Hercules - Day7 #WriteBravely

A true hero isn't measured by the size of his strength, 

but by the strength of his heart - Hercules

Sitting quietly

A tough life silently lived
Uncared, yet content

Powerful people
Gym bodies, expensive things,
Judging, scorn old man

Timid little thing

Not much to share, just hello

Blessings from old man.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG2aYySZsoA

I am taking part in the Write Tribe Festival of Words

For the June 2018 festival I thought I would write some haiku and give this neglected blog a little love. Trying to bring back the poetry mojo.

Related posts - the Disney collection

Day 1 - The Lion King

Day 2 - Mary Poppins

Day 3 - Brave

Day 4 - Rattatouile

Day 5 - Mulan

Day 6 - Cinderella

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Cinderella - Day6 #WriteBravely

No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing, the dream that you wish will come true - Cinderella

Shattered dreams, heart sad

Life loomed large, hope fading fast

Reality harsh

Eyes closed, dreaming hard

Beliefs held onto tightly

Never giving up

Universe responds

Summoning Divine forces

Making wishes true.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhTjnzlcIeI

I am taking part in the Write Tribe Festival of Words

For the June 2018 festival I thought I would write some haiku and give this neglected blog a little love. Trying to bring back the poetry mojo.

Related posts - the Disney collection

Day 1 - The Lion King

Day 2 - Mary Poppins

Day 3 - Brave

Day 4 - Rattatouile

Day 5 - Mulan

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Mulan - Day5 #WriteBravely

The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of them all - Mulan

Broken with no hope

Adversity loomed so large

Young heart filled with fear

No one to turn to

With feet planted firm she rose

What else could she do

A fragile flower

In that moment starts to bloom

Shining through, her sun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bPNhQM__O8

I am taking part in the Write Tribe Festival of Words

For the June 2018 festival I thought I would write some haiku and give this neglected blog a little love. Trying to bring back the poetry mojo.

Related posts - the Disney collection

Day 1 - The Lion King

Day 2 - Mary Poppins

Day 3 - Brave

Day 4 - Rattatouile

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Ratatouille - Day4 #WriteBravely

“You must not let anyone define your limits because of where you come from. Your only limit is your soul.” – Ratatouille

A line that was drawn
Society conditions
Nonsense limits set

Soul talk best reveals
Limits are only man made
In spirit we soar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nuOI00fqBQ

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Day 3 - Brave

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Brave - Day3 #WriteBravely

“Our fate lives within us. You only have to be brave enough to see it.”
 – Brave

My fate in your hands

My life dictated by you

Feels like no purpose

Break the binding chains

Free the mind and take a stand

Fate lies in my hands.

I am taking part in the Write Tribe Festival of Words


For the June 2018 festival I thought I would write some haiku and give this neglected blog a little love. Trying to bring back the poetry mojo.


Related posts - the Disney collection
Day 1 - The Lion King
Day 2 - Mary Poppins



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Mary Poppins - Day2 #WriteBravely

“In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and—snap!—the job’s a game!” – Mary Poppins

Garden needs mowing

A job I am loathe to do

Time passes slowly

Music in my ears

Pretend it's a nature walk

Mowing easy, quick.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8VHc49ZdP4

I am taking part in the Write Tribe Festival of Words

For the June 2018 festival I thought I would write some haiku and give this neglected blog a little love. Trying to bring back the poetry mojo.


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Day 1 The Lion King


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The Lion King .... WTFOW Day1 #WriteBravely

“The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it.” 

– The Lion King

Memories surface

Deep pain fills my grieving heart

Madeira beckons

Tears begin to flow

Past wrongs begin to surface

Learn to let it go.





https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZfGTL2PY3E

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The Wealth of Love

We are born of love, love is our mother

~ Rumi

The wealth of love is eternal

No force can away it snatch

An emotion so primal

None other can it match

Available in abundance

Yet so hard for us to find

Forgotten its existence

Lost in vestiges of mankind

The human race must transform

All acts with kndness must it do

Seems harder than the fiercest storm

Is to let the love shine through

Do we even comprehend

What love truly means

It's a divine gift He blessed

With no expectation no fees

Its value so priceless

No gem can hold its light

Yet for it we are careless

And against it often fight

Crossed over then we see its worth

For love is only bliss

Such a wasted time this birth

Love was all that is

The wealth of love is eternal

No force can away it snatch

An emotion so primal

None other can it match

~x~

Written for:
Midweek Motif at Poet's United prompt "Wealth"
Imaginary Garden with Real Toads - Quote


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A Flower Was Offered To Me

This poem is written from the viewpoint of the Goddess who has received an offering from a young child, a flower placed at the feet of Her idol in the temple. 

A flower was offered to me

With folded hands she stood there

A little child but barely three

Eyes shut in sincere prayer

She spoke such simple words

Her heart so full of faith

The plea in love I heard

To change someone's fate

Though destiny has a different path

How could I break her soul

Compassion filled my heavy heart

While the young one did extol

What is inevitably written 

Even Goddess cannot change

But perhaps grant a short reprieve 

Within Divinity's allowed range

I took the flower in my hands

And blessings did bestow

I broke those firm destiny bands

And altered that life's flow.

