Sharing some of the art and poetry I've created during November 2024.
These are in reverse order, with the newest at the top, so if you want to follow me through November you might like to start at the bottom. You can find these and more on my social media channels.
Amber Autumn surges with surprises
As brisk morning air stings sensitive senses
Fallen leaves full of dewy fragrance
Attract foxes to frolick in the fading moonlight
Nestled beneath blankets of morning sunbeams
Squirrels uncover a glorious discovery
Sentences unfinished call into the fog
Tiptoeing silently through unspoken memories
Midday beckons seasonal transitions
Whilst lethargic body clocks struggle out of sync
Barn owls gather morsels for teenage fledglings
Not worrying about anything that falls through the cracks
Late afternoon lilac skies
Summon suffering souls to stop and rest
Rebirthed in ochre painted treelines at twilight
Trusting that calamity won't find them in the mist
Silence descends as night falls upon the woodland
Anxieties put to bed held in autumn's hand
...
Pain is irrevocably in love with the dark
Taking advantage of the long silent hours
As dawn breaks, your words are a light in the dark
Lightening my heavy heart
Then, when the dam of grief breaks
You pull me from the water to safety again
Reminding me that I can still fight
Though it's also ok to accept what will be
On the days I long to hibernate
You whisper conversations into the void
And when yet another night approaches
You whisper a light of hope in the dark
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I asked the stars for a sign
Whilst writing love letters to the sea
Attempting to express a life beyond words
Caught in a pain between ink and fire
The kindness of strangers brought comfort
With reminders of beauty in the ordinary
That although I may be unrecognisable to myself
Every door opens days not yet glimpsed
In the end we can not keep anything
Even our names will be forgotten in time
The truth is we are all un-becoming
Endangered animals on the journey of life
As I wonder what inheritance we'll leave
Long after the muses are silenced
We are reminded on the whispers of the breeze
It is love, love and love alone
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Crooning in the womb of shortest days
November never seems to end
The moon promises to unravel lies
Yet under grey skies we suffer still
In the December doldrums we dream of spring
When blossoms burst forth with warm whispers
We pray with snow angels whilst winter waits
For frosted hearts to thaw on warming winds
As we skate on the thin ice of life
The long days stretch seemingly endlessly
Cautiously we glide through our precarious existence
Balancing senses between seasons
Beckoning bells start singing softly
Hailing holy nights WiFi heavenly hosts
Until silver spring light luminously lands
Promising to thaw winter’s icy breath
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I'm sitting here again forcing my heart to beat
In a place where I hope the dark can't reach
Searching for glimmers of hope every day
Only faith can chase my fears away
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"Craving Divinity"
Soft waves whisper
Beneath the watchful moon
Tides of crystals twinkle in the twilight
A summer serenade
An oceanic hymn sores
Alighting on warm waters
Every note a salty sigh
Each crest an echo of emotion
Lightning dances in my mind
Illuminating shadows
Holiness is found in ripples
In moments fleeting yet vast
I praise creative souls
Weaving truth through tides and time
Finding life in whispering waves
Craving divinity
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Silent marauder
Not merely malevolent
Unsolicited
You unbidden invader
It is time for eviction
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Unsettling sight
Within the mirror I see
Secrets revealed
Refractions of lost beauty
Without visibility
...
Within damaged soil
Ashes of life establish
Plantations of hope
...
Long forgotten dreams
Whispering at the edges
Standing tall again
Standing tall again
Despite years of challenge
Rare resilience
...
Twisting timelessly
Transforming tremendously
Tricky transitions
Truthfully turning trees
To tireless trajectories
...
Sojourner souls stop
Waiting without withdrawing
Contemplating cues
Contemplating cues
Colourfully changing shade
Timeless momentum
Timeless momentum
Eternally igniting
Leaf transformation
...
Endlessly waiting
For peace to come down to Earth
Perhaps one day?
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It may feel as if everything is changing
Ending
Dieing
But despite the fear and anxiety
Amidst the grief
There is always hope
It may be only a glimmer
A blue sky on an autumn day
A kind word along the way
But when we let these moments simmer
They start to grow from a speck of light
Into a glow that warms the heart
Reminding us that change may be hard
But in that journey there is positivity
Even when it's out of sight
It still shines a light
...
