
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
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Backyard Oasis
In June 2023, I wrote this poem about a place that plays a key role in my reflections and writing. Each of us needs…
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I am Music
Being an artist, as a poet, the creative part of my mind takes me into pretty outlandish directions at times. It is like freeing up…
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I am a Shelter Mover
I wrote this poem in June 2023 after having volunteered with Shelter Movers Ottawa for over two years. I wrote it as a message…
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Smile of the Innocent
I wrote this poem in June 2023 following a move where there were two children helping their mother make this giant transition in their…
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I am Free
I wrote this poem in February 2023 following a move of a victim of intimate partner violence. During this move as the woman was…
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Crossing the Threshold
I wrote this poem in October 2021 after a very emotional move that I was on with Shelter Movers Ottawa, an organization that moves…
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No Answer
There were down days during COVID for me and each of us. This poem written in January 2021 was during one of those periods…
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Voyage to Silver
Written in June 2020 on the 25th anniversary of our wedding, I wrote this for Line. love you forever. We were together for years…
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A Long Walk
We tend to get dominated by the negative news and social media to the point that it is easy to forget and ignore the…