~x~

I believe that what is destined is inevitable, but I also hope that God and Goddess can grant us a reprieve, a slight change in our path if we ask with sincerity, with no agenda, with love and faith and with the innocence of a child.

Written for:
Poet's United Midweek Motif Sumana's prompt "A flower was offered to me". I missed the linkup but loved the prompt so wrote on it anyway.

Linking to:
Poetry Pantry




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Joy

I searched for joy in places near and far

I left no stone unturned

But joy it ran like a speeding car

And all my efforts spurned

I thought I'd find it in my things

In exciting adventures

In all the things that shine and bling

In fortune fame and treasure

Perhaps I'd trap it in a Winter drift 

Or in February, May or September

Maybe it will be a gift

I get in a day in October

The more I tried, the more I failed

For joy could not be caught

I shouted loud and cajoled and hailed

Seemed like with me it fought

One day I left that battle field

And blended in with nature

With no expectation of any yield

Or fear of any failure

And then I sensed it all around

Joy always exists

It's not a thing that can be found

Within you it just is.

Linking to:
Poet's United Midweek Motif - Joy
With Real Toads - February song by Dar Williams


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A Letter to Classmates

Last Sunday my school classmate passed away suddenly. He was much loved and will be missed by all his classmates.

I wrote a poem for him and for my classmates who are shocked and saddened by his tragic death. Sharing here with all of you.

When the Great Spirit in the sky

Called me back to my heavenly home

I found my wings to soar and fly

And through the cosmos roam

The melody that enticed my soul

And coaxed me leave my wondrous Earth

Led me to Him and made me whole

And showed me all my worth

I journeyed through life upon the sea

I laughed and sang and danced

But know that now I'm home and free

Life was just a moment that I glanced

My friends and loves I left behind

Someday again we'll meet

For in that great heaven you will find

A classroom with our seats.

R.I.P dear friend xoxo

Linking to
Poetry Pantry #281


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Tranquility

For a few hushed moments. I sat in solitude

Watching majestic mountains, Giving gratitude

The silence so refreshing, Quietening the mind

My soul nourishing, Answers I could find

In meditative Zenning, Perhaps a connection I did make
A spark of self healing, In a Divinely loving state

I liked that quiet moment, When serenity prevailed
Tranquility so potent, Renewal it entailed

But did it really happen, Did I reach that heavenly state
Was it something I imagined, Regardless I celebrate

~x~

Written for:

Midweek Motif - Tranquility (poem to be limited to 3-17 lines in any form)

With Real Toads - Celebrate something that never happened. In my poem the "never happened" is more a question of did it really happen or did I imagine it. 

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If I Could Walk With Angels

Written for:
Animation with Midweek Motif
Artistic Impressions (photo prompt) with Real Toads

If I could walk with Angels

I wonder what I'd see

Dwellings made of fluffy clouds

Or shimmering cities in the sea

Perhaps flowers glowing in meadows

With prancing Unicorns

A crystal lake with rainbow lights

And golden baby fawns

If I could dance with Angels

We'd be flying in the skies

Through cities made of pretty gems

Through stars like twinkling eyes

We'd leave a trail of neon lights

And sparkling diamond bands

And swirls of jewelled moonbeams

Through mystical cosmic lands

Perhaps I walk with Angels

Each and every day

Perhaps they also dance with me

And speak and sing and play 

When life takes me through the woods

With falling leaves that startle

With Angel swish trees change to lollipops

And luck comes through a feng shui turtle

I wonder what they look like

Perhaps like you and me

Or the face I saw upon a board

Or like the sweet child running free

I know I walk with Angels

And dance and sing and play

And when I hear the swish of wings

I know they are here to stay.

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Fire up that passion

In the midst of all confusion

An answer suddenly appears

Destroying all illusion

Removing every fear

Perhaps it's not what you expected

Opposite to your thoughts

Something you rejected

Or secretly longed for

Embrace the presented moment

The event is meant to be

Perhaps time for some atonement

Or just to rest and see

Fire up the passion

For what you truly want to do

Take the time for self compassion

Make your wildest dreams come true

Poem inspired by recent events in my life.

September was an up and down month. I finished up at work 30 Sept as my contract came to an end. Initially I was on the lookout for a new contract and was getting anxious about not finding a job quickly until I got hit with the flu with a vengeance that completely drained me - no energy, no appetite, no strength.

And on the last day at work I just made a split second decision that I was going to take a few months off and simply enjoy life. It's been a hard year and I've done some long hours at work. Not complaining as I've enjoyed every moment of it. But I do need the rest and time for myself to do the things I want to do and to stop and smell the roses and to enjoy the camellias in my garden and to ignite that fire within me to write and rhyme and photograph and dream.

Linking to:
Poet's United Midweek Motif - Fire
The Tuesday Platform



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