finally accepting that sharing my #art and #poetry everywhere is impossible with #disability #chronicillness and #cancer Hopefully I'll be back with more energy soon, until then I'd love it if you could follow me on substack where I share every day. emmuk74.substack.com

If you are someone who thinks about the Easter story, you might find the haiku that @emmuk74.bsky.social, @curiouswilds.bsky.social and I put together a couple of years back

I rested the moon on my shoulders Soft silver light reflecting Through twilight's breath As spring warmth developed I reached deep into the Earth Growing alongside shoots of new life #poem

Take time to be still As leaves are unfurling Basking in winter sunlight Accept hibernation as a blessing Allow your roots to anchor Whilst your soul is resting Opening to possibilities As spring starts emerging #poem #tree

Do you ever feel like you aren't enough Whilst also being far too much That you take up too much space Yet are barely noticed As if you aren't designed effectively Were made mistakenly Live incorrectly Can't find your niche Your place Your space In a world of perfection

Timeless treasures age Reminiscent whisperings Captured in moonlight #poetry #art

January whispers.... "No new beginnings for us" No need to adjust Or make a fuss This journey is forever circular Spectacular Yet familiar We leave time with our stories In memories Or lullabies As the silver moon captures our melodies As remedies In reveries

Prancing through the snow Drawing self portraits with truth The winter moon shines A haiku inspired by this freezing cold weather, illustrated with 4 of my white cat paintings. Which is your favourite of these cats? #art #cat

Light in the dark days Friendships shared in honesty There is a prayer There is a prayer Longing to be heaven sent Lodged beneath my tongue Lodged beneath my tongue Thankfulness far beyond words Light in the dark days

In the quiet dawn of the new year’s light Hope unfurls on petals bathed in dew Happiness whispers a morning embrace Promising rest and troubles few May this year bring gifts old and new Acceptance shaping our hope into view #sonnet #happynewyear

Life and all it brings Can be used creatively The muse of your art Transforming pain imaginatively #pain #poetry #mentalhealth #art

Despite the storm's rage Flashlights in monsoons calm dread We will recover We will recover Slowly, carefully, in time Stars shining brighter Stars shining brighter Inwardly and outwardly Despite the storm's rage #mentalhealth #art #poem

You, me, everyone We are all masterpieces Individually Imperfectly perfected None greater than another #poetry #art

When I call out to you What name shall I use? The Word The Way The Truth The Life Beloved Son of God Prince of Peace Lamb of God .... #Christmas

Merry Christmas. Today my gift to you is the prayer that I've written, one line each day, through Advent, illustrated by my paintings of candles. I hope you have a peaceful and hopeful day. Text of the prayer is in alt text #prayer #hope #love #peaceonearth #Christmas

Sing in thanks as Zechariah sang A saviour is born this day Jesus Christ our Lord will reign He will shine a light into the darkness Guiding our feet on the path of peace Bringing love to a world in need One line prayer: we pray for peace across the world this day and always

On this holy night As tapered candles burn bright Show us signs of hope Bring light into dark places Lead us on a path of peace #Christmas

Advent Day 23: wisdom Find wisdom in love Freedom in understanding Forgiveness in peace Trusting even in dark days That there will be light again One line prayer: as we grow wise in your ways we pray

I want to be invited It makes me feel that you care But I probably won't come along Because it's too exhausting out there Who else longs to be invited but will be unlikely to make it to the thing?

Advent Day 22: Virgin Journey together Through this virgin life with grace Paint your own picture One line prayer: help us embrace each day in a fresh new way

Advent Day 21: unseen Unseen Unknown Unappreciated Unrecognisable Unshakable Unladen Unified Where are you on this uncharted scale of universal love? One line prayer: bring the unseen into your light of love

In this world I do not need to be anything And neither do you Or anyone else We don't need to earn our right to take up space We don't need to conquer troubles or win a race

Advent Day 20: twinkle Hope twinkles daily In hearts, minds, souls and hands Offered openly One line prayer: just as stars twinkle may your hope light the dark

Advent Day 19: shepherds Notice the needy Shepherd everyone with love Reflecting God's grace ... One line prayer: help us care for each other as shepherds care for their flock

The middle of the night is not the best time of day for my mental health. Normally my creativity runs rampant but all I can think about is how dark it is - in every aspect of the word dark.

