Category: Dawn
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TIME on MY HANDS
Do you need time? A strange prompt. Time for what? Or is it about the need for more time? There’s nothing like retirement for making you realise that time is man made. There are days when you feel constantly on the go rushing around and then others where the day seems to just drag. The…
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THE OCEAN AND I AM BUT A DROP WITHIN
I feel the sand between my toes damp, cold, gritty and sharp as I walk towards the foam lying upon the sand. The waves mesmerising me, calling me forth to take one step and then another. Cold and afraid I walk towards my destiny. I am alone knowing that I am drawn to them just…
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MY THREE WISHES
You have three magic genie wishes, what are you asking for? Without the one, the other two won’t come to pass so it’s something I will keep to myself. Travel and distance means separation is inevitable. So I live in the moment, keeping those wishes in my heart holding them in a sacred space that…
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A Feisty yet sweet little lass
Describe a family member. I was delighted to meet this wonderful little girl (and her equally lovely brother) in 2022. The grandchildren of a very dear friend and distant cousin of mine, they quickly stole my heart. You see prior to getting to know them, I always held the impression that American children were somewhat…
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MOVE COUNTRY
What’s the biggest risk you’d like to take — but haven’t been able to? I would move to Texas at the drop of a hat, somehow I doubt they give greencards to pensioners. Something about that USA State really resonates. Their independence and can do attitude. Their kindness and friendliness, their support for the underdog. …
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A DIFFERENT SORT OF PROPOSITION
When was the first time you really felt like a grown up (if ever)? I was 17 and working as a secretary for the Contracts Manager of a building firm and also responsible for the liaison between the quantity surveyors department and my boss. My organisational skills and shorthand and typing were excellent and even…
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LEAVING
What was the hardest personal goal you’ve set for yourself? By far it was finally getting up the courage to leave a marriage that I had invested 37 years of my life never admitting to myself that I was married to a controlling man who had narcissistic tendencies and that I had allowed it to…
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I KNOW WHY
Yes maybe it’s Karna, just like you said Yet after our talk, thoughts running through my head I find fault with all of them it’s true And it’s because I am looking for a replica of you Your integrity, your honesty I just can’t replace I want to see you in each masculine face If…
Dawn Loves Buttercups 