Ollie Lind Poetry

Here’s a great short poem on fear. Mindless Fear by Christine Senter. I just attended a seminar about investing money and the guy showed us the “wall of fear” that was an acronym for False Evidence Appearing Real. Christine Senter really puts it in perspective. She really builds the suspense. Here is the first stanza: [...]

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Many times I have contemplated what my real purpose in life is. I wrote this poem at a time when I realised that simply musing, whilst entertaining, was less important than actually doing things and that wasting time simply robbed you of life. Life that could be spent in getting things done. Comes a Time [...]

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I wrote this short poem during the short, brutal war in the Balkans. I was particularly touched by the tragic love of a Serbian girl for a Croatian boy. They both died so unnecessarily. This poem is my protest at mankind’s brutality and stupidity. There can be so much beauty and love in the world, [...]

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I found a great short inspirational poem called Don’t Just Give Up by a lady who goes by the handle of C5. She is writing her day to day life as poetry. One poem for each day for one year. The poem was written as a personal message to herself, but I found it to [...]

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I came from an extremely dysfunctional family. I know I am not alone in that regard. I have been blessed with five wonderful children and, as I grow older and the family gathers from time to time, I feel the warmth and companionship that had been missing in my own childhood. I am so grateful [...]

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