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I like the idea of believing there's a higher power, whether it be God, fate, destiny or a grand design and plan, surely we, humans and life can't just be random? There must be something more? But on the other side of the coin maybe we use fate as an excuse- maybe we are more in control of our fate than we like to admit. But we're afraid to affirm this fact because it means we're responsible for the mistakes and wrong choices we've made. But if we're more in control of our own fate than we realise- then we have infinite potential. This poems about all these 'big question' musings...…

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Life is so unpredictable, swings and roundabouts. One day we could be top of the world, next it's all taken away in a split second, rug pulled out from under our feet. By the time we all get to a certain age in life we know we sometimes have to endure a patch of practical or emotional problems or both kinds of issues to come out stronger, more enriched on the other side. It can be daunting when you know you yourself have got to face a challenging stage or you can feel helpless when you know someone you love has to suffer through some sort of troublesome period in their lives and it's inevitable- you can support them but can't stop the problem, whatever it maybe. This one's about feeling that sense of helplessness but knowing, no matter how impossible and indestructible a problematic phase seems, the affects rarely stick for a lifetime and if they do, we adapt and learn to live with them. We grow. Now that that thought train of mine crashed onto this page- I hope you enjoy :)…

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A bit of a personal one about how my Dad's Indian parents, mainly his Dad I think, disowned him for marrying my English Mum and hiding their relationship for 18 months. Though I'm very happy to say my parents are still together after 23 years and sadly we still don't see my Dad's parents, this one is about all the things my Grandma missed out on while my sister and I were growing up but also about all the things I forgive her for :)…

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I remember hearing somewhere that it's OK to feel depressed or 'down' for up to three weeks but if you experience feelings of depression for longer than a three week period you can be medically diagnosed as depressed. I think everyone, at some point has felt deflated. I know I have. This is for all those people who have felt, not quite depressed but like life is a little duller and darker, you can't put you're finger on it but things seem distant and you feel disconnected...…

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Sometimes I and others I know stress over things that don't really need to be worried so anxiously about. We worry about them because they're the main things going on in our lives but if we look at the bigger picture we could be worrying about a lot bigger problems. Sometimes we seem to be working ourselves to death, pouring in all our effort yet still having problems with a person, project or work. Sometimes we wish we had that reassuring friendly person to say 'hey it's OK, as long as you're trying your best it will all be OK'. I hope this poem is that reassurance to all you who read it- thanks for reading!…

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A poem inspired by the floods that occurred in the sleepy West Yorkshire town of Sowerby Bridge, where I've lived for 16 years. They were the worst floods since 1968 and happened on Boxing Day 2015. This poems about the devastation they caused and the strength of the local community uniting to help clear up the destruction caused by the wild waters of the canals and River Calder!…

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A one I literally wrote a few minutes ago after being struck by inspiration by the wonderful occasion that is Christmas. I hope everyone is generous and grateful this Christmas and has a Happy Christmas and amazing New Year!…

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Though I'm a big advocate of not giving up, however big or small a problem is, sometimes it's best to let it go and walk away. There's no shame in it. Think about it: if you've looked at an issue from every angle, asked for help, thought outside the box and still don't have an answer or solution then what's the point? You're just going around in circles. You can't progress sometimes if you don't move forward. This short poem is about that tricky stalemate we sometimes find ourselves faced with.…

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A recent one about how, although growing up is scary and we all wish we could go back to our childhoods, it's not so bad if we have led blessed lives. Not everyone is fortunate to have as blessed a childhood as I was lucky enough to enjoy and therefore their adult lives are often plagued by issues too, making them long for a childhood innocence they never experienced, while the rest of us long to want to be a child again just so we don't have to pay bills or go to work! In short, this one's to say thank you for my great childhood, and remembering all those who weren't so lucky.…

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I rarely write poems for people and it's even rarer that I write them about romance, with me not really being convinced by the ideas of 'soul-mates' and not being that romantic, but this one was for my boyfriend of five years, written a few years ago- I hope I make him as happy as he makes me :)…

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While I'm quite chatty and open about my feelings and problems with people very close to me, my sister is the opposite. After being so close growing up, now that she's moved away for uni I feel I worry about her more now as she tends to be very independent and keep her problems and feeling to herself. This is about that worry, and for all the worry people feel about loved ones who tend to keep things bottled up.…

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Written purely for the extremities that life throws at us, the lengths it forces us to go, the limits it pushes us too and the untold joy it can bring.…

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Do you ever take a step back and marvel at the stupid, pointless, petty things we moan about in this privileged age we live in? For me it's my computer not booting up quickly enough, not having wi-fi or my phone battery dying, even the weather being bad and traffic- stuff you should expect everyday. It's like we've got an insatiable urge to complain. I'm so lucky that nothing really 'bad' has happened to me yet. But I'm sure one day it will. So, with there being those in the world who have to fight for their survival everyday let alone ever even owning a car to get stuck in traffic in or a computer or phone to get impatient with, it's a cliche but sometimes we really need to just be purely grateful for what we have.…

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Sometimes it just amazes me what an unpredictable, twisty-turny roller coaster life is and why I marvel at the fact people commit suicide- they could kill themselves but the day after their death they could've met the love of their life or won the lottery- we'll never know (and neither will they). Obviously there's a lot more to being suicidal but what I'm trying to say is life has the capacity to throw you more than a curve ball. I'm so guilty of always having to be doing something, and forget to just be sometimes, and I think the same is true for most people who lead active, full and busy lives. But sometimes we need to take a step back and reflect on the bigger picture, away from all life's crazy chaos.…

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Do you ever marvel at how much technology has evolved in such a short amount of time? Makes you go 'wow' at how much change our grandparents would've have witnessed and what wonder what our children and grandchildren will discover and the innovative technology they'll enjoy. Thought they're countless natural miracles, this poem's about the man made miracle of amazing technology.…

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Excuse the 'ganster/rap' wannabe speak in the first verse- think I wrote this in my Jessie J phase when her song 'It's not about the money' was played everywhere. But I realised when people say "money doesn't buy happiness" they're partly wrong. It does buy happiness to a degree but not the deeper, more wholesome contentment and a good chat or laugh with mates or family can give you. I hope everyone, at least at some point in their lives, knows this type of contentment :)…

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Do you ever just get lost in nature, in it's power, mystery and beauty- when you're away from the internet, work and everyday life-and get totally spellbound starring at the stars or ocean? I wrote this after one of those moments while on a boat on holiday.…

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Apparently it's OK to feel a bit 'down' or depressed for about three weeks until things get diagnostically serious. Nevertheless we can all lose our mojo, our Va Va Voom, our spark. It's OK to feel a bit flat if you're wrestling a tough decision, don't know what you want or would like out of your future. Maybe you don't know where you belong or don't have anything you really excel at that defines you. It's ok but remember, there's no pint to a circle and there's no point repeating the same mistakes and thought patterns. This is for all those who have ever felt lost.…

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This is a bit of a personal one written a few years after my Dad donated his kidney to his sister. I was in hospital myself for a minor operation and my Dad got a little emotional just seeing me in hospital. This made me reflect on how I was never scared the kidney op was going to wrong because he'd been brave and selfless enough to treat the operation in a light hearted way- protecting me from being scared that anything could ever have gone wrong. So this is a poem written in full admiration of my Dad but also how as we get older the tables turn and we sometimes have to be brave for our parents.…

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Because a life not lived in the fast lane- full of new people rich with fresh experiences and sights- is, for me, not a life at all.…