! Creative Writing & Poetry !

A night in the mountains beside a loud waterfall becomes surreal as the speaker contemplates the similarity between the refining of gold and of the spirit.

This piece was written for the ! Creative Writing and Poetry ! challenge “Halloween Themed”. “Submit a short story or poem of no more than 300 words on the theme of halloween or just something spooky in general. If it’s a story, it can be a true one, or a fictional one, but make it interesting.” I did a different take on what we would describe as “spooky” or “scary” in today’s society and the future. Because of this I chose something a little less conventional as the source of my tale of terror. Our knowledge of the universe is growing everyday but still we know but a fraction of what’s really out there. New discoveries are being made constantly but we are only able to observe to a certain limit. This story is fictional, based perhaps in the future. A little tale of the thoughts of a ship’s captain, stranded in the midst of an endless universe, alone and unknowing of her location in time or space. A discussion of the wonders of the universe and just how terrifying and incomprehensive it is.

This is a repost. I tried in vain once again to link this poem to the other one through a journal…but, it seems (as I suspected!) I’m too dumb to actually make it happen. :) I can accept that. / So…here it is, posted again; as the last time I posted this for my beautiful grandmother, I had just joined the bubble, and not many read it. / I wanted my Gran read. She raised me after my mum died when I was 7 (and had lived with us most of my young life before then) – i miss them both more than words can say, as you can imagine. / thank you for reading. :)

Please forgive me for this silly piece of nonsense, sometimes I just like to amuse myself.

I had to remove a few racey lines from this one… / No one was ever going to see it, but someone I know told me it was some of my best writing, so here you go

For K :) You are such a beautiful bright spirit and an inspiration to so many. Love you lady

A fictional epiphany after a drive in the rain.

This piece was inspired by Coppertrees Halloween image Trick or Treat written for the Halloween collab challenge currently running in the Challenge Cafe group.

a poem written 12 years ago. I have a stack…. made more poigniant by the fact I’m playing the leading role in Miss Saigon which opens next week. Little did I know I’d be singing a song titled, “The Sun and the Moon” 12 years later.

This is a poem about a woman surrendering a kiss to her lover.

a simple quote

Sometimes it must be done…. / Just got to come out on the other side.

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