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Throwback Thursday #17
After my mother died, I felt lost. It felt like a part of me died, too, and I suppose, in some ways, a part of me did die with her. I am not the same woman I was when she … Continue reading
Posted in Lessons, Personal, Poetry, This Is Me
Tagged #beauty, #beautyisnotasize, #confidence, #lifelessons, #meghantrainer, #models, #Poetry, #selflove, #thicc, #thick, #throwbackthursday, #weightloss
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Throwback Thursday #16
I wrote this poem back in 2019 (Wow! Four years ago). It is odd looking back now. I remember writing this poem because I was feeling disheartened by humanity. I had no idea what was in store for me in … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged #kindness, #Poetry, #politeness, #smallgestures, #thelittlethings, #throwbackthursday
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Throwback Thursday #15
The characters in this story, Cara and Michael, are the characters in the romance novel I started writing four years ago. I am not sure what I will do with this story yet, but it has been placed on the … Continue reading
Posted in Ficton, Personal
Tagged #celebrations, #fantasy, #fiction, #newyear, #romance, #shortstory, #throwbackthursday
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Throwback Thursday #14
Since today is the last Thursday of 2022, I thought I would share my favorite poem that I have written this year! I wrote this one back in April. I hope you enjoy it! Love & life lessons, Kristian Light … Continue reading
Throwback Thursday #13
I wrote this poem two years ago for my aunt, who was battling cancer at the time. We don’t always see eye-to-eye, but fortunately, I am not the type of person who has to agree with every topic to get … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Poetry
Tagged #aunt, #bloodline, #cancer, #changes, #family, #life, #Poetry, #seasons, #throwbackthursday
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Throwback Thursday #10
A Prayer for Thanksgiving I like to imagine prayer as a flower For when we pray we open our whole selves– to the sun or the moon to the universe we know there’s something more– we can’t see or touch … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged #grateful, #life, #Poetry, #prayer, #thanksgiving, #throwbackthursday
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Throwback Thursday #8
When I was thirteen, I had a vision board, and I was confident everything would come true. I was going to marry Nick Carter, have two kids (A boy, Wyatt, and a girl, Katarina), a husky named Howard (I was … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Poetry
Tagged #birthday, #grief, #infertility, #marinecorps, #personal, #Poetry, #throwbackthursday, #usmc
15 Comments
Throwback Thursday #7
In 2019 I wrote a poem on my birthday, and I have done so ever since. I thought I would share a couple of those poems on the Thursdays leading up to my birthday. This is the poem that started … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Poetry, This Is Me
Tagged #birthday, #birthdaypoem, #confidence, #family, #Poetry, #pride, #selfawareness, #thisisme, #throwbackthursday
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Throwback Thursday #6
Echoes of my Childhood Yesterday I took a walk where the echoes of my childhood whisper through the air- The birds sing melodies of songs from yesteryear, and every tree, flower, and weed, dance to their rhythm. I walk through … Continue reading
Throwback Thursday #1
Hello Friends, A few of you have reached out to me lately, and I am always so touched that you think of me after all this time. I have lost some followers, which makes me sad, but I understand. I … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Poetry
Tagged #betrayal, #darkpoetry, #heartbreak, #pain, #Poetry, #storms, #stormsoflife, #throwbackthursday
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