When you look in the mirror, what do you see?

When you look in the mirror each morning,With two bright eyes full of sleep;Do you break into a smileOr a frown at the sight?When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Do you smile kindly, and say, “Hey gorgeous!You're awesome”, and chuckle in glee;Or have you forgottenTo love yourself?Have you stopped smiling and …

It’s alright to make mistakes

A typoIn my work,Just sitting thereMocking me with a smirk;Laughing in my faceFor not taking timeTo read through carefullyAnd proofread every line. Ah! It's alright!I'm only human after all;I'm allowed to make mistakesBoth big and small;There'd be no fun in lifeIf we were all perfect,A mistake is just another chanceTo learn, grow and self-correct! (And …

Shock and awe

I am electrifying! Ha, ha! I’m joking. Wait, no I’m not! I’m referring to the static electricity build-up, that causes me to shock…, er, I mean get shocked, by everything I touch! Every winter, thanks to the woollen clothing that gets charged with static electricity, I begin to get shocked by almost everything around me. …

Learn something new today

Learn something new today:Spend five minutes or ten,Reading about anythingThat you're interested in. A little bit every dayWill add up to a lot;So make time to read todayWhatever little you've got! https://www.instagram.com/lizanne_raphael

Let it snow

It's snowing outside, as I write this. Last year, I waited and waited for snow only to be met with glorious sunny winter days! However, this year's winter is more than making up for it! It's been a cold winter and we even saw a bit of snow in December, a sight that is usually …

Your thoughts are powerful

If only you knewThe power of your thoughts;They can breathe life into youOr tie you up in knots! Guard your thoughts wiselyAnd they will guide you through;Your thoughts have powerThere's magic in you! https://www.instagram.com/lizanne_raphael

Happiness is the little moments

I clicked this photograph last year on my trip to Dresden. We had been walking around the city, enjoying being tourists and sampling the local cuisine, when we chanced upon this scene - someone was blowing bubbles in front of this beautiful cathedral. I quickly got out my camera and clicked this photograph. Bubbles just …

Take a leap of faith

Take a leap of faithEvery now and then,Try something new;If you fail, try again. There's so much to seeAnd so much you can do;Life's full of adventureAnd it's calling you!

A visit to the 19th century

I'm currently reading Emma by Jane Austen. Published in 1815, the story is set in a country village in Regency England. A narrative of life and the daily goings on in the little country village, it is a comedy of manners about class rank, social conventions, and country society of the landed gentry in old …

On writing

I sit down to writeAnd inspiration strikes;I watch, as if by magic,Words appear on the page,in phrases,then sentencesand then paragraphs;like watermeltingfrom a glacier,turning into a stream,and then a rivercompleting its journey at the sea;And all these words I've writtenBegin to make sense.