Written for https://ronovanwrites.com/2025/06/11/cinquain-poetry-prompt-4-boom-is-your-inspiration/ and to celebrate my final GCSE Numeracy exam today. Not sure how I have done, but I have given it my all. I find out my results in a few months. For now, I reckon I deserve a celebratory drink. Exam over Fine to rest easy Whatever the results; did my best.Continue reading “Exam”
Category Archives: Poems and short stories
Purpose
Written for https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/category/word-of-the-day/ There once was a girl in school, who thought her purpose was cool, she wrote stories with ease the teacher was pleased and she proved she was no fool.
Imaginary
Written for https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/category/what-do-you-see/ It’s all in your head. That’s what my dad used to shout when I mentioned my imaginary friend. ‘Can you set an extra place?’ I asked. ‘About time we gave up that nonsense.’ Dad’s veins bulged red. ‘Let her be, love,’ she said. I shared that look as Mum set a knife,Continue reading “Imaginary”
It’s Okay to be Proud
Written for https://wordofthedaychallenge.wordpress.com/category/word-of-the-day/ Tomorrow will be a positive experience for me. A win-win situation. I am attending a writing retreat run by my local theatre, ‘‘The Cube’’. Fellow writers (of plays) allowing others to read their work and amateur actors reciting them aloud. If I am lucky, my play could be one of them. IContinue reading “It’s Okay to be Proud”
No More Doubt
Written for https://ronovanwrites.com/category/ovi-challenge/ I will survive my health will thrive and feel more alive when I believe. No more doubt I scream and shout when I move about it makes me strong. Doing my best puff out my chest remember that rest helps me heal.
Best Buddies
Written for https://christinebialczak.com/2025/04/29/simply-6-minutes-welcome-to-the-challenge-04-29-2025/ Best buddies for life. We are an unlikely pair, and most people giggle at the sight of us walking together. Why is it such a shock? We have the same interests. Walks in the park, running in the bushes, and finding that unexpected smelly find. I met him a while ago. HeContinue reading “Best Buddies”
Often
Written for https://thesoulsearchersite.wordpress.com/category/6wsp/ I often wonder; where are my… You can make up the rest. When I walk out of a room, its like I lost part of my mind.
Mum
Written for https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2025/04/25/miss-congeniality-day/ My favourite dates would have to be the days my children were born. Being a mum is the most amazing part of my existence. When my daughter burst into my world at nine pounds one, I didn’t realise how things would change. Five years later, my son arrived, a hefty nine pounds,Continue reading “Mum”
Spills of Guilt
Written for https://skepticskaddish.com/2025/04/23/w3-prompt-156-weave-written-weekly/ Transformation of forgotten fears Real to us when we forget the Advice we give freely to others. Nesting in our minds conflicting Spills of guilt, we cannot control Fighting against the layers, we hide. Only there is another way. Realising we deserve hope too Moving forward rather than back Allow ourselves aContinue reading “Spills of Guilt”
Protection
Written for https://christinebialczak.com/2025/04/22/simply-6-minutes-welcome-to-the-challenge-04-22-2025/ Being a mum is a precious thing. We provide our children protection from the womb, and for each year they are mature enough to look after themselves. Whether you are working or stay at home, it doesn’t matter. We are all doing our best to make a good life for them. IContinue reading “Protection”
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