magic markers
It looked to me like he’d woken from a sleep, eyes glazed and stunned, looking around with a calm frantic. the kind of slumber that gives way to a confused consciousness. to see emotions coming forward unannounced, dazing even the […]
It looked to me like he’d woken from a sleep, eyes glazed and stunned, looking around with a calm frantic. the kind of slumber that gives way to a confused consciousness. to see emotions coming forward unannounced, dazing even the […]
"My heart has more rooms than a whorehouse." Compartmentalized capsules that are home to memories and the dew like substance that compose them. Like semi precious stones held tight in the fists of the homeless. Wandering …
I am wrinkled from all the times I've folded myself to fit into someone else she told me. I couldn't convey to her how much I could relate, how grateful I was for her words …
The contradictions are becoming stark in the contrast of their existence. The root of my name is the cause of his amusement, which somehow hurts a part of my pride I haven't yet reconciled. My …
February 2013 I can't forget the last time he spoke to me when he told me I'll give you more to write about if I didn't stop writing this poetry as if, the lines he'd drawn around my eyes or the …
if you want to really love a man love the one with oceans in his eyes the one that spins words into tapestry and writes letters to your unborn children make no mistake between empty promises and welcoming fingertips If you really …
This blog has served as my personal canvas for many years. As a mom, the journey to motherhood has been a unique source of inspiration behind my love for creative writing. As a public servant and Canadian Citizen, building an effective, sustainable and inclusive public service that can respond to the changing Canadian reality is one of my key goals. As a hyphenated Canadian, my immigration story is one that I share in common with many Canadians.
Creative writing, poetry, soul musings, anecdotes on the immigration experience & navigating the public service is mixed in Rumi quotes & lessons on motherhood – I share it all here. My goal is to put out beautiful content that helps to connect, engage and bring about reflection.
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