© irene waters 2015
© irene waters 2015
© irene waters 2015
© irene waters 2015
© irene waters 2015
© irene waters 2015
© irene waters 2015
© irene waters 2015
© irene waters 2015
© irene waters 2015
© irene waters 2015
Writing,
a solitary pursuit
the challenge it is huge
In a group
our words did flow
A book we proudly published.
Then we packed up house,
made the move,
a good one I might say.
Apart from leaving the support of those fellow writers
I hopped back on the merry-go-round
my first manuscript I finished
and now I walk these hallowed halls alone.
Research,
another solitary pursuit
I often feel
I’m on the slippery slope
yet these boys save my sanity.
In response to Weekly Photo Challenge Express Yourself
About Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist
I began my working career as a reluctant potato peeler whilst waiting to commence my training as a student nurse. On completion I worked mainly in intensive care/coronary care; finishing my hospital career as clinical nurse educator in intensive care. A life changing period as a resort owner/manager on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu was followed by recovery time as a farmer at Bucca Wauka. Having discovered I was no farmer and vowing never again to own an animal bigger than myself I took on the Barrington General Store. Here we also ran a five star restaurant. Working the shop of a day 7am - 6pm followed by the restaurant until late was surprisingly more stressful than Tanna. On the sale we decided to retire and renovate our house with the help of a builder friend. Now believing we knew everything about building we set to constructing our own house. Just finished a coal mine decided to set up in our backyard. Definitely time to retire we moved to Queensland. I had been writing a manuscript for some time. In the desire to complete this I enrolled in a post grad certificate in creative Industries which I completed 2013. I followed this by doing a Master of Arts by research graduating in 2017. Now I live to write and write to live.
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 
Loved your pictures and the beautiful poetry, Irene.
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Thanks Ruchira.
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Great photos and post. 😀
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Thanks Raewyn 🙂
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I enjoyed both the photos and the poem of joy and endurance.
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Glad you did Gerard.
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Nice!
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Thanks Dawn
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I enjoyed this, Irene. I hope you have once again found the support of fellow writers through groups and your blog. You can take your blogging friends with you wherever you go – we are portable.
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Indeed I have found it again in the blogging community and yes you are portable. I haven’t found any comparable groups here as yet but I always have my feelers out. 🙂
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Beautiful, like a mirrored poem with the top half visual and the bottom, words. Love the message of growth and grouping and going on.
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The final verse of course would have been blogging and Carrot Ranch but it was a photo prompt and difficult portraying the virtual world visually.
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Enjoyable poem and photos. Glad your dogs sustain you!
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Thanks. The dogs keep me fit and keep me laughing – what we all need.
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But who is that woman on the merry-go-round with the Afro?
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Believe it or not that is the first time I have ever been on a merry-go-round that I remember. And the horse actually went up and down the pole. Did you ever go on one?
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Many times. Dating from when Alex and Felix were toddlers and needed an adult to make sure they did not fall off. Will have to pull out some photos.
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Photos would be good but you have the excuse of children to take you on. When did you go on for your self alone?
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