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Thoughts and Tales…A Lifestyle Blog with a Zing.
“She wears her ‘beautiful’ with charisma, decorated with a smile and adorned in confidence.” Jacqueline
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Below is my first just published Poetry Book “Out of the silent breath” which is available on Amazon and Smashwords.
When you buy my book, you support me in an invaluable manner.
“Beautiful Poetry of Life and Love.” Amanda
What an interesting pair of words we are given this week for Ronovan’s haiku. Sleek & Sizzle makes me want to say, shizzle ma nizzle 😉
Inciting words rolled off his sleek tongue
that my nerves sizzled in annoyance
at his attempt to sell his snake-oil.
I’m amazed at the sleek salesman audacity
even with a reputation that sizzles
he convinces people with his wicked intentions.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
I hear the reverberations of the magic that’s hidden within.
Every Tuesday, I share snippets of thoughts that I call ‘My Thinking Corner.’
I would like to invite you to participate. The challenge is quite simple. You can check this link for more details.
♦ The pool of your positive thoughts and actions create an incredible body of thoughts that can grow into an ocean of resource that will impact on you and those around you.
♦ On the other hand, creating a pool of negative and toxic thoughts and actions also creates the possibility of drowning in a sea of toxic negativity.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
Below is my first just published Poetry Book “Out of the silent breath” which is available on Amazon and Smashwords.
When you buy my book, you support me in an invaluable manner.
Jacqueline writes from her heart on passion, pain, suffering, loss and LIFE. I have been incredibly moved by her poetry and I know I will return to “Out of the Silent Breath” again and again.
If you enjoy my works and would like to do so, you can fuel my creativity with a slice of cake or coffee
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Today’s featured blogs posts are:
Dream: Our dreams belong to us and no one can take them away.
She’s always there: Our loved one’s never really goes away. Beautiful poem and imagery.
Roos Ruse: Have you been to Roo’s corner? Delightful, poignant, intriguing, inspiring and so much more 🙂
Choice of Poison: an ode that depicts our times. Short and deep thoughts. Take a read.
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Below is my first just published Poetry Book “Out of the silent breath” which is available on Amazon and Smashwords.
When you buy my book, you support me in an invaluable manner.
Jacqueline writes from her heart on passion, pain, suffering, loss and LIFE. I have been incredibly moved by her poetry and I know I will return to “Out of the Silent Breath” again and again.
If you enjoy my works and would like to do so, you can fuel my creativity with a slice of cake or coffee
“There is no force equal to a woman determined to rise.” W.E.B. Dubois
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“I would like to be an architect,” she told me in her soft melodious voice and I listened.
“I am starting my course at the University this September and I am so glad.”
‘You see, I am from Yemen and it’s not easy for us as women. There’s a lot of gender disparity,’ she continued in her lilting tone
I could see the shining ambition in her eyes and the beautiful smile on her clear pretty face and I felt such pleasure just knowing that she’s getting the opportunity to pursue her passion and ambition.
The saying that when you raise and train a woman, you raise a village, a town, a nation came to my mind.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
Below is my first just published Poetry Book “Out of the silent breath” which is available on Amazon and Smashwords.
When you buy my book, you support me in an invaluable manner.
Jacqueline writes from her heart on passion, pain, suffering, loss and LIFE. I have been incredibly moved by her poetry and I know I will return to “Out of the Silent Breath” again and again.
If you enjoy my works and would like to do so, you can fuel my creativity with a slice of cake or coffee
Jeremiah wiped beads of sweat from his brows intermittently as he carried on with his garden work…raking, sowing, watering, mulching…
Raised on the acres of his parents’ farmland where they had cultivated all manners of crops for sale and for food, gardening was work that he could do with eyes closed.
However, today, as much as he tried to concentrate, he worried. He worried over the poor harvest of the cropping season; he worried over the weather forecast of heavier rains and the flood that ensued which always affected the crops; he worried about how he would fend for his growing family even as his wife’s painful groans and the encouraging voice of the midwife floated into the backyard.
A baby is a blessing he reminded himself, though he hadn’t been too happy when Ruth broke the news that she was expecting. He had expressly told her to be more careful after they had Gideon their sixth child.
An unmistakable wail of a newborns’ voice rang from the house and his lips curved in a wide smile; his family was certainly growing in numbers.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
Thank you, Louise for the photo and Priceless Joy for hosting this charming platform where we unleash our stories
Below is my first just published Poetry Book “Out of the silent breath” which is available on Amazon and Smashwords.
When you buy my book, you support me in an invaluable manner.
‘A Richly Layered and Passionate Read.’ Jan Cliff
If you enjoy my works and would like to do so, you can fuel my creativity with a slice of cake or coffee
May you be planted
in the courts of the Lord
and flourish even in old age.
Jacqueline
Below is my first just published Poetry Book “Out of the silent breath” which is available on Amazon and Smashwords.
When you buy my book, you support me in an invaluable manner.
“Beautiful Poetry of Life and Love.” Amanda
“The beauty of our World lies in the diverse cultures and the diversity of people who walk the face of the Earth.” Jacqueline
“Strength lies in the differences, not in the similarities.” Stephen R. Covey
I love seeing people dressed in their rich native or cultural attires that depict their cultural heritage.
The beautiful lady’s outfit caught my eye from a distance and by the time I took the photo I observed that her clothing blended with the colour combination of her surroundings 😊
Below is my first just published Poetry Book “Out of the silent breath” which is available on Amazon and Smashwords.
When you buy my book, you support me in an invaluable manner.
“Beautiful Poetry of Life and Love.” Amanda
Mundane Monday Challenge is created to find beauty in almost everything.
The challenge is simple : find beauty in everyday mundane things, capture the beauty and upload the photographs.
Walking to my car in the garage, I noticed a curious black smear of paint or coal tar, not sure which one it is, however, the interesting shape seemed like a head of a cheeky imp and I couldn’t resist taking a photo of it. My camera has become a daily companion.
Below is my first just published Poetry Book “Out of the silent breath” which is available on Amazon and Smashwords.
When you buy my book, you support me in an invaluable manner.
“Beautiful Poetry of Life and Love.” Amanda
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