Who knew?Healthy, not justFor me but forYou too. Nourishing mindAnd soul fromIncreased blood flow:Reading fictionExercisesThe brain as itUses the sensesTo imagineStories withinThe mind’s eye. Reading: who knew?Healthy, not justFor me butFor you too. Copyright JBouwman 2023 Source:‘Just One Thing – How simple changes can transform your life’. Dr M. Mosley. 2022. Hachette Australia. Section: ‘Evening’.…
Do Not Tell
A story told well:Not by telling,But by showing. A story describedThrough the sensesDescribing what theCharacters see, hear,Smell, taste, and feel. A story ofCharacters placedWithin contextOf time, culture, andConflict where languageAnd pace of plotKeeps the readerWanting to read more. A story told well:Not by telling,But by showing. Copyright JBouwman 2022
Heart Strings
A tug,A tug of the heart.Lived, felt:Arousing the senses.Tales ofFrailty and toil,True Tales,Arousing emotions.A tug,A tug of the heart:Tales toldThat touch the reader’s heart. Copyright JBouwman 2022
The Write Stuff
Three insights about writing: What you readIs how you write.What you write isWhat you know.Last, but not least:Writing with heartEngages the reader. Copyright J Bouwman 2021
Just A Little Kindness
Sometimes, some things are better said as a poem rather than as a piece of prose... JUST A LITTLE KINDNESS Never you mind All about you: Being kind Helps not just Other folk but Helps you too. Like luscious jam Oozing over toast Or honey dripping Onto fingers gripping A cooked crumpet: Kindness spreads To…
Sapphire Muse 