I’m Donna Ashworth
Author and lover of words
“Like a warm hug,
Donna’s words are comfort for the soul”
– Tamzin Outhwaite

Latest Words

THE UNINVITED FRIEND
I have an uninvited friend.She came to my door last night, again, and I almost pretended to be out.But it was too late, she saw

WILDLINGS
This goes out to the mamas,raising the wild ones,the not to be tamed,the rare,the reckless,and the precious… you are shaping stardustinto human formminding moonlighttill its

YOUR SKY
I never truly noticed,how beautiful the sky is,until I started searching it for you. I never really appreciated,how sunlight bounces off the clouds sometimes,creating a

YOU’RE NOT FOR EVERYONE
You’re not for everyonebut you are most definitelyfor someone and when you find yourself caughtin the trap of ‘people-pleasing’remind yourself quicklythat you are ‘people’ too

MAN-UP
MAN-UP The world can be tough, for a boy who’s not rough, there’s much pressureto man-up and fight and the boys who shout loud,seem so
A FEARLESS GIRL
A FEARLESS GIRL I knew a fearless girlwho shook the whole damn worldwith her muddy knees and handsthat defiant way she’d stand she took everything
Favourite Words
Here’s a handful of my poems that really resonated.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart, your love means the world to me.

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