I feel deeply. I look through the world with my own eyes. When my emotions fill me I need to get them out, so I use this blog as my outlet. I am raw, honest, and fragile in these words. I bare my soul. I expose myself. I don’t hold back or censor. These words are just raw feelings, not always rational and not always pretty. Maybe you will see a piece of you in my words, maybe you will see pieces of me. Each post I attempt to be more honest with myself and more brave in the world in my writing, art and general expression. Enjoy the front row seats as I develop this character that is me.
My newest challenge had been to pair my words with something visual. Unless otherwise stated, all photographs and art are mine.
“You write voraciously … ( in all caps )”
- Geo Sans
“its good to hear you in your poetry”
-Sohail Fazluddin
“…like a piece of emotion shed as a tear, frozen and glittering in the air.”
- by Sam “Eris” Oliver in response to my work.
“Art surrounds her…
seeps from her pores…
that art becomes her
her very breath
a poem
her every move
a stroke of the brush…
a pluck of the perfect note”
- Jeff Loquist
(This is an excerpt from his poem muse when I read it felt like home, felt like my truth)
lovely site… lovely purpose. I look forward to visiting – Ellie x
Thank you so much. I am interested in what you think.
Then I shall call again on the morrow and read
through some of your postings my friend, in the
meantime if you wish to call into my Space then
by all means do so and I hope that you will find
something to whet your appetite…
Have a most exquisite Friday Sarah
Androgoth Xx
What great poems. Especially “No Words Tonight” and “David Archer…” They’re pregnant with feeling and ideas. Keep them coming.
Sarah,
You have a talent of expressing your love, despite the fact that there is none shown in return for you…..I feel the frustration and desire so intensely, I am on the same path– we must be strong with our love, shine it all the way through, do not hold it in and let it all out (im still working on this myself)
But I would love to read the rest today but I have a important test today that I must study for, b/c my lonely love has driven me to distraction with writing and passion.
I will be back to comment more.
Great work!
I love your poems…. <3 SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Sarah Jane, nice site and great poems. I’ll pop by again and thanks for subscribing to mine.
Just ‘blog surfed’ across your site. Delightful poems!
I think you need to check out some of the poetry groups I visit on WordPress and Blogger.
Lovely.
I’m presenting you with the Liebster Award. you can read about it on my blog.
Me? Why?
Sarah!!!
This is to notify you that I’m sharing your site on my blog. In response to various blogger awards I decided to make my own permanent recognition page for other blogs I love. You are on the list of links. Here is the link: http://fromscott.wordpress.com/favorites/
This is a great, entertaining blog. I’ll definitely come back.
I have nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award.
Go to my post http://agapintheclouds.wordpress.com/2011/11/20/versatile-blogger-award/ to see how it works. Keep up the great writing
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You look like Amanda Seyfried a little bit. I always forget to tell you that
hii sarah,,this is my first read here,,& i’m loving it..
i loved reading through your site..!!
i am following it.
by the way, i am Shiny, a new blogger and i love penning down my feelings and thoughts, if u can just comment on my posts,,so as to make the future posts better..
http://crowdedsolitude.wordpress.com/
..and i just love reading any poetry & literature..
Thanks for the follow Sarah! I love your poems. You must write three or four a day
Thank you!
Beautiful work!
I have nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award.
See my post: http://victoriaporter.wordpress.com/2011/12/27/versatile-blogger-award/
I have nominate your blog for an award please take a look at my blog, thank you Kirsty
http://writeitfeelit.wordpress.com/
wow! i like what you have turned this site into. your work is awesome, intriguing and informative. i like your creativity, keep it up and do stop by to say hi
Great poetry! Your very gifted and I thank you for sharing your work with the world. Also thanks for your kind words and sending positivity in my direction.
Hi, Sarah. I just nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award. You can find the nomination at http://decumminspoetry.wordpress.com/2012/03/04/thank-you-dear-readers/
Your work is amazing! Thank you for sharing it with all of us.
Thank you so very much!!
And I’ve nominated you for the Sunshine Blogger Award in my post http://davidericcummins.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/thank-you/
Congrats!
Hi,
You have been silent for sometime. Hope all is well with you.
Moiz
Me? I’ve been posting many times a day the last few days. Are you not getting them?
What I love about your site is your passion – it shines.
These poems are beautiful. Love the form.
Nice work Sarah Jane. And I do see a piece of me in your work.
Please expound
Okay, for some reason it wouldn’t let me reply on my blog to your comment (like some max 3 replies thing or something (weird)), but here it goes:
“Ok, so have you seen any or all of these:
1. The Stuff – yep
2. April Fools Day – yep
3. Sleep away camp – totally
4. Night of the comet – watched it last week again
5. Dead alive – of course, though, this one is actually from the early 90s”
‘Genuine Blogger Award’ for you, my friend!
http://ravenousforlife.wordpress.com/2012/06/02/and-some-more/
Ok. I unspammed you but I only found two comments from you. Hopefully I can get the full Archana love now.
Hey Sarah! You have a wonderful site here. And I love your poems.
Coming to your “About’ page, isn’t that exactly what we are here for? To bare ourselves to the world? All of us here. Lovely thought.
