I Am Not Alone

There are times when no amount of wanting, willing, or determination will bring us to that place we wish to go. The past lives in every cell of our body—whether from this lifetime or another—until we are able to hear, feel, be with what is trying to speak its voice through us so that we may,…

Are You an Introvert?

Poetry can help you access your inner treasures “Quiet people have the loudest minds”. – Stephen King   I presume I’ve always been an introvert. And when I was younger I looked at that as a drawback, a negative side. For many years I’ve silently longed to be one of those cool kids that easily steal…

Pauline Johnson – Actress and Mohawk Writer of Poems (1862-1913)

Pauline Johnson is one of my kinfolk, who was a well known actress and writer of poems in the 1800s and early 1900s. She was born on the Six Nations Iroquois Territory, close to Brantford, Ontario, Canada, in 1862. Her father was the Head Chief of the Six Nations, and her mother was Emily S….

A Message for my Daughter

  This is a short poem I wrote for my daughter, to celebrate her first day at school         Treasure your baby, they told me, for time will fly as she grows. Remember her joyful smiles Tiny fingers and wiggling toes. Yes, I know, I told them, I know they grow up…