If you’re applying for PIP, the charity Turn2Us has launched The PIP Tool: a free guide to navigate the benefits process. Their goal “is to make sure you know your rights and can afford what you need to enjoy life fully.” Share widely! pip.turn2us.org.uk

Advent Day 18: rejoice Rejoice rejoice The sun will shine each day a little more Oh blessed light Rejoice rejoice No longer will we suffer in darkness Hope will shine at night One line prayer: Show us the glimmers of hope in which we can rejoice

I am thrilled to share that I am one of the creatives featured in the Long Covid Podcast episode 158 about creativity. I share my new series of paintings and poems entitled "In Pain". #longcovid www.longcovidpodcast.com/episodes

If you look long enough Deep enough You can see heaven In almost anyone In kindness for strangers Or worrying about dangers In helping the homeless Or speaking up for the voiceless In listening to children  Or thanking the generous

Advent Day 17: Quiet In life there are points of decision Places of inspection Moments of reflection When you stop and wonder Which way am I meant to go At this contradicting crossroads

Wild moonflowers reach deep through the dark elegance of the earth Searching for the tailored tears of roots and leaves For ancient sustenance passed through generations In an endless cycle of rejuvenation #art #flowers #poetry #ArtAdventCalendar

The WITCH HEAD NEBULA

Advent Day 15 Clinging to mistletoe memories in twilight's bling Driftwood hearts sway with whispers of the past Gossamer threads quilt tales that softly sing Into shadows below the brightness cast

Advent Day 14: Noel  Goodness of Noel  Hope reflected in snowglobes Candlelight and stars  Sharing truth without fear Offering peace upon Earth One line prayer: We sing praises this Noel

Advent Day 13: Mary Dawn delivers hope A smile of miracles Mary notices Mary notices Dusk skies blushing at the moon Pure angelic light Pure angelic light Warms fragile cold souls enough Dawn delivers hope One line prayer: May we be as loving as Mary following your command to love one another

Advent Day 12: light All the birds of the wood celebrate As a shaft of light births mirth and jollity The running of the deer promise new connections In this fresh hope of a new year #advent

Pause and Pray Week 2: Peace I am inviting you to take time every week, or every day if you can, to pause and pray inspired by my paintings, poems, Bible readings and prayer.

At this time of year everything is magical As the Christmas lights sparkle While the snowflakes settle And drips create icicle We feel hibernational So we read something classical Or watch a play theatrical Accompanied by the firewood crackle There's some change happening internal

A scrappy kitty cat Should I make more? After all I've got loads of scraps and the template is made now. Perhaps it's another quilt idea? #cat #catart #catquilt #sewing #creativity

Pause and Pray Week 1: Hope I am inviting you to take time every week, or every day if you can, to pause and pray inspired by my paintings, poems, Bible readings and prayer.

Pause and Pray Every Day with an Advent A to Z. If you fancy joining in with me that would be amazing. You could take a photo, share something you create, say a prayer or light a candle, anything goes. #Advent24 #PauseAndPray #advent #prayer

I'm sitting here again forcing my heart to beat In a place where I hope the dark can't reach Searchingly for glimmers of hope every day Only faith can chase my fears away .. Another of my series #InPain #poetry #art #hope #mentalhealth #chronicillness

Socks, my black and white cat, clearly thinks I'm making this quilt of kawandi for him. He's probably wrong. #kawandi #sewing #Caturday

At a time when social care is chronically underfunded, and many Disabled people are unable to afford essentials, this legislation sends a chilling message: the government prioritises the right to die over the right to live. www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/dr-uks-...

My "Pause and Pray" exhibition has been hung in the art gallery at St Nicolas church today. My amazing PA made a video of the exhibition and from that I've made a short tour with some descriptions of the paintings which you can find on the link below. www.llmcalling.com/post/pause-a... #advent

On crisp winter days Dandelion dust sprinkles Natural glitter #snow #art #poetry

Any other insomniacs awake tonight? I thought you might like my painting and poem. As another night is interrupted The familiar torment of insomnia settles Creating a labyrinthian monster An origami creature of anxiety Stampeding around the mosaic of my mind 1/..

A self portrait #blind #disabled #artist

Some days I feel physically confined Restrained by my energy Isolated from the best of me Wondering what tomorrow might be Then I meet friends online We connect despite geography Enchanted by technology Developing community 1/2

When life is full of pain Pray gently When hope feels like a distant dream Pray creatively When words fail to flow Pray silently When all life's stuff explodes Pray loudly When prayers feel pointless Pray hopefully When life happens Pray Come what may Just pray #pray