On dreams & things (poem)

A poem of my random thoughts about how I want my life to look and feel. “I do and I don’t have what it takes, either way, time will pass.”

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you are a fire (poem)

A short poem about healing and believing you’re good at friendship.

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She's A Little Different

Do you remember the days when it was super cool to be different, unique, or odd? In this post, I’m urging us (myself included) to reclaim that notion of yore and really love the things that make us feel different, the things that make us us!

Permission to Be The Tourist

Ever thought to yourself, “But I don’t want to look like a tourist!” Well, you’re not alone. But if you’re one of the lucky ones that has time, money, and a passport to go somewhere, my credo is: embrace being the tourist and go ALL IN!

Stand like Mothers

The tall trees stand like mothers before me

PoetrySamantha RayJune 23, 2021Poem, North Carolina, North Carolina Poetry, North Carolina Poem, Raleigh Poet, Raleigh Poetry, Female Writers, Woman Writers, Raleigh Writer, Writing, Women Who WriteComment

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