Trina Writes
Reflecting, Crafting and Drafting Narratives
Stories begin with curiosity. I started writing because I wanted to explore the stories within everyday life—the quiet moments, small details, and observations that often pass unnoticed.
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Will The Bird Sing?
An autumn afternoon, when the rain isn’t in a hurry, from my window, I see a magpie, perched alone on a wire. I anticipate its calls, or maybe it’ll sing, … Read more ⇢
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Monster
There is a monster hiding for all to see. He grins, he mocks, revealing his disguise, he’s waving as I speak, waving back at me. It reminds me of that… Read more ⇢
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Best advice?
Nobody’s coming for you. In other words: depend on yourself, and don’t always look for others to figure it out for you. Read more ⇢
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Orphan Thoughts
The cat is unusually quiet today; she is typically talkative. I see her fixed on something outside—it’s a crow. My little furry predator lies like the Sphinx, keeping her eye… Read more ⇢
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imagine neverland
If she had a parent, would she allow her way?If she had a place,would she be content to stray?A child-like Peter Panin his Never-Never,Neverland. With no guidance,the dreams remain unrealized.Those imaginary… Read more ⇢
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Nature’s Twisted Mess
The sound that can’t find me,alone in the room,a consumption of emptiness,no longer reminds me of you,a degree of hallowthat envelopes me too I long for the voidthat comfortsin twine.I… Read more ⇢
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Pieces
Pieces of me chip, chipping away.like paint from a forgotten wall,unseen, they drift, flake and fall.Not to you,Not to them,But to me. I’m devoted to peeling,tearing backthe uncultivated,the uncharted,Parts of… Read more ⇢
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astray
Remind me of the love that I create. Tell me the story so it’s not too late. They take our memory they hoard our past forget the future we knew… Read more ⇢
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raspberries
The raspberries taste like home, transporting me back to a place that’s no more. The memory is tied up with the happenings, knoted into a bow. I remember the path.… Read more ⇢
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Things that Fall Away
Leaving today will bring the tears. Tomorrow arrives, where is the sorrow? All the things we didn’t know, is leaving without warning. A loss, they say, implies a found. You… Read more ⇢