Face your Fears
Photo credited to Unsplash Face your fears Look them in the eye And if you dare make all the wrongs right © Norma Bobb-Semple 2016
Tag: poetry
Measuring Up
Photo credited to Unsplash When the pressure is on to measure up Remember the only measure you use is you You are the only one you need to outdo Your life is a measure of what you believe about you © Norma Bobb-Semple 2016
Diamond in the making
Photo credited to Pixabay What am I Am I my thoughts No, I am not Am I my words No, I am not Am I my feelings No, I am not Am I my actions No, I am not I am more valuable I am a diamond in the making © Norma Bobb-Semple […]
Oblation
Photo credited to Unsplash The sun rises and cloaks us in its warmth The moon shines its light on our path The rain falls and offers to quench our thirst The earth is our mother and we are the embryo in her womb © Norma Bobb-Semple 2016
Thoughts
Thoughts runs like a marathon in my brain The frightful ones give me nightmares they are the ones that are always on parade I wish the good ones can come out and play so that everyday I can dance – not wail © Norma Bobb-Semple 2016
Change
Photo credited to Unsplash Your psyche changes like a chameleon changes colours Playing mind games Smiles glistening like moonlight on a dark night Is it hide and seek or am I just obtuse I will hand it to you you are no longer my muse © Norma Bobb-Semple 2016
Seeking
Photo credited to Unsplash Always seeking to find something or the other instead of self can distort the vision corrupt the mind and render you blind © Norma Bobb-Semple 2016
Self Pledge
I pledge to love myself whether it rains or shine Amidst fear and anger In pain or sorrow Self love is the only salve I seek When all else fails And darkness unfolds My relationship with self would be the balm that heals my pain © Norma Bobb-Semple 2016 This poem is dedicated to […]
Caged or Free
Whether we are caged or free there are boundaries to be crossed daily in our lives The free man thinks he is free but he is not There are hoops and snares he has to encounter daily in his life The free man obsessed with being free doesn’t even notice the impediments along […]
Giving Up
Giving up is easy if defeat is all you see The sea rages in a storm before it calms Winds twirls and tosses before it lulls Darkness gives way to light Be the beacon in your life Don’t give up Though easy it may seem © Norma Bobb-Semple
