Cathy holmes

Joined August 2021

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Canadian family girl with a recently discovered love for writing. Other loves include animals and sports.

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What if I Told You . Runner-Up in The Sonnet of Shadows Challenge. Top Story - October 2025.
If I told you your eyes light the crescent moon, if I said it’s your smile that warms the new day, if I swore that your voice makes the nightingale swoon,
By Cathy holmes3 months ago in Poets
Before the Fall
Well before the fall we fell. Lost to nature's wrath, human indifference.
By Cathy holmes3 months ago in Poets
reflection
today i feel you. existing in reflection, thoughts coloured by time
By Cathy holmes4 months ago in Poets
Embrace the Journey
Don't fear the fall, love. Come... let me carry you home. Your eternal spring
By Cathy holmes4 months ago in Poets
Look
They said the sky had fallen. But I knew that it knew that sometimes the world just needs a gentle hug, and that the answers we all search for,
By Cathy holmes6 months ago in Poets
I Died Last Night. Top Story - July 2025.
I died last night in the darkened gloom. I died in arms bereft of bloom. Tears I’ve shed for lost branches’ warmth, Yearning more than the memories formed.
By Cathy holmes6 months ago in Poets
Ventriloquism for Royalty
She picked the toad statue up off the floor, stuffed it in a dresser drawer. She then turned her attention to the box that spilled its contents as it dropped.
By Cathy holmes7 months ago in Poets
Those Words
What if I said that you were terrible, that your harsh words made me mad? Would that have broken our sacred bond, made our love unrepairable,
By Cathy holmes7 months ago in Poets
Eyedrops
Memories of you Soothe the heart, dampen lashes. Eyedrops for the soul.
By Cathy holmes7 months ago in Poets
Ventriloquism for Royalty, Royal Voices – part III
Ingrit stood in silence, stunned at the audacious blue-eyed toad. How dare he steal her voice, for fun? How dare he be so crass, so bold?
By Cathy holmes7 months ago in Poets
I'm In (Look what I Found). Top Story - June 2025.
I had a moment, just for me, So, I took a little look to see What’s new among the Vocal friends today. When there before my bemused eyes,
By Cathy holmes7 months ago in Poets
Speak Up
Virtuous intentions oblige cowardly actions when assimilating to civility languishing in a silent scream. ---
By Cathy holmes8 months ago in Poets