Pixabay #Tanka

Al final del camino me dirán: —¿Has vivido? ¿Has amado? Y yo, sin decir nada, abriré el corazón lleno de nombres. Pedro Casaldaliga 1928-2020 Paraphrased translation: At the end of my journey they will ask if I have loved and I will show them my heart full of names. **** We are all aware of ourContinue reading “#ThursdayPhotoThoughts ‘The People I Love’ #February2021 @Pixabay #Tanka”

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#ThursdayPhotoThoughts ‘White Swan’ #February2021 @Pixabay

White Swan This is no black swan Who was once a duck, This is no mirror Hanging on the wall, This is no painting, Seen in museums. She’s a brave, white swan Travelling alone Towards the unknown, Sure to overcome Any sudden storm. The queen of the seas **** Events that are difficult to predictContinue reading “#ThursdayPhotoThoughts ‘White Swan’ #February2021 @Pixabay”

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#SundayWalks ‘Iced Beauty’ #Tanka

Trapped in ice, still life, Frozen white prison, Sun will set you free, To wither on spring’s green lawns, Death is inevitable. My friend Kumi sent me these beautiful photos from Norway. If you look hard enough there’s beauty everywhere. 🤩💖☃️❄ I hope you’re having a wonderful Sunday.

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