Oh dear, it’s been more than a week since I last posted. Sorry about that. It’s not that I’ve been sitting at home sulking though. No, I’ve been sitting at home writing essays like a mad woman! So, let me get you up to speed! School: The past week, as I mentioned, was spent working on [...]
Archive for poems
The Desiderata way of life
It’s time to answer another of your questions so I’m going back to the first request to write about a poem that has stirred great emotions for me. (Don’t worry—I’m working on a couple of family history posts for that question, too!) My favourite poem is The Desiderata by Max Ehrmann. The poem was written in 1927, [...]
The world is filled with beautiful things
It’s a poetry day again. I don’t know if this is any good, and I may play with it a bit before calling it final, but at least this is a good start. Well, maybe it’s a good start. [Enter humble and embarrassed apology about how sorry I am for torturing you with my poetry [...]
Ode to a St Patrick’s Day Martini
What’s that? The Martinis! Facebook page is running a poetry competition? Well, how can I resist that? The entry request was simple: “Let’s see who pays attention… Comment on this status with an original St. Patrick’s Day poem about Martinis!, and we’ll pick three winners to post as our status from now until Saturday. The poem [...]
An ode to my platelets
Once again, I’ve found myself with a lower-than-ideal platelet count. Well, it was very low last week (13!) and I had them re-tested today. Hopefully when the results come in later this week, they’ll be better. In the mean time, I have been referred to a haematologist again. Not that they can fix me, as [...]
A Lenten poem
I’ve written about Lent and my beliefs in the past (2010; 2011) but try as I may, this year I couldn’t come up with the words. Not because of a lack of faith, but rather because I don’t know what more I can add to the discussion. And so, I’ve found a poem to share [...]
There is a path we follow
I don’t know what compelled me to play poet again today, but compelled I was, so you get to read my latest attempt at literary expression. I think it needs some work, but I don’t know what kind, so this is really just a draft-ish piece. Anyhow, enjoy! There is a path we follow By Just Frances [...]
Dear Self Confidence
It’s been nearly eight months since I last wrote a poem (horrible or otherwise) for you. Well, for me, actually. So, tonight I decided to whip one up. As always, it’s a bit rubbish but I enjoy writing them so here it is! Dear Self Confidence By Just Frances Dear Self Confidence: I would like [...]
At the end of the garden
I’ve been thinking about a poem for several days now and started on a draft this evening. I’m not completely happy with what I have so far, but I’ll get there. In the mean time, here’s the first draft for you to enjoy! At the end of the garden by Just Frances At the end [...]
A happy thought
I don’t know that my day started off badly, but it didn’t start off happy. Stress has been preventing me from getting a proper night’s sleep for quite some time and it’s causing my days to be more apathetic than anything. But today, the apathy turned to happy thoughts. And the happy thoughts turned to [...]
