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@sir-leeds  Hello!

I guess I would consider poetry part of who I am. It’s my way of processing, enjoying and struggling with life ever since I was little. Lately I haven’t written as many complete poems, (working full-time is more taxing on one’s creative life than I thought). Now I now expert by any means, but I still enjoy a good poem whenever I get my hands on one.

My first introduction to poetry I probably don’t even remember. My mother read and sang to all of her children from day one. I’ve had poetry in my life every day, whether through children’s storybooks, school assignments or music. Music has probably the strongest poetic influence in my life, besides the Bible.

For me, it’s been a struggle to ‘be real’ about the hard and the bitter things of life. You want to live a life full of the light of Christ. You want your writing to be a reflection of His. And yet, all manner of spiritual darkness surrounds us. But where else does the light shine the brightest? If there were no darkness, we would never look for the light. Of course, we do not delight in the spiritual darkness around us, nor glorify it. But, to show how glorious the light, how much we need it, it needs to be at least a little bit dark.

Sorry, I think I got a little too poetic in that last paragraph. LOL. That’s my humble opinion on the subject. Hope it helps. 🙂