Stars – They come out every night to remind us of how we are meant to live Shining next to each other on a tapestry of black each breathing light into the darkness Glowing in unison becoming an awe-inspiring sight Side-by-side stars appear even brighter and make hearts a little happier as we connect them together and create picturesContinue reading “Brighter Stars”
Category Archives: Creativity
26th April: My Birthday
Today is my birthday… my blogging birthday. A year ago today, I posted my first few thoughts and now we are here together. I’m surprised I made it. Happy Birthday to all our secret thoughts! I wish I could shower you with gifts and watch your eyes light up, but I have no presents toContinue reading “26th April: My Birthday”
Self-rejection
Self-rejection sounds like the great name for a poem, but my own self-doubt won’t even permit me to pen a few awkward lines. I lock a chain on my words even before they have a chance to form in my mind, trek down my arm and through my fingers. I’m annoyed at my inability to forgettheContinue reading “Self-rejection”
Heart Explorers
To the explorers of the heart To the ones who look within Investigating every emotion And every thought therein– Have courage as you go Carry strength from the start Because you’ll run into some pain When you investigate the heart.
An Anthology with My Name (Published)
I bet the “My Name” part of this post is why most of you are here, but we’ll get to that in a minute. I am thrilled to announce that two of my poems will be published in an anthology trilogy called Through Loving Words: A Poetry Collection, Volumes 1-3 with City Limits Publishing. MyContinue reading “An Anthology with My Name (Published)”
Down
Shut it down Shut it down, shut it off. Removing one small page of poetry is of no importance nor any loss. No one will know and no one will care. To pretend any of it matters really isn’t fair. I am consumed by disgust for my own creativity and clumsy words. When I readContinue reading “Down”
Bravery
You encouraged me right when I wasn’t I should do this. I took your words and pressed them to my frantic heart. You reminded me that bravery is allowedAnd bravery has its own rewards. So I opened up and pour out what was hidden and packed away. In doing so I discovered so much aboutContinue reading “Bravery”
A 9th Letter from Secrets
Hey you, let me start by saying that this letter is thanks to Navaparna from The Passionate Learner. She has nominated me for the Blogger Recognition Award. Answering the award questions and nominating other people aren’t things I feel comfortable doing, but I want to honour Navaparna and the sentiment behind the award. Therefore, IContinue reading “A 9th Letter from Secrets”
An 8th Letter from Secrets
Why hello there, I love that you have decided to read this letter. So much so that I wish I could give you a hug, but you’ll have to put up with my words instead. My WP friend Benjamin Grossman has nominated me for The Mystery Blogger Award, so I wanted to thank him andContinue reading “An 8th Letter from Secrets”
A 7th letter from Secrets
My friends, we have had a few new faces join us recently on Secret Thoughts Within, so I will explain why I’m writing you a letter. The talented Jade at The Unsigned Writer has nominated me for a Mystery Blogger Award. Unfortunately, answering questions is not my personal style, however to honour Jade for nominatingContinue reading “A 7th letter from Secrets”
