Secrets!

“Hey, Ma! I’m here. Where are you?” Raina called out as she let herself into the house. “ In here, in the living room.” her mother replied.  Raina walked into the living room and stopped short. Her mother was standing in front of a painting, a finger on her lips, her head tilted as she…

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Why I Write Poems

Happy World Poetry Day! I can’t remember when I fell in love with poetry. Maybe it was as a baby, when Mummy read to me out of that fascinating book with all those animals and fairies in it and I would listen to her voice lilting as she read, “Here comes the pony, his work…

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What being a woman means to me.

Someone asked me, “If you could choose, would you rather be a woman or a man?” I didn’t hesitate, “ Oh a woman, definitely a woman. In this life and all the lives to come!” I know this post is a little late for women’s day, but it’s still this month! So I decided to…

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