Jessie Waddell

Joined March 2021

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I have too many thoughts. I write to clear some headspace. | Instagram: @thelittlepoet_jw |

"To die, would be an awfully big adventure"—Peter Pan | Vale Tom Brad

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Rosé
Summer always tastes like a rosé wine, Refreshing and light as it hits your lips. Meandering on beaches hands entwined, As last light from sun on horizon dips.
By Jessie Waddell5 years ago in Poets
Christmas Day
Christmas in Summer is the strangest thing, You'd say we forgot if not for the heat, Yet of a "White Christmas" we still do sing,
By Jessie Waddell5 years ago in Poets
Ode to Bondi
Senses trigger memories familiar, Smells of sunscreen, saltwater sand and sweat, The laughter of children playing in water,
By Jessie Waddell5 years ago in Poets
The Day the Bush Burned
A hot summer's day in mid-December, Not unusual for this time of year, Would soon become one we would remember, The day the bush burned and we lived in fear.
By Jessie Waddell5 years ago in Poets
Our Souls in Summer
What is Summer if not for lovers new? Two sweat covered bodies together lay, Their heat and passion cooled by morning dew,
By Jessie Waddell5 years ago in Poets
The Summer of You
To look back on your fondest memory, I'll wager it took place one summer's day, The kind where the heat makes you feel weary,
By Jessie Waddell5 years ago in Poets
The Cynic's Guide to 'True Love'
It usually starts with a Disney movie. You are the doe-eyed child staring longingly at the cartoon screen as the prince and princess finally kiss before they go on to live happily ever after. Too young to have any comprehension of what maintaining a relationship with another human being actually involves.
By Jessie Waddell5 years ago in Humans
An Open Letter to a Brand New Mother
The day has finally arrived. The one you have been wishing for and dreaming of for so long. The day you've spent the last nine months thinking about, creating an expectation and an image of how it would all be.
By Jessie Waddell5 years ago in Families
Dear Gemini Husband
Gemini season is upon us. It is a time for all of those outgoing, quirky, fun-loving May 21st - June 21st babies to live their best lives.
By Jessie Waddell5 years ago in Families
Every Mother.
My Mum is an amazing woman, a total boss. There's no denying or doubting that. But without raining on her parade, she isn't the boss.
By Jessie Waddell5 years ago in Families
The Affair
It started for the same reason as most. I was lonely and a little lost. Seeking connection, comfort, purpose… I never intended it to go this far.
By Jessie Waddell5 years ago in Humans
Feeling Anxious and Having Diagnosed Anxiety is Not the Same
Every human, at some point or another, will experience anxious thoughts or feelings. Worry, stress, dread, fear and panic are natural human responses to certain circumstances or experiences. But there’s been something I’ve heard more often lately that unsettles me…
By Jessie Waddell5 years ago in Psyche

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Rosé

Christmas Day

Ode to Bondi

The Day the Bush Burned

Our Souls in Summer

The Summer of You

The Cynic's Guide to 'True Love'

An Open Letter to a Brand New Mother

Dear Gemini Husband

Every Mother.

The Affair

Feeling Anxious and Having Diagnosed Anxiety is Not the Same

Achievements (1)