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Thoughts and Tales…A Lifestyle Blog with a Zing.
On days misery eats at me
I listen to classical music,
eating dark chocolate and
chewing the fat on pages
of Pulitzer winning literature,
just in case anyone ever died from misery
and I end up being one of such ‘anyone’
at least I shall be found
keeled over genius stuff and
looking halfway intelligent
©
Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
I feel you and I
have walked this path,
long ago in the past
where precisely, I don’t know.
I see the beaten route
in the trodden soil
and your words touch me
without your knowing it
they echo in my soul
where I know I’ve heard them before.
© Jacqueline
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A poem full of fire and spirit. Makes me want to stand tall.
This one echoes for many of us. Positive and uplifting
Sonorous and light. If I had the wings of a bird, I would fly free and sit on the clouds.
The words of Woody Guthrie makes you think of home and it matches the empowering poem from Deborah.
The byline of her blog ‘passion for writing ignites my soul’s momentum,’ has a richness to it that’s just a snippet of interesting posts – Tender hearts fall Step in and say hello.
A light, short and lovely read. Here’s my comment below:
A lovely read. The sea carried it back and forth and decided it had had enough of the bottled passenger. I enjoyed this 🙂
What an amazing couple! This is awesome and inspiring. Selfless people like the Geraldi’s don’t come too often in this society of ours. This is the sort of news I like to read. It gives one hope.
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Dear Mister,
what were you thinking
when you sold your land
for 70 shillings and went
to town to live the good life,
only to return as a servant
to the man who purchased your land?
©
Jacqueline
With her back pack and meagre savings
she was ready to go.
—
She had been held back for far too long
taking care of everyone else
and trying to fit into their dreams,
which never felt right.
—
Now it’s time to chase after hers,
though she felt nervous about the future
though she knew that she would bumble along the way
and make many mistakes
they were hers to make and to grow from
and the future favours the bold who chase their dreams.
—
© Jacqueline
The hatchet was buried
where no one would find it,
or so they thought.
It was a nasty surprise
to see it leaning on the barn door
smeared in fresh blood.
Too many things didn’t seem right,
each day throwing up a new surprise,
they dug deeper to bury more secrets.
©
Jacqueline
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My comments for this short story:
Phew! A rapid firecracker of a story. In minutes things can change swiftly and even dangerously.
Me, target audience, you of course
I love, love this Onetas’ list for writing to her target audience. Made me smile and pepped up my morning. Take a read.
Tracy K Smith is the new poet laureate
Articles like this give me hope.
A new blog I started following and I’ve already seen inspiring posts. Check it out. 10 ways to have a better conversation.
I’m having a private party to celebrate the woman I’ve become
I’m not sure that I’ve read a more appealing post on turning 40. There’s everything to like about it. Step in and wish Chanty a happy birthday and huge welcome to adulthood 😉
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my quill is a disguised weapon.
light as feather
it can soothe your nerves,
sharp as steel blade
it will lacerate you to shreds.
©
Jacqueline
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A wonderful short poem that says much. Never stop telling the stories.
Perspective, perspective, perspective. You know what, I’m going to leave you to read this inspiring post yourself and just leave this quote below.
Furthermore, what you triumphantly overcome today, equips and enables you to help others tomorrow.
The beauty of being a young momma
Being a young mother almosts makes you feel like a superwoman 🙂
To follow your passion or not to follow it? Sometimes following your passion is not enough. Quite an insightful post.
Setting boundaries, not barriers
As women, we are constantly pushed and pulled in several directions as we strive to live up to the ideas of other people and society; the freedom and growth comes when we release ourselves from this when we get “comfortable with being uncomfortable” as we address those internal issues and wounds that we have allowed to fester.
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They say that words are cheap
but yours are simply gold
they touch me in ways I can’t explain
you enthrall me from afar
I fall in love with unknown parts of you
all I see are parts that you could be
©
Jacqueline
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