• POEM: The Photograph... 152

    • Moda
    • 15-08-2023 03:43

    There is an old photograph in my family albums, circa 1966.It’s my mother at seventeen. When I was a little girl, I used to think, Who is this beautiful young woman in this photograph? Until I knew it was my mother when she was seventeen. A portrait of a mother as a young woman. My mother has since left this world, But the photograph stayed on my shelf. I say good morning to my mom every day as if she could talk to me. I kiss the photograph wishing that I can kiss my mom and still tell her how much I love her.

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  • Praise for "Sunset in Toronto" by Victoria West 109

    • Moda
    • 11-08-2023 01:52

    My dear friends and readers, for today's story I would like to share some of the positive reviews and praise that my book of poetry Sunset in Toronto received since its publication in 2021. ?  Canadian Culture magazineCanCultureMag.com      To find beauty where it may not often be present, and to discover hope where life may not always offer hope, is a gift only the truest of optimists possess. …       Sunset in Toronto by Canadian writer and poet Victoria West highlights what it means to connect emotions with the mind; West ensured that her audience could recognize these emotions each time they go through the pages and that her writing did not make readers feel pity. Instead, readers can understand her point of view, even as far as feeling understood themselves. Sunset in Toronto is an easy and engaging read, as the real-life narrative explored throughout the book magnifies what it means to look forward t

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  • POEM: Sisters... 111

    • Moda
    • 09-08-2023 22:25

    There is a book on my desk, it’s called “Sisters. Thoughts on That Special Relationship”.I like rereading it every now and again. I picked it up at a yard sale a few years ago. When I saw it, it spoke to me, and it came home with me. I have a sister whom I love dearly. She is the most important woman in my life. When I saw the little book at my neighbor’s yard sale, It instantly made me think of her, my dear sis. And the book had to be mine. Seven years in age difference can feel like a half-generation gap. When I was born, She was a kid on the playground. When I was a kid, She was a teenager in high school. When I was a teenager, She was a young woman on her own. While I was growing up, It felt like I could never catch up with my big sister. But the blood that we s

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  • POEM: The Dining Table... 104

    • Moda
    • 08-08-2023 20:27

    The dining table has the power to keep a family together.Every evening we gather around the table in the dining room to have dinner, And to spend time with each other. To ask each other, how was your day today. To laugh about the good and to cry about the bad. To nourish our bodies and our souls. Dinnertime is familytime. I am grateful for each dinner spent together with my family around the dining table. When I was a little girl, dinnertime was my favorite time of the day. Gathering around the dining table every evening was my favorite family tradition. It kept our family strong and bonded. Because the dining table has that power. Once I grew up, I left my parents’ home to make a life for myself. Now my sister and I have our own homes, our own families. We live on two different continents, But we

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  • The Long Weekend... 123

    • Moda
    • 07-08-2023 10:00

    I hope you are all enjoying the long weekend! It's the Civic Holiday in Canada this weekend. Summer is ripe, and there is no better time for a weekend getaway than this time. My long weekend took me to the beach on Lake Simcoe, one hour North of Toronto.

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  • POEM: Questions... 104

    • Moda
    • 06-08-2023 10:00

    How is your love life?Do you have a boyfriend? Why don’t you have a boyfriend? Are you married? Why are you not married? When are you going to get married? Do you have children? Why don’t you have children? When are you going to have children? When are you going to have your second child? Do you breastfeed the baby? Do you have a job? Are you looking for a job? Did you find a job? When are you going to get a job? Why are you so thin? Why are you so fat? Why did you lose weight? Why don’t you lose weight? Do you work out? Why don’t you work out? Why are you wearing makeup? Why aren’t you wearing makeup? Why are you wearing short skirts? Why are you wearing long skirts? Why are you wearing black? Why are you wear

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  • Falling Behind. A Poem by an Anonymous Author... 119

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    • 06-08-2023 03:10

    I once found a little handwritten note in a library book, likely forgotten by the previous reader. I had a closer look at the handwritten note, folded in two, and realized it was a poem. I kept the note with the poem by the unknown author as it intrigued me. I left it in my nightstand drawer at the time and kind of forgot about it. I found it again last night, and I read it again. It's a beautiful poem, even though I don't know who wrote it. I debated with myself whether I should share it, and finally, I decided that yes I should. This touching poem deserves to be read and heard, so I am sharing it here today. ~~~~~~~~~~ Falling Behind [Anonymous author] This is me reaching out over the grandest canyons This is me fighting at the chance to grab at the shadows of your sleeve in order to pull you back to me When I know how quickly you’ve learned

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  • POEM: The Fake Celebrities... 103

    • Moda
    • 04-08-2023 15:11

    My DM is flooded with fake Elons,And fake Johnnys, And fake Brians, And fake Toscas, And fake Kimbals, And fake Mayes, And some other fake celebrities that I haven’t even heard of, But the impostors think I have. Hello big fan, I want to thank you for all your support and for being my fan. This is my private account which I created to contact a few selected fans, Because my verified account from Twitter is managed by my PR manager And I don’t have full access to it. Thank you for your message, dear impersonator, Very nice of you to think of me. The best I can do with this communication at this time is to ignore it. Or flip it to the other side and write poetry out of it.

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  • Book Unhaul... 204

    • Moda
    • 03-08-2023 22:01

    It's been a long time since I last posted an essay on my blog (I have published mostly poetry over the past couple of months), so for today's story I would like to talk about books. Specifically, a book unhaul. Or rather, the book unhaul that I did, because I only did one so far.  I had a phase a while ago when I enjoyed watching videos about books on Youtube (or Booktube, how they so lovingly call it). I had developed a weird curiosity to see and admire other people's book shelves, what kind of books they read, what kind of books they add to their home libraries, what kind of books they unhaul. And I have to say, I was really drawn to the book unhaul videos, I watched lots of them, because it was interesting to me to know why people let go of books. And, as I discovered after watching a few dozens of such videos, the biggest reason why Booktubers do book unhauls is to make room for other books, new releases, on their bookshelves. In a way, it felt like being

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  • Haul Bonprix si 3 tinute de vara... 140

    • Moda
    • 02-08-2023 14:14

    Vara asta este una destul de ploioasa si capricioasa (ploua de cel putin 3-4 ori pe saptamana in Cluj) asa ca profit de fiecare raza de soare pentru a purta rochii, fuste si pantaloni scurti. ...

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