Freedom describes the disillusionment that follows when one wakes up to the harshness of reality – the beloved is not the person one fell in love with. Compare this poem to Death of a Girl (also from 1984), with its
Freedom
The Flame
I wrote this poem in 1985, 17 years old. It compares the soul to a flame. Just as a flame needs darkness to shine brightly, so is the soul transformed by love, desire, passion and pain. Read also Contemplation (1984),
Orchids
Orchids is one of my newer poems, from 2019. It is a sweet, gentle poem with a message of hope. Compare this poem to another newer poem, Positive Abundance (2021), with its message of hope and healing. The orchids on