The tortoise and the hare

born lacking of a physique for speed
sloth looking
agreed to a race with
a born to run anxious jumpy stick

winning the race was
not by luck
nor by strategy
purely by being one’s self

failure is not guaranteed
to realise that is
an identity affirmation

success is not guaranteed
to accept that is
an achievement in itself

Life’s highs and lows

an empty plastic bag
danced in the wind
Fouetté, Grand Jeté, Plié
took a bow

blown away

hung on the tip of a mast
sailed towards sunset horizon
with a distended belly

rolled away

whiplashed by ocean waves
deflated under the
anaemic moon

drifted off

afterglow art backlit birds
Photo by luizclas on Pexels.com

Erotica

Earnest
Reading
Of
Tantalising
Imagination
Creates
Arousal

adult black and white body female
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com

String of pearls

green bubbles
beat down to cover
the arid ground
infuse the desert
with the scent of
cinnamon

the crown of
an african queen
admirable in distance
poisonous to the touch

(Pic from succulentsandmore.com)

Caffeineaholic

every morning
you are my first thought
to guide my eyes open

your aromour is like
the genie
twirling out of the bottle
to fulfil my wishes

I get my hopes up
throughout the day
just like
most of the modern medicines
camouflage the symptoms
but cure nothing

I am hyped up
to watch myself
crashing in the margin of
a rollercoaster ride

An Angel

To our Baby Danielle on 6th September 2015

Surprisingly you came and surprisingly you went.
We didn’t get to meet you in the sunlight.

It’s comforting to know
our Heavenly Father keeps you
close to Himself as a gift which
He freely gives and freely takes away.

We love you Baby Danielle!
You are always safe in the palm of His hand.

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I’ve been nominated for a Liebster by Dono 😉 The V Pub Thank you for the nomination. I appreciate it.

The Rules:

  • Give a shout out to the blogger that nominated you for this Liebster Award. Make sure you link their blogging site as well! (done)
  • Write 11 facts about yourself! (done)
  • Don’t forget to post the award on your blog! (done)
  • Answer the fun questions set up by the blogger who nominated you! (done)
  • Nominate deserving bloggers. Don’t forget to tag them! (don’t know how)

11 Facts about me:

  1. I am an ABC.
  2. I am a banana.
  3. I am a cat lady.
  4. I have little filter.
  5. I have no piercings.
  6. I am a red wine gal.
  7. I am a mobile zombie.
  8. I got fined for jay-walking.
  9. My friends come to me for truth.
  10. I think of hair colours as dark or others.
  11. I love God and Jesus but I am not religious.

And now, the questions posed to me….

  1. Why did you start blogging?
    • I was inspired by one of my clients.
  2. What have you learned about yourself in 2019?
    • Patience pays off.
  3. If you could change one thing about your life what would it be?
    • Nothing
  4. What is the 1 goal you have most struggled to achieve? Why do you think you struggle with this?
    • No goal no struggle.
  5. What are you most proud of about yourself?
    • I am ok with failure.
  6. If you were asked to create a blog most outside of your wheelhouse or comfort zone what would it be about?
    • Maths tutoring.

The nominees for this round are:

Elan Mudrow

Poems for Warriors

Once existed

Would you remember
I once was the wren
sang by your window sill
to cheer you up
in those depressive
teenager years

Would you remember
I once was the misty rain
so effortlessly blanketed your face
in your early morning strolls

Would you remember
I once was your go-to place
took in all your sadness and insecurity
in your alone nights

Would you remember
woukd you remember
I once existed
in your life
as sweet as the incense fragrance
as brief as the brushing wind
as faithful as the knight

Would you remember

Poets

They are bloggers
tapping their life on two screens
from the initial collision
progressing to sleep deprived nights
filled with wonders and laughter

The courtship
fueled them with creativity
Great art works
splashed on a starlight canvas
with primal hues and mystic tones
sprayed with rusted shades
perfected with mastery final tints

When the exhausion set in
they lamented in clarinet and cello duet
until the sun came up on a new day
to conclude the burial

Greif lingered like autumn rain
until the sun peeked out to
strike a rainbow over the sky
sending out a sumliminal message of hope

Their love affair made them
painters and musicians
but foremost Poets

Clouds

I am one of those people
who spends hours on cloud watching
as if heaven is the storyteller
with dramatic illustration to its
enchanted audience

Aladdin sits on the flying carpet
cascading down the marble stairwells

The clown holds up coloured cotton candies
to the ferris wheel

Jelly fish swim towards
the horizon at sun set

Hot air balloons cruise above
the evening African safari

kites lost in the crushed dandelions

I am lost in a coma of visual fatigue