#writing
MY WRITING
The reason I originally joined Facebook was because of the freedom it gave me…
the ease…I could connect across the country and the world with my family,
our friends and their families.
It’s a way of connecting with a group of people I am blessed to know…
hearing their stories, seeing the places they’ve been…watching their families grow.
I write mostly about the things in my life I love
my friends, my family…nature…but I hope you understand
when it comes to inequality, injustice, prejudice and hatred…
I will not bury my head in the sand.
I know I’ve lost some Facebook friends who thought I was too critical…
who felt Facebook is not the place to be outspoken or political.
And for the most part with this Facebook philosophy
I wholeheartedly agree..
except when, in my opinion, people’s politics are destroying humanity.
So you will find I write a lot about my loves, and how my life’s been blessed…
Buy you’ll also find me writing about Ukraine, LGBTQIA2S+, people of color…
anyone who’s been abused, neglected and oppressed.
I invite you enjoy this journey with me…connected together on this Facebook link
and even when you don’t agree with me…I hope at least I make you think.
But if you choose to go away…because it upsets you when I raise my voice…
although I’m sorry to see you go…I do respect your choice.
IN THE WRITING
It’s easy when I write my poems to see which way my heart is leaning.
I tend to write about what gives my life its purpose and its meaning
Looking back over years of writing there is this tendency in me
to write about love, compassion, kindness, acceptance, my students,
my friends and my family.
To write about the beauty I find in nature…
her lakes, her rivers, her oceans and her seas…
her stars, her clouds, her mountains…
her animals, her butterflies, her bees.
From these I draw my inspiration…because
over the years my respect and admiration they have earned…
for all they’ve tried to teach me..and all that I have learned.
The the words of every poem I write is how I‘ve found a way
to thank them all for helping me be the person I become each day.
A person whose been blessed with a wonderful life
filled with its share of joy and laughter too…
and when I post my poems…I get to spread that joy to you.
I hope you find joy in the words of my poems
that every now and then you find them encouraging, inspiring and exciting…
but no worries if you don’t…
because
for me…
the joy is in the writing.