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Writing From The Heart – goodbye, my young friend

March 6, 2018 By Suzan St Maur Leave a Comment

If you’ve lost a close friend or family member to cancer, this poem of mine may resonate with you. I wrote it about our beautiful 37-year-old cancer group member who passed away in 2017, leaving behind an 8-year-old daughter.

My language is rude as usual, but this time I don’t apologise other than asterisking out the rudest words. I was angry, as we all are at such a cruel curtailment of a young life.

Writing From The Heart: goodbye, my young friend

RIP Deb, whose favourite colour was blue.

Who knows when your number’s up.
Three score years and ten, and then? [Read more…]

Filed Under: Latest, Music and poetry, Writing From The Heart Tagged With: cancer, cancer-death, death, poetry, writing from the heart

To honour a dead rock star: do you agree?

January 13, 2016 By Suzan St Maur Leave a Comment

Over the last few days we’ve been inundated with news and views about the loss of David Bowie, and not long before that, the passing of Lemmy from Motorhead. Here is a short tribute to them both, with a bit of a wakeup call…

To honour a dead rock star: do you agree?

Behind all that, the human being.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Latest, Music and poetry Tagged With: David Bowie, death, Lemmy, poetry

Nelson Mandela RIP: a sad goodbye to the power of his peaceful words

December 5, 2013 By Suzan St Maur Leave a Comment

Today we have had to say goodbye to one of the world’s greatest statesmen, and someone who – despite lengthy imprisonment – believed that talking and using words were what would lead to solutions of national and international problems. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Latest, Writing for speakers Tagged With: death, madiba, nelson mandela, south africa, speeches, words, world peace

Remembrance Day: what should we really write about it?

November 10, 2013 By Suzan St Maur 1 Comment

Remembrance Day: what should we write about it?

The poppies of Flanders Fields,
where the terrible fighting in the trenches
took place during World War One

The 11^th hour of the 11^th day of the 11^th month.

For some people, the whole concept of Remembrance Day seems a bit outdated. After all, it dates back to the Armistice that was signed back in 1919.

But what does it mean to us now, in 2013? [Read more…]

Filed Under: Latest, Putting The World To Rights, Social writing, Writing discussion Tagged With: Armistice, country, death, freedom, politics, Remembrance Day, war, Writing

What the noble Kenyans have taught us about diversity

September 23, 2013 By Suzan St Maur 3 Comments

Of course there are disgusting attacks on human beings in many countries around the world. Only on Sunday there were at least 75 innocent people killed in a twin-suicide bombing in Pakistan on a Christian Church.

On Saturday Somalian Islamic extremists killed what may turn out to be an even greater number (at this time of writing over 60 innocent victims) – along with approaching 200 injured – also in the name of their religion. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Latest, Social writing Tagged With: death, diversity, injuries, Islamic extremists, Kenya, Nairobi, Somalia, terrorism

Why I’m not around today and what we can learn from it

September 20, 2013 By Suzan St Maur Leave a Comment

Today (September 20^th) we are celebrating Grandpa’s life and putting him to rest. He (my father-in-law) passed away earlier this month, peacefully, aged 97. He had a wonderful life.

When you look at people like him it makes you think how so many of us just haven’t lived our lives to the max. [Read more…]

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Writing From The Heart – goodbye, my young friend

DEATH

To honour a dead rock star: do you agree?

Nelson Mandela RIP: a sad goodbye to the power of his peaceful words

How to write better with Suzan
St Maur

Some great books to read or give this summer! Click on the images
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Writing From The Heart – goodbye, my young friend

DEATH

To honour a dead rock star: do you agree?

Nelson Mandela RIP: a sad goodbye to the power of his peaceful words

Remembrance Day: what should we really write about it?

What the noble Kenyans have taught us about diversity

Why I’m not around today and what we can learn from it

How to write better with Suzan St Maur

Some great books to read or give this summer! Click on the images for more information.

Books you'll love to read this Summer - all available in print and on Kindle.

Want to get in touch and/or sign up to our email list? Drop me a private note on suze@suzanstmaur.com

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