There is an art to pain
Where poetry is the remedy
Providing honesty in a world without
A healing balm for hurting souls
Through rhythm and rhyme
The truth is shared
No matter how hard that is to hear
Or how worrying the message may be
Between the words
The spaces may create places to rest
Or they may shine bright with light
Inviting all to journey free
We can not turn from the pain
Or ignore the reality
We will meet the future in time
Within whispered words of poetry
...
Which hat do I wear
Sojourner or warrior
Only time will tell
"Be a warrior'
"Fight against your illnesses"
This isn't for me
Acceptance is my journey
Living as well as can be
...
On crisp winter days
Dandelion dust sprinkles
Natural glitter
...
Every plan we made
Floats across the sky amongst
Dandelion dust
...
As another night is interrupted
The familiar torment of insomnia settles
Creating a labyrinthian monster
An origami creature of anxiety
Stampeding around the mosaic of my mind
Whilst the world dreams on in the darkness
My brain whispers "who needs sleep"
Then louder "sleep is for the weak"
Before screaming "sleep is unessential for existence"
Then suddenly
From underneath the bed, a muse appears
Riding on a wave of pain
Awakening my subconscious
Tickling my creativity
Manipulatively
Imaginatively
Exhaustingly
As the hours tick by
The melodies start dancing
Though the music may be muted
The penguins are prancing
Unaware of the destruction they leave in their wake
Whilst I'm endlessly awake
Awake
AWAKE!
All these ideas are now swirling around
Searching for a place to land
They form a marching band
Marauding through the sleepless land
Their footprints shifting the sand
Beneath the sinking ship of sleep
Can anyone hear me?
I can find no safety
No place where pain won't berate me
Why can my body not see
How nice it would be to sleep
All I long for is sleep
To sleep
Doesn't even need to be deep
Just a little sleep
Where are the sheep?
...
Everyone that lives
Will never be forgotten
Love lives in others
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In autumn
When the leaves are changing
It can sometimes look as if the trees are burning
And so I wonder
If change is actually an ending
A moment of a chapter turning
Then I remember
That we do not need to fear the ending
It is merely the start of a new beginning
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When days feel never ending
With far too many variables
Leaving your heart in a shambles
Stop and Remember....
The map of life is still being drawn
Full of adventures yet to be glimpsed
Valleys and mountains draped with dreams
Are glistening just out of sight
Now is the time to hold onto future promises
Lifting your eyes above the current plight
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Sighs shift beneath the rustling of russet leaves
Leaning against monolithic trees built of grace
Aquamarine waters float in clouds across the sky
Watching echoes lingering in this enchanted space
My anxiety becomes a fleeting delight
Bathed in topaz through fall’s amber embrace
The bittersweet sun dips low without a fight
Sweet apples waiting where shadows interlace
Volatile vorteces whirl with whispered fears
Whilst scarecrows stand as sentinel in storms
Sad songs drift softly from long forgotten years
Their melodies weaving warm for the forlorn
Under the indigo moon's gentle gleam
Life dances gently on hope within dreams
...
Scribbled emotions
Through effervescent ether
Connect wordlessly
Connect wordlessly
Sending hugs, love and prayers
Grateful for friendship
Grateful for friendship
Helping feelings to create
Scribbled emotions
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Some days I feel physically confined
Restrained by my energy
Isolated from the best of me
Wondering what tomorrow might be
Yet I meet friends online
We connect despite geography
Enchanted by technology
Developing community
Across the miles, connection grows
Towering in understanding
As heart to heart we're sharing
Listening and caring
Some might say the online space
Is full of hatred where you're unsafe
But the reality that is clear to me
Is that goodness shines endlessly
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Hope keeps lingering
Blooming between thorns of pain
Roses rebirth life
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Blurry nights hoard fearfulness
Until the break of dawn invites silent confessions
Unloading anxiety
Allowing emotionality to flow
Without embarrassment or constraint
Ready for the day ahead
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Whimsical whispers
Of leaves dancing in winter
Lifting my spirit
...
Whimsical tears
Grief dances as autumn leaves
Swirling through the storm
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Tears at Midnight
Silently saturate sheets
Eyes sparkle at dawn
...
