Christmas in July: The Time is Upon Us!

Christmas in July: The Time is Upon Us!

My second favourite time of year has arrived. There’s no telling my first, surely? Dust off your Santa hat, winter in the midst of summer is digitally here. And no, this isn’t a hallucination from heat exhaustion, I’m being serious! Mulled wine or a slush puppie? Hey, what’s wrong with refreshments? I know what you’re [...]

Life Is Short, Filter Through The BS.

Life Is Short, Filter Through The BS.

Why is a prognosis the biggest wake up call life can give you? Tomorrow is a new day. Each is a lesson. Anything worth doing takes time. Family, friends and/or foe all take nuggets of time. Time we didn’t perceive as special, until now. You realise life isn’t promised and the simplest of moments mean [...]

Why Your Present-Day May Be A Test, Gift-Wrapped.

Why Your Present-Day May Be A Test, Gift-Wrapped.

The past has led me here. What about my future? Why today could be the choice that changes forever, within a blink of an eye. Religion, your outlook is never the same. You believe in a higher power, second guessing if this is the life I’m meant to live, or simply a trick diversion that [...]

A Time Capsule – Poem.

A Time Capsule – Poem.

A lucid dream,  Sordid I now see, A calculated calibration,  Mistaken sedation, The soul laid bare, Yours, if only you cared. Memories treasured in time, As you rewrite what’s mine, Exploitation, personified. A new summer’s day, falsified, Pea smoke fog mystifies,  Programmed, I stay hypnotised. Rewired, who am I? Copyright © 2024 by Antonia Dale

What Does Love Look Like To You?

What Does Love Look Like To You?

Those three words. Overused yet undersubscribed. You say you love, but how can one know if you actually feel it and most of all, mean it? Dates, popcorn, movies, sharing a moment you can’t explain. Yes, that’s cliché, I have the t-shirt. But it's not original. The outlined tried-and-tested script. Indoctrination even, as we’re all [...]