A New Journey

Hello! Welcome to my poetry blog!! I am anticipating fall weather as many are and have somehow been doing a lot of reading lately. It surprised me that I did what I used to do at the library - get three books in the Self Improvement /spirituality aisles. They were great at giving me just what I needed and I love when books do that.. or when I am led to the perfect books, however you want to look at it; I gained a great deal of insight from those books. Below is a poem that came about after reading these books.  Enjoy! Love Love comes and goes with the wind love's constant movement is the only constant beating our hearts fueling our dreams- standing  before me is  Love rising before me is Love coming closer to me is Love and I grab hold of it willing it to stay awhile; I want  no barrier between love and I for I am the child of love; I come and go in the wind constant movement is my only constant and now I am beating you heart fueling your dr...

Hello! Thanks for stopping in today! I have been very busy writing and reading... my first non-fiction is in the works and I started a collection  of poetry for a new book of poems to be published in the future. What I am sharing below is a selection of poems I will not put in my book-- they are only to be found here! I hope you enjoy. I welcome comments and ideas. And now for the star of the show.. Know Do we know each other really or have we ceased to taste, feel and hear each others' heartbeat and song- the nights are not a comfort like they were upon a time once; perhaps we should grace each other with love for love's sake and see where we go from there Goodbye Saying goodbye to the dream I had left  me feeling alone and vulnerable- what was I to do without my dream to guide me, inspire and sustain I wondered Now a part of me was gone  barely a meager offering left to salvage and I was a stranger even to myself saying goodbye sayi...

Greetings! I am finally doing a brief commentary on my newest book,  A Woman's Faith. It is a special book to me for many reasons..one being the topic of faith is so important to me, and two, it speaks of my whole purpose for writing, which is to inspire and motivate and help others  even if just a little bit. It is my soul's deepest wish to bring comfort, insight and peace through my words. I  went through a great time of it in the beginning. I love to self-reflect and kept my pace as I was writing. For a while. Then real life set in. Issues in my work, my marriage, even my health, all fell upon me in what seemed like a one-time explosive bomb.  Struggling to do the everyday was so difficult, and usually writing helps me with that. But I couldn't find the positivity I needed, the inspiration. I felt almost dead inside. Isn't that crazy? To be in the midst of writing a book on something so meaningful and inspiring then have your 'mojo' leave you? I t...

                                                                Welcome!!      Welcome to the world of reading and writing. That is what we may hear from others in the business and say to ourselves when we embark upon a writing career. At some point. Well, I was able to do just that when I went to an exhibit entitled "Passages" in my hometown that contained a treasure trove of artifacts and documents, dealing with the history and evolution of the Bible.  I saw fragments of Dead Sea Scrolls, scrolls and documents of various centuries, bibles of numerous regions and time periods and much more. I was indeed struck by the religious significance, of course...

Hello! I am hoping this finds you well and ready for a wonderful August! Time goes by so quickly.. summer is here for a little while longer, then a change of seasons is upon us. Time for reflection is rare and precious, and yet the rewards are so vast! What came of my reflections and journaling is my latest book, my second baby if you will, that is ready for the world! It is a book about faith, in particular a woman's faith, hence the title,  A woman's faith. I feel strongly that faith is a personal matter, individual yet relational. It is the core of our faith that shapes us and directs us. After giving much thought to the matter of faith I wrote my second book. I would love for you to check it out and join me in celebrating the strength we have within! http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L2AST2I

Finding, or rather rediscovering, that I have a deep love for poetry has been a life changing event for me. I think it is because I feel that self expression is an art, and poetry is a form of that. I recently went to the art museum in town and truly enjoyed the experience of being surrounded by numerous forms of art from various time periods. Creativity and self expression, be it from a brush or pen, inspires me. I often think of the time and dedication it took to hone those innate skills.. I know talent needs refined and working on something with a defined goal draws that talent forth. But I am getting off track here a little bit! What inspires you, causes you to take a breath of wonder from deep within, makes time stand still? What talents do you possess- and you so have some- that the world would rejoice to see released? These questions I am asking are not light ones but they are meaningful. So pause when you can and reflect on them, perhaps letting them bring you to insi...

Today I am enjoying the weather and have given myself time to read and write. What a great thing! I recently took a vacation so I am posting a picture of that...nothing like your favorite spot to inspire creativity! It is also nice to come away from something with a sense of being expanded, enriched. I was inspired to write two poems after reading Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist ! Oh, what a book! Truly loved it. Read it straight through and plan to read it again soon, making note of key phrases and such. Tremendous insight in that book! Anyway, my point is that things around us speak to us of truth all the time, if we will only slow down and listen. Life is so fast paced these days that much is missed or at the very least taken for granted. When we acknowledge that we are surrounded by blessings, always, it becomes easier to see these blessings and to fill our lives and the lives of others with joy. It all starts with a willingness to look and see! Look look around you look w...