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I’m Donna Ashworth

Author and lover of words

“Like a warm hug, 

Donna’s words are comfort for the soul”

– Tamzin Outhwaite

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Painting by Tangled Muses artist

You are youier…

Imagine if the sun refused to shine,because the moon was shinier. if streams ceased to flow,because rivers were flowier. if snow didn’t dare to fall,because

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Canva line drawing woman with flowers and holding herself

ON THOSE DAYS

On those days, when you miss someone the most, as though your memories, are sharp enough, to slice through skin and bone, remember how they

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Art by Tangled Muses

WINTERING

You may think yourself lazy, or flawed. Yet your body is made of almost exactly the same elements as the stars. Your bone composition matches

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IN REST THEY REMEMBER IT ALL

Some people are slowly taken,to the other realm.Not physically, but mentally. Memory by memory,they are moved from us,like a painstakingly slow house-flit. Boxes full of

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Landscape line drawing

WHERE YOU LEFT ME

Don’t expect me to be where you left me,I can’t promise to wait for you there.I may not see the flowers you gave me,or the

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CHRISTMAS IS A FEELING…

Money is a worry this year. So please don’t fall into the trap of believing December must be all matching pyjamas, expensive soirées, perfect festive

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Drawing of a home

KEEP COMING HOME

To My Babies, Whatever choices you make in this life, wherever you go, whomever who you choose to share it with…I want you to keep

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Line drawing of figure walking away towards sunset

WHEN I GO

When I go,
don’t learn to live without me,
just learn to live with my love,
in a different way.

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IMAGE OF HELENA NOROWICZ

SO OLD

You’re so old
they say
and I laugh
with a deep roar
rising up from my very soul
because how could that phrase
ever be anything
but magnificent?
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Feathers by Pearl Ida Chen, art of feathers from above

FEATHERS

I left you a little white featherI placed it right there in your wayI wrapped it in love with a messageto let you know you’ll

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Helen yousaf painting of woman walking away

I WALKED

I walked with you today, I took the longer way.I made some time to tell you all the things I didn’t say.I spoke to you

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Image of Sarah Jessica Parker looking to the side

AGE HOWEVER YOU LIKE

AGE HOWEVER YOU LIKEI mean, you do you.If you want to pull and tweak and tighten and brighten.Go for it.Why not?Is it making you happy?Good,

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