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Category: Poem

Be Brave: Spoken Poetry on Anger

The video recorded below came about when Roz saw one of my poems and reached out and asked me if I’d ever spoken my poet

I’m a Cactus (poem)

This post is a poem I actually wrote May 3rd, when I first joined the Seed+Spark community. I’m scheduling the post to a

A Poem for Coral Reefs

In case you haven’t noticed, I’m reaaaaaally into biomimicry (learning from nature, metaphors of nature that can h

I Have To…

I have to rise So you can’t bury me I have to shout So you can’t silence me I have to shine So you can’t dul

I’ll Be Here for Me

This poem is inspired by an Inclusive Coaching workshop I’ve been taking this week, and thoughts about self-care. I conc

Tiny Tale of Motherhood in 100 words

I dreamt of you before you were born. I wished for you before you were conceived.  I loved you before you even existed. I fel

On The Brink

On the brink And you can see the steep fall But you think you might fly And you think you might soar Yet you know it’s l

Touch Me From a Distance

When I ask for your forgiveness And you touch me from a distance Showing me empathy Giving me understanding When I tell you ho

What is Home?

What is home? Without the memories you hold The feelings they evoke When you get a whiff of your past What is home? Does it we

Until No

My heart says yes yes yes Until it hears no My mind goes go go go And til it hears stop I will always hope Every time I’

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