Pauline Fountain

Joined May 2021

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Writing and photography provide a creative outlet to reflect with meaning on my life.

My mental health? Bipolar 1 (Rapid Cycling), Complex PTSD and Functional Neurological Disorder.

My son’s gentle wisdom furnishes me with the gift of hope.

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Negative gravity. Top Story - December 2024.
My phone is charging, and it seems the notifications have returned. A rhythmic ringtone jingles. And here is 'Colossal.'
By Pauline Fountainabout a year ago in Poets
Imagine
"Sons are the anchors of a mother’s life." — Sophocles I pause across the way and contemplate the Elisabeth Street Picture Theatre.
By Pauline Fountainabout a year ago in Poets
My dawn
Birthed celestial Returned to the nebulae Dispersed now, stardust * * My sixth entry into * You may like to read my first entry into the ‘Sky-ku challenge’
By Pauline Fountainabout a year ago in Poets
Sacred intermingling
Gentle tides plenty Envelop the synergy Glistening blessings [ Image : Pauline Fountain ] * My fifth entry into *
By Pauline Fountainabout a year ago in Poets
Disoriented
I hear a whisper ‘Follow me. My gift awaits.’ Bestowal of grace * My fourth entry into the: * You may like to read my first entry into the ‘Sky-ku’ challenge:
By Pauline Fountainabout a year ago in Poets
Sunset
Time for reflection Sea kissed; my mind cursed by fire Breathe. I too shall rise! [ Image : Pauline Fountain ] * My third entry into the:
By Pauline Fountainabout a year ago in Poets
I plead for sleep. Content Warning.
Despair grips: help me! Alone on my balcony. Dawn! Fear extinguished! * My second entry into the: * You may like to read my first entry for the ‘Sky-ku’ challenge:
By Pauline Fountainabout a year ago in Poets
What is death?
Devine ascension? Transition to the unknown? Or light sent skyward? * My first entry into the: * You may like to read my second entry into the ‘Sky-ku challenge’
By Pauline Fountainabout a year ago in Poets
Sensory essence
Nothing we use or hear or touch can be expressed in words that equal what is given by the senses. Hannah Arendt, 1906–1975 *
By Pauline Fountainabout a year ago in Poets
If only
I know my son. * Or is it now that he has reached a milestone that I no longer do? Is he looking back and reflecting on his life and wondering why?
By Pauline Fountainabout a year ago in Poets
To speak freely?
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” Cicero, in full Marcus Tullius Cicero (born 106 bce, died 43 bce) was an influential Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, and writer during the age of the final civil wars that destroyed the Roman Republic.
By Pauline Fountainabout a year ago in Poets
Silence 1. Content Warning.
Challenge: ‘Write an acrostic poem using the word 'SILENCE.’ Note: You can read my poem as ‘stand alone.’ However, the two interlinked poems are ‘Silence 1: Black’ and ‘Silence 2: Life.’
By Pauline Fountainabout a year ago in Poets

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Negative gravity. Top Story - December 2024.

Imagine

My dawn

Sacred intermingling

Disoriented

Sunset

I plead for sleep. Content Warning.

What is death?

Sensory essence

If only

To speak freely?

Silence 1. Content Warning.

Stories (65)