Santa’s coming!

I’m waiting for Santa

I’m sure he’s on his way

I know I’m on the good list

That’s what he going to say

I’m counting down the days 

Til he arrives on his sleigh

I hope he’s got a pressie 

A bottle of red?  Dare I pray……😂

🎅🏻🍷🎄🍷🎅🏻🍷🎄🍷🎅🏻🍷 

Joanne C Hicks copyright ©️ 

Pembrokeshire Poet

29-11-2025

Immortal Words…..

The words trickled out 

Onto the empty page

Slowly, painstakingly laid down 

The whiteness broken

Slowly dotted with black shapes

Meaningless

Meaningful

Laid down nevertheless 

Immortalised forever …….

Possibly 

Nobody ever said writing was easy

Nobody ever likes everything 

But - write all the same….

Joanne C Hicks Pembrokeshire Poet copyright ©️ 

17th November 2025

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Seeking Perfection

If I could just make my lips fuller

Then I will feel good about myself 

If my stomach was a little flatter 

Then I will feel good about myself

If my thighs were lovely and slender

Then I will feel good about myself

If my nails were perfectly manicured 

Then I will feel good about myself

If I could just hold back those pesky wrinkles

Then I will feel good about myself

So I popped the pills

Injected the chemicals 

Had the fat “sucked” out

Used all the expensive products

And yet……

I still didn’t feel whole and complete 

So instead I took time to spend in nature

I walked in silence soaking up the birdsong

I sat and read a book

I gave back by helping others

I took a long soak in a sumptuous bubble bath

I stopped trying to be someone or something I wasn’t 

I found myself ….. and realised beauty is definitely within us. 

Don’t be fooled by those “perfect” social media shots - behind the lens - nobody is perfect. What is perfection anyway 🤷🏻‍♀️

Joanne C Hicks Pembrokeshire Poet Copyright ©️ 

16th November 2025

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The River of Life

The River of Life 

Life is sometimes like the river 

Where it’s energy can ebb and flow 

There are times when everything pours in 

And often, like rain and tides, we’ve no control

And just like life life sometimes we burst

Overwhelmed, not sure where to turn 

Waters bubbling and whooshing past so fast 

In those moment we must remember it won’t last

Remember that the flow will ease 

The energy of the waters will slow

Nothing lasts forever; like the water 

We need find a place to go and seek solace

Joanne C Hicks Pembrokeshire Poet copyright ©️ 

15th November 2025