Poetry and Short Stories

My poetry is ‘experiential’ in that I like to base much of what I write on various moments and experiences.  Yet more importantly, my poetry serves to assist with my well-being and to practice my spirituality.  Upon reflection, I find that messages are often relating to faith, dreaming, making a difference, gratitude and hope. 

I am by no means an expert poet, choosing to learn as I write and to write in a way that works for me. The ideas and words for my poetry come to me at all times of day (and night) and in many places (e.g. swimming pool, church, while driving).

With respect to ‘short stories’, I have written and completed a few and have a few more in the queue.   Each of the stories, like the poetry, have been inspired by people I have met or moments experienced that have been special.

I will be sharing my poetry and short stories as part of blogging.  This is a way of sharing perspectives and reflecting on moments. However I am also posting some of the poetry and short stories I have written for easy reference. I invite your feedback. To facilitate a review of the poetry and short stories, I have structured the site by capturing my writings by theme, although even this is quite subjective.

Poems and Short Stories

  • Towards the New Normal

    Written in May 2020, this is me trying to figure out what next – and this was during the very early days of COVID.…


  • My Day

    Not all poetry is supposed to be intense and serious. And with this poem written in April 2020, I expect you will experience that.…


  • Contentment

    I wrote this poem in April 2020. Even then COVID isolation was impacting each of us, and I found it therapeutic to write to…


  • Christmas Dreams

    A fun poem, and two of my favourites: Christmas and dreams. Written in 2019, I always find Christmas to be both a time of…


  • I Pray

    I am spiritual yet not religious. I am certainly not good about praying formally, and yet, in retrospect, I realise that I pray in…


  • Balkan Delight

    In October 2019, we took our first-ever bus tour, and it was through Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Montenegro. I wrote this poem on the last…


  • Mother’s Gratitude for Sophie

    I wrote this poem in September 2020 following news of the death by suicide of a young woman who had been battling mental health…


  • Heavenly Skies

    I really appreciate my swimming pool not only because of the joy of being in it, but because it has become a place where…


  • Gratitude

    Thank you for this opportunity to share my poetry. A life of living with gratitude is so special and beyond saying ‘thank you’ but…


  • Beauty

    Written during the summer of 2019, this poem speaks to the beauty that comes from within. Beauty comes in all kinds of formsIt could…