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Cold Feet

by Claudia on May 17, 2020May 17, 2020

  If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading Lao Tzu   It’s a long road that has no turning (from an old Irish… [Continue Reading]

TIME OUT

by Claudia on May 1, 2020

We didn’t really need the virus to slam its huge sinister foot on the world’s brake pedal, making the world skid and slide to a slower pace, to know that… [Continue Reading]

Valentine’s Romance

by Claudia on February 14, 2020

It’s Valentine’s Day again. Ho hum, you say. Or do you shrug and say you have romance in your life all the time and not just today! Or, are you… [Continue Reading]

There’s no place like home… is there

by Claudia on January 15, 2020January 15, 2020

Recently my son expressed disappointment that he has no childhood home, to return home to. He was lamenting the fallout from the lack of stability he experienced in his childhood…. [Continue Reading]

How to make a cloud

by Claudia on August 15, 2019

I once loved a man who as he walked beside me on my beach composed a song about how to make a cloud. Little did I know that he would… [Continue Reading]

The Pose

by Claudia on May 23, 2019

hold the phone… why is it in vogue to prune and pout when the phone is out (which is of course always)? we point our toes, we place our front… [Continue Reading]

Let it go

by Claudia on October 23, 2018October 23, 2018

“Own up!” the adult male said. “Who fired that puff?” “He did!” squealed one boy. “No way, it was him!” protested the other. The third boy rolled around giggling his… [Continue Reading]

Tread softly

by Claudia on June 23, 2018June 24, 2018

I’m ‘livin’ the dream’ right? On a tiny tropical island! And every day I get to share that dream space with happy souls from all around the world that come… [Continue Reading]

Spectrum

by Claudia on November 17, 2017November 28, 2017

Do you remember the story of Black Beauty? I’ll never forget the tears streaming down my face when he was separated from his friend Ginger, nor the horrible images of… [Continue Reading]

Still

by Claudia on September 25, 2016March 31, 2017

Two years today, this morning… a mere fragment of time really; an eternity. Here’s my poem of the moment. Writing poems helps me cope. Sharing to honour. With love for… [Continue Reading]

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