November nights draw
The inner fears of the soul
In lengthy shadows
In lengthy shadows
November reminds my heart
The dark invites rest
The dark invites rest
Hibernation is healing
A November gift
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Temperature changes
Shock to autumnal senses
Seasonal flashbacks
...
A storm approaches
Facing the unexpected
Waves of emotion
Waves of emotion
Rolling then crashing create
A watery cage
A watery cage
Transformed with prayer and love
Invites reflection
...
Caught within a cage
Fearfully constructed
Calm brings new freedom
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Autumn
The season of shedding skin
Whilst time slows down and days shorten
The stolen season
Shattering summer hearts
Whilst storing up hope for the weeks of waiting
Dusky dreams
Love the frost moon
Whilst storing up unfiltered hope
Lunar moths
Emerge from rust coloured remnants
Seeking the celestial chandelier
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Selfish sunrises
Sustain natural rhythms
Sempiternally
Seasonal sensations seek
Stillness of eternity
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Throw me to the stars
They are so much softer than the sun
Warming the very core of me
Without burning my soul
When the night falls
The lavender dusk obscures waxed words of loss
Heralding dreams of home
Wrapped up in nostalgia
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The ache of almost everything lies heavy on my heart
Hope hides away deep inside and even joy starts to feel heavy
Until I spy a shimmer, a glimmer
A gentle reminder that all life begins in darkness
That scars become stories where hope takes seed
That the weight of carrying love and loss is never carried alone
None of us are alone, no matter how lonely we might feel
We are essentially connected
Fluently communicating into the silence whilst we travel the arc of grief
Until we find the end of this chapter
Before turning the page on the next adventure
Where the moon remembers everything whilst we sit waiting
The cost of becoming my truest self is discovered on that path
Where soft hearts share from their strongly rooted faith
There the ego melts away revealing layers of hope no longer hidden
Drawing closer to the self I held at a distance for so long
Until I meet the me I was always meant to be
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Dr Who themed poems:
Doctor Who Time
And Relative Dimensions
In Space on screen
Across space and time
An incoming transmission
Hope always wins out
Imagination
Source of every solution
Making the future
Historical box
Bigger when you step within
Adventures begin
...
My heart is entangled with yours
Let's unwind together
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You who caused pain shall be nameless no more
Your eviction notice is posted
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At the dawning of the day, where shadows blend with light,
Poppies stretch their arms to cradle the sun's embrace,
Whispers rise in petals, a symphony of delight,
Healing whispers drift, upon soft winds' lost trace.
I long for a world where there is no war, no need for bloodshed
A time when the instruments of war are silenced
For a world where negotiation and compromise is heralded
Until then I pray for peace and shelter for the innocents
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Desperately searching
Ever decreasing options
Survival at stake
...
Although we cherish democracy's face
There are days when the weight feels existentially great
When voices are drowned in chaos' race
And compassion seems lost to shadows of fate
In these moments when division roots deep
It’s hard to believe in a gentle resolve
Yet within every heart love still longs to leap
A quiet persistence that goodness can evolve
Hope is the anchor amid incoming storms
Bridges are built above tidal waves of fear
For kindness is stronger than persecutor's forms
Together we'll create a better future from here
Let us not falter, keep faith and hope bright
Humanity's goodness will rise from the plight
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How would we keep ourselves together
If our home became a war zone?
If the skies split open with grief
Leaving the shrapnel of life on the ground?
Would we be brave enough to journey
Placing our footprints on unknown paths?
Each step a fearful hope in chaos
Rebuilding lives from the rubble?
What road would beckon us
Helping us move beyond our fear?
Would we travel lightly
Or try to hold on to all we held dear?
On who could we lean on the journey
Strangers speaking foreign tongues?
Would we learn to trust after trust has burned
Tentatively smiling into the silence?
As others do, would we hold onto hope
Clinging tight to stories and memories?
When comfort eludes us in darkness
Would we sing songs passed through generations?
If courage wears thin between breaths
Would we weave threads of love?
Letting it transform our survival into life
As we stitch ourselves back together?
In this tangled web of silence
Survival will envelope us with connection
We may navigate in fear
But we will still gaze upon the horizon
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Through November I also shared a daily series "Lighthouses of Hope" which you can find here.
Emma you are so talented. These pictures are wonderful. The Christmas one would make a fantastic Christmas card.