THIS WRITTERS HEART

I wonder what you thought when this  blog landed in your inbox. Where you expecting a great announcement from the writer. Some big news story of excitement. Sorry nothing to declare on that score.  I was just rattling my brain for a title on the matter of 'Joy' and its all my tired early morning brain could come up with.   Have you noticed, and I'm sure many of you sung, worship songs containing the word Joy. I got thinking about it this morning. It was triggered by seeing a friend who is called Joy pop up on social media. It also reminded me of the joy of a recent holiday I've just had: on the last evening watching the beautiful sunset over the beach at Harlech (see the photo on the left, taken by Sarah Joy Holden). Many of our worship songs actually refer in their lyrics to the scriptures. It is hard to know for sure the exact number of worship songs with the word Joy in them. Millions have been written over the decades of time. The dictionary describes joy as a ...

EXPLAINTION FOR MY 9/11 POEMS  Some people have said  9/11 poems shouldn't have been written today. So many tell me to be careful what I have to say. Some have critised and questioned it authenticity. So, I felt I had to write an explanation as to why. But why shouldn't it be written in the poets way, its not for pleasure but to remember that day." I wrote carefully and sensitively from my heart.For security reasons like much of my poems it won't remain posted for long. Knowing the 25th anniversary of 9/11 was pending, I felt I wanted to write something down. I want to remember and honour. Not written to be morbid or grotesque. Not written to anger or upset. Not to open opinion or debate. This poem has not been easy to write; it wasn't written in one day or night. I've taken my time, being sensitive with every word and every line. Repeatly editing and refining, even if some writers disagree with that method.  We all know about that dreadful day, a day etched in...