Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin

Joined September 2023

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Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.

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Care by Candlelight
Introduction I speak for most when I state that we have been taught to put others before ourselves. To do the opposite, say grandma, dad or mum, is to be self-centered.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
Open Palms
Introduction "Let it go," is the advice often given by well-meaning relatives or friends when they witness us explode over someone else's infraction. We have to agree with them- it's difficult and pointless to remain angry over a trespass that is irreversible. But, as with everything else, it's easier said than done.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
Lighten the Dark Room
Regret. We should have said more of this, or done more of that. Each of us has baggage that we need to release, and our own dark rooms.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
An Open Book
Honesty is the best policy, by any account. It is the only policy. Having said that, it's not easy to remain an open book. Doing so takes some self-awareness, openness about one's thoughts, consistency, self-acceptance and indeed, courage.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
Overcast
Worry. This annoying entity often makes its presence felt at the worst times. The subject popped into my mind as I gazed at the dark clouds that are a huge part of year-end weather.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
Calendar
As the new year approaches, we reflect on the resolutions we have not met and starting a new chapter in our lives. We turn to our trusted calendars.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
Fallen Leaves from the Weeping Willow
All of us, at one point or another, wish that we had not done something that we had done. Many a time, those feelings of regret come a tad too late. We have no choice but to accept the consequences of faulty or impulsive decisions.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
The Olive Branch. Top Story - December 2023.
Forgiveness sets you free, so they say, but this is easier said than done. We all know that some things can be impossible to forgive.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
The Hour Glass
The hour glass, a representative of time. It has indispensable connections with work, stress, punctuality, organisation, appointments and essentially, stress.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
A Little Bit of Soap
At the risk of being Keatsian this morning, I'd like to say that all things are transient. Both joy and sorrow last but for a time. And the lesson we can draw from this is....
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
The Ship of the Desert
The ship of the desert. Camels are known for their extraordinary patience and being the ones who can travel for days on end in the desert without water. It can do this because it is accepting of things that it knows it cannot control.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets
Broken Chain
Society teaches us that we cannot fail. Yet, it is part of life and is what truly teaches us what we need to know. The true question is how to cope with it. Here is a little villanelle about the fear of failure.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin2 years ago in Poets