Hi, I'm Beverley Joy of Simply Story Poetry. I started writing poetry in 2011 while travelling around Australia in a motorhome. I wrote this poem while travelling through Western Australia, reflecting on my struggle to accept the gift I had of writing poetry. Back then, I thought it was an interesting but frivolous gift. What good could become of it? when I told people that I write poetry, they would look at me strangely. Why couldn't I have the gift of writing stories or painting? Despite how I felt about my gift, it kept pouring out of me. I didn't share my poetry with anyone outside of close family members. I was too shy and sensitive to potential criticism.
At that time in my life, I was a mature aged woman, I had no higher education past high school, I had been a full-time mother for over a decade with limited work experience outside of motherhood. My two daughters were now adults living independently. I was at a turning point in my life. Who was I now without children at home? What was my profession? Who was I as a poet? Was poetry just a hobby for me or would it become something more than just a pastime? I had no idea. I had no plan for it because I knew nothing about what to do with my poetry other than letting it pour out of me onto paper. I had no idea back then how fulfilling sharing my poetry would become for me.
You can read the story behind each poem - what inspired me to write it, why I chose the feature image (which you cannot see well on a podcast image), references to what I read and studied to write the poem's content. I attach links to songs when I find a song that matches the theme of the poem. You can read all this at Simply Story Poetry on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and at simplystorypoetry.com.
Thank you for reading my poem and for your support.
