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I live in Wellington New Zealand and teach English as second language.I have always been a lover of literature,art and drama and as a young child wrote a lot.Life got in the way after that but in recent times I have been writing things down as ideas come and

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Relationships & Family > Cheating Spouses & Affairs Signs your husband is cheating on you: 5 of 25
The signs of a cheating spouse are very obvious especially after the event.However unless you have an extremely suspicious nature, and then maybe it is you with the problem,your instincts that something is not right will be the first definite sign.10 SIGNS THAT HE MAY BE CHEATING ON YOU.1 He starts all of a sudden paying more... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Thoughts: 73 of 310
Run,don't walkOr life will catch youSomnolent,unable to respond.That unguarded moment prey for the knowing.Careful,your thoughts may showNaked to the withering scrutinyOf those alert to your vulnerabilityHeedless of your innate optimism.Don't look now,Diana,Conserve those golden apples. More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: A day in the park: 11 of 32
Meridian Hill-Malcolm X Park DCStatues beckon wordlessly without an audienceMonuments to a designer's thoughtsSpeaking to an eternally empty landscapeBut for squirrels scrambling heedlessly up stark treesGleaning crumbs from a winter moonscapeThe angular rampartsA nod to classical designDeserted by the intendedsA place to beE... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Time: 320 of 759
The Passing of TimeOld people used to live here,But they weren't always old.They used to be young,Stout of heart,bold.He,strong,confident,She,light of foot,hair;gold.Children playing at their feet,Life to live,friends to meet.Now time has taken its toll,The winds of change blowing cold.Children grown,Harvest of seeds sown lon... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Good-bye, my love: 30 of 71
Goodbye at ReaganThat honey-colored hairRecedesInto the Distance.There is resoluteness in your stepAs you walk off into life.The very air hangs heavy with expectationUnderlining the importance of goodbyes.You don't look backDoubt is not part of your vocabularyAs it is mine.be happy my darlingLive trulyEmbrace life. More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Trees: 107 of 249
Reflections on Being a TreeSometimes I wish I were a tree;Because then that is all I would ever have to be.Never having to prove one's worth,While rising from the rooted earth.Concentrating on growing tall,Without any problems at allBeyond evading the cutter's axe. More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Passion: 193 of 427
What is passionBut desire fannedAs flames by the wind.Whipped out of shapeForced where it may not want to go,Yet exhilarated by the ride.Pushed relentlessly onwardAgainst all reason,Unable to stop even if life depended on it.Tearing through the terrain,Consuming all and all consuming.Exploding at its hottest point,Until all t... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Life's paths: 137 of 284
A Call To LifeSelf denial is such a virtueOr so we were told long ago.Work,chastity,discipline,Only these will bring you joy.All other paths will lead to ruin.If only I had found out soonerHow wrong they wereWhile there was yet timeTo savor life's bountyBefore responsibility sang its binding anthemForbidding the soul to fly. More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Changing seasons: 34 of 60
D.C. in WinterYour air is super-cooledSurrounding my senses with your moodsWarm and cool like a loverKissing my nose with your frosted breathConnecting me with your rhythms.Your changeabilityYour capriciousnessYour virtueYour permanence at odds with your seasons.It's as if we need to be remindedThat with change we can renew. More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: How did it come to this?: 3 of 5
How did it come to thisA life full of cliches and cool detachment?We will never be like that we saidLaughing gaily and with the confidence born of innocence.How did we know things would changeThat love cools and withers from the familiar?That others would seek to drive a wedgeor that we would believe them?That was ahead and w... More..