Tag: Family

  • Reflecting…

    16 months ago (can you believe it?), we were handed the unexpected over and over again. However, distanced lives have given us all a bit more time to revise our priorities and remember to reflect. Here’s what I’ve made of reflecting this past year: During the last week of pre-lockdown life, I remember my mind…

  • (Re)Visions

    As I finished my first semester of my Grade 11 year, I was given the opportunity to revise a piece of work I had completed in my IB English class. My last post, entitled “Where I’m From”, was the piece I chose to revise. Poetry is a widely-used form of english literature and writing. It’s…

  • Where I’m From

    This post is inspired by George Ella Lyon, who wrote a poem Where I’m From. I wanted to write a poem infused with the connection Ella Lyon uses throughout, while having my lifestyle reflected in the words. – ~ – I am from the heart-shaped rock I collected in my youth, kept as a memento…