How Poetry Can Change Your Heart: takeaways and reminders
Jun 17, 2020
A little book with a big impact. Give it a try. … More How Poetry Can Change Your Heart: takeaways and reminders
Category: Poetic Meanderings
Run
Jun 14, 2020
Rekindle that wild, uninhibited freedom;
where the world is an open plain,
and your only barrier
is shortness of breath,
and tiredness of legs.
No thinking.
No worrying.
No concern for what might happen
if you fail to pace yourself
or control your path. … More Run
Old Soul
May 29, 2020
Life was never “too short”
to this old soul
in a no-longer-young body.
Feeling the immense weight – the passing moments
even from my early 20s;
an age of youthful vigour –
yet those years were prolonged… … More Old Soul
Behind the Book: Part 7 – Paper rules
May 28, 2020
From e-book to print, and what comes next…this wraps up the series detailing the story of my book, “Let it Flow”. … More Behind the Book: Part 7 – Paper rules
Let it Flow: One Year On
May 13, 2020
Can we really change the world?
Or are we waiting for our new heroes?
Our new revolutionaries?
Malcolm, Dr King, Ali, Mandela…all historical figures to us now.
But have their struggles really come to an end? … More Let it Flow: One Year On
It’s OK
May 5, 2020
It’s OK
if you don’t feel the spirit of Ramadaan this time around.
If your nights are filled not with the standing in prayer,
but instead standing washing dishes…
getting what little spirituality you can
from a YouTube lecture you otherwise wouldn’t take in
amidst the activities of the rest of life. … More It’s OK
A new life
May 3, 2020
I miss leaving work
in the middle of the day
to come fetch you.
Trying to sneak into the classroom without you seeing,
to give you a most pleasant surprise;
but failing most times,
when your classmates alerted you;
five and six year olds unable to keep the secret.
The heart-melting hug that would greet me,
before our walk back up to the car:
the porcupine bushes poking you,
as you defiantly walked through their spikes… … More A new life
When Autumn leaves
Apr 16, 2020
Masks everywhere,
caution aplenty,
as malls, parks, and stadiums
sit deserted,
so empty.
Hunger,
job losses,
companies downsizing,
desperation palpable,
the anger is rising. … More When Autumn leaves
Let it Flow: Rise
Apr 10, 2020
With this rising,
may you rise above
the murky waters of your past.
May you be elevated beyond who you are,
to who you are becoming.
May the Light of this day – this start,
be accompanied by Truth, Courage, Wisdom, and Opportunity. … More Let it Flow: Rise
Monday Morning Thoughts
Apr 6, 2020
Before the day begins,
take some time
to hear the chirping birds outside:
nature’s morning symphony
played day after day,
in sickness and in health. … More Monday Morning Thoughts
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