by Krista | Mar 11, 2022 | Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection, Spring, The Garden |
I think my favourite time of year is cherry blossom season. Here, in Victoria, this usually occurs in early March, although in most places in Canada it is a little slower to arrive. For me, this is a hopeful time – a time when winter gives way to spring and the...
by Krista | Feb 25, 2022 | Hope, Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection |
As I move through my life, I am frequently reminded that we live in the present. Though our thoughts have a way of wandering and focusing on regrets of the past or worries about the future, our moment of opportunity is the present moment… The present is the only time...
by Krista | Feb 10, 2022 | Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection |
I heard this quote a while ago: “A poet is born, not made.” I don’t know if that’s true, but I feel like I have always had a poet’s heart. I don’t even really know how I got started writing poetry. I remember taking great pleasure in it when I was a child, and...
by Krista | Feb 2, 2022 | Faith, Hope, Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection, The Garden |
Sometimes when I go outside, I find a place to sit, close my eyes, and just listen. There is a vast soundscape in nature that I find most noticeable when I turn off all my other senses and focus deeply on what I hear. In every moment of the day, in every season,...
by Krista | Jan 23, 2022 | Hope, Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection |
When I started writing this poem, I titled it “truth”. But then, when I went back to reread it, I realised that I could just have easily titled it “peace” or “wisdom” or “inspiration” or another meaning-filled concept that we spend our lives searching for....
by Krista | Jan 5, 2022 | Poetry Blog, Quiet Reflection |
There are certain times of day that I find magical. Dusk is one of those moments. When the sun has gone down beyond the horizon and everything becomes still and quiet. The busyness of the world has faded and we settle in towards a time of rest. Some nights I sit...