Hey Sarah! Beautiful blog in here!! I am glad to have find you.
With much love,
-Naima.
Thank you, Naima
You’re most welcome
-Naima.
I love the part about not being sensored. I am going to incorperate more RAW in my writing
I am going to embrace the realized me today !!
It is cathartic and freeing. Let me know how it goes.
love your blog
Awe!!! Thank you.
I think I like you.
Will be back often.
Raw is wonderful.
Love your blog, found you through Chris Kaan, whose photos are fab!
I look forward to following.
Thank you, Christie. He and his work are so often my muses. He is a brilliant artist. I took a quick look at your work, great as well.
Thank you! I love doing it, that is for sure! Your poetry is amazing. You make it look easy, which it is not. I might be able to come up with a naughty limerick if pressed, but that’s about it. Ha!
You are too kind. Poetry is like breath to me. It comes naturally. Now if only math or electronics came this easily. I look forward to delving into your site. Time is a needed commodity as I have movers coming in a week!!!!
Even your comments are written well! I am supposed to be de-cluttering this week too. Can’t….keep…..away….
‘Cause, really, de-cluttering is not so fun. Good luck moving!!
I believe the more real, the more raw, the more authentic we are, the better the world will become. Thanks for sharing your authentic self!
Thank you for reading!!
I love your spark !! I am nominating you for the Lovely Blogger Award
http://emotionalmommie.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/belated-words-of-appreciation/
‘seen you around … ‘found your work now … hello
Hello. Yes, I think we share at least one poet in common. And you did find me. I hope you enjoy.
Hi.
Some thoughts.
I don’t recall seeing you around my blog before– or if I did, shame on me, I never clicked to find out who gave me a like or a follow. But your name stuck out from a bunch of people who had liked Scott’s about page, and while he isn’t a follower of mine (in fact, the first time I knew anything about his blog was simply because he liked one of my stories) I thought your blog looked interesting, and so here I am.
I’m a big believer in faith in oneself and the power of healing through that; inner strength is a wonderful, terrible thing. When I dropped by and scanned through– and then read and reread– your more recent poetry… I knew I needed to say something.
Well, it was really more like good nature overruling shy business.
I just want to let you know that if you need someone to talk to or talk at or whatever, or show your new poetry to- well, I’m here. Sometimes our feelings overwhelm us. I am more than familiar with how that feels. Poetry can be a great outlet, prose can be a wonderful outlet, but oftentimes it isn’t enough.
I suppose I’m being silly and dragging it out, as per usual. I’m just offering a shoulder to lean on. I don’t really know you, but you feel like someone who might need it. I dunno, I could be reading you one hundred percent wrong. There’s precedent for that. But I’ve said it now, the offer is out.
In tangentially related news, I love your poems. Their outward simplicity hides an inward complexity, and the raw feeling expressed in them, from free verse to haiku, is staggering. I admire your bravery, your strength in showing them to the world. I try to be as honest in my work, but I’m not so well known as you.
Best wishes,
Eris
Thank you Eris. You are very kind. My poetry is the most intense part of me. I feel and think deeply but I always come back to happy. You are a very thoughtful person and I am glad that you reached out. I look forward to reading and hearing from you b
Beautiful one.
NIce angle, and the cropped hair is mind blowing.
It is fun. Why mind blowing?
I’ve always loved short hair, I told you this before; had you been “listening”, you would remember,lol..
I do remember that fact. And that your mother was a single mom. I just didn’t realize that it was mind blowing. I also remember that you knew what my voice would sound like.
Hi, just found your blog and am so glad I did – I love your writing
Thank you! I look forward to delving into your work. Are you a reiki practitioner?
I’m a trained Reiki Healer, but I don’t currently practice professionally.
I am a trained reiki practitioner as well.
You might like my Reiki poem… one moment, I’ll link it
I am a massage therapist so I incorporate it. Now I am back in school so I don’t have a regular practice.
Reiki works with anything doesn’t it? It spans all healing skills/therapies; all belief systems and non-belief systems… It’s a great thing to have in life
I’d like to set up a practice again, but it’s just a huge risk… it would require a leap of Faith… and right now I’m balancing on the edge of the cliff, wondering if I can fly…
Of course you can. We can all fly. The question is what is worse than falling?
Do you intend to set up a practice again?
Only on a very small scale the exact way I want to practice.
And I love your blog and your writing, by the way!
Thank you!! I wish you the best as well
http://writeonheidi.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/reiki-prayer/
So glad I’ve happened upon our blog in my Reader when I’ had some time to just browse the poetry category – you are a real find! Really impressive work, I look forward to reading more.
That means so very much to me. I am honored.
I “like” a lot of your poems, not just to “like” them, but because I really think they are special. I wish I could comment on all of them. Love your insight, your way of looking at the little things between people. Keep up the great work.
Thank you for reading and I look forward to any comments you do share.
Hello You have a very nice blog here. I love your collections! Keep spreading the joy and beauty through poem to the world, my friend.
Thanks Cyril
Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
i only discovered your blog lately, but i already know it’s a special place. Interesting observations well told in playful words and illustrated in good art work. A lovely place to go. Thank you !
Thank you!