~ On Her Terms ~

When you read too many women's fiction and have a dozen inspiring characters living inside your head, poetry happens! On a serious note though, there is no force more powerful than a woman determined to rise. ❣️

~ Woman Unstoppable ~

"There's no force more powerful than a woman determined to rise."

~ A Prisoner Of My Past ~

🌟 Here's a poem inspired by the prompt, "Most days I'm a museum of things I want to forget" (a beautiful line by E. E. Scott I can fully relate to!) courtesy of the Sunday Contest organised by Silver Leaf Poetry. 🌟

~ If Pictures Could Speak ~

~ The Little Things ~

~ Chasing Happiness ~

In yet another first, here's trying my hand at a weekly writing prompt; an opportunity presented by Mystic Poets. It was tough but an amazingly fun experience stretching my imagination, waiting for the thoughts to emerge and words to pour out and spread on to the paper.

~ When Words Come Alive ~

~ The Girl She Used to Be ~

Here is a poem inspired by the emotionally moving debut novel, "A Woman Is No Man" by Etaf Rum. Deya and Isra's story stirred a powerful, visceral reaction in me as a woman and a mother, that I took to the written word to quieten my mind.