Nurturing the Light

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Reflections on Light
When we meet another soul, human or animal, it is often the light that beams from their eyes that connects with our heart.
Aug 14, 2024
Celebrating a milestone in my life
Three years ago I held my book, Tamboura, for the first time.
Dec 6
From Covered to Knitted
#tinyautumnpoems 2025
Nov 23
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Kabul to Ceredigion
Aug 22
Connectivity and Synchronicity
Jan 12
Hush
Jul 25, 2024
Rites of Passage
Jul 24
Musings on Mortality
Aug 15
A Prayer on the Lips of Time
Jan 5

For the Love of Words

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For the Love of Words: A Writer's Tale -Part Seven
Harmony sinks deeper into the recesses of the soul and takes its strongest hold there, bringing grace also to the body and mind as well.
Oct 20, 2024
For the Love of Words: A Writer's Tale -Part Six
After writing my first book, Phoenix Rising, (For the Love of Words: Part Five), I wanted to learn more about the art and craft of writing.
Oct 6, 2024
For the Love of Words: A Writer's Tale- Part Five
From the age of five my son described his dreams to me in minute detail.
Sep 29, 2024
For the Love of Words: A Writer's Tale -Part Four
To know who we really are is one of the most fundamental questions we grapple with as humans: Who am I?
Sep 22, 2024
For the Love of Words: A Writer's Tale Part One
Sep 2, 2024

Recent posts

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River of Change - Reflecting on the 1960's
A Collaboration with Josie Rashmi Smith
Published on Poetry & Purpose with Kelly Louise Marshall • Nov 5
Maiden Mother Crone Conversation
Samhain - A Time of Whispers and Dreams
Oct 30
Facing Fear
on finding the courage to escape my comfort zone and find freedom
Aug 28
Kabul to Ceredigion
reflections on community, living an authentic life, and our human need for connection.
Aug 22
Musings on Mortality
On the blessings of ageing.
Aug 15

Poetry

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Wild
And the wild god smiled his lips unfurled the ocean rippled in her bed rose up and drowned us all in briny laughter—drenched and dripping we danced on…
Mar 30
From Divine to Plenty
Nov 30, 2024
From Grand to Swirl
A week of poetry prompts
Nov 23, 2024
Tiny Autumn Poems
inspired by Beth Kempton
Nov 17, 2024
She felt his presence often
Arthur Reginald Thom 2/05/1916 - 18/10/1976
Oct 18, 2024
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