Dear readers, before getting into the article, I started writing it about six months ago. As such, when I say 'yesterday', I mean 'about six months and a day ago'. By the way, what were you doing six months and a day ago? I do think C.S. Lewis is my favourite author. I've read through … Continue reading Attitudes and the silver chair

Dear reader, a few months ago, I ran a trivia night! Seeing as it took me a coupla hours to make the questions, if you run trivia of any kind, feel free to save yourself some effort and take as few or as many of these as you want. Below are 50 questions divided into … Continue reading Trivia questions

Dear reader, I hope you're going well! Happy new year and welcome to the mid 20s! Also, it's the 10th day of Christmas, so Merry Christmas! And what a great excuse to talk about things I love! Starting with.... Favourite movie quote "Let's go show them what real beauty looks like" - Effie Trinket, Catching … Continue reading Favourites of 2023

The eyes, the eyesthe eyes are watchingthe eyes are watchingme everywhere the light, the lightthe spotlight meltsthe spotlight melts me to the core the solid, the solidthe solid strengththe solid strength of certain love the eyes, the eyesthe eyes might watchthe eyes might watchbut I don't care

Far away through the mist my milky eyes seethe rock of my life, my steady foundationit's bigger that I remember, more imposing, looming largethrough the milk my eyes see I remember the days I got to know himI remember the texture, shape, crevicesI remember being held by the dips in darknessI remember knowing him better … Continue reading Rock

You're probably rightNo need to fightNo need to standI understand You're probably wrongI know your throngI know your historyI disagree

Hey reader! I originally put this stanza with the previous poem, but then realised I was talking about something else, so separated them. Circular rootsdrinking its sapwhy drink your sap?on lifeblood chewin water steepingmould is creepingfear it creepingonto you

Love in excessCan you grasp it?Should you grasp it?I don't knowPowerfully blessedCan you love, too?Will you love, too?Do you grow? Watered richlyWatch it risingIs it risingor going down?Drinking, soakinglife nourishingis it nourishing?or do they drown?

A new day, a new morn.What happened to yesterday?When it was there, it seemed so bigso long, so important Father, you control the timeYou see the events that fill upour minds, thoughts, lives But you are so big,you control our lives.All we can do is trust. Take my heart, LordLet it not rest on unimportant … Continue reading Keeper of time

At some point the mud goes cold and dry and sets The rain abandoned, the storm ended At some point the body goes cold and dies and forgets The anguish smothered alongside passion A rock long watching the swamp's life leave Hard and firm, surrounded by dust Ribs and shins and hips and shoulders and … Continue reading Dry swamp, dead bones