I've been absent for a while and I'm afraid I won't have much time for FS in the near future (which I hate) as I've gone back to work after a one-month sick leave.

However, I wanted to add a new chapter to my book.

I've dedicated this chapter to my daughter because she's a truly special young woman. She had leukaemia when she was four and I think that's shaped her character. Even though she now has fibromyalgia (probably as a result of the chemo), she never stops: she works, studies and volunteers when she has time.
I took the picture above when we were in England this summer and even though she's already twenty-seven, she looks a lot younger.

This free verse poem is inspired by one written by Mary Oliver. The one you can read below.

The World I Live In

I have refused to live
locked in the orderly house of
reasons and proofs.
The world I live in and believe in
is wider than that. And anyway,
what's wrong with Maybe?

You wouldn't believe what once or
twice I have seen. I'll just
tell you this:
only if there are angels in your head will you
ever, possibly, see one.

If you want to know more about her, go to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Oliver

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