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Sally Owens

About Sally Owens

I was severely head injured at 19 years old. Thirty years later, I'm still slowly recovering.

My life and my dreams were shattered but my faith was strengthened.

I Take You Not For Granted

August 10, 2014 By Sally Owens 5 Comments

The dairy puts the milk in the bottle,
My mum puts black jam in her tart,
I put my words down on paper,
But you put the hope in my heart. [Read more…] about I Take You Not For Granted

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Writing Class? Inviting Class.

August 2, 2014 By Sally Owens 2 Comments

Although I wasn’t chilly,
I knew my memory had no form,
What on earth was a five minute drop
And how would it make me warm?
[Read more…] about Writing Class? Inviting Class.

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Supermarket?

March 5, 2014 By Sally Owens 2 Comments

Supermarkets? Raspberries image. Poem by Sally Owens.

I’d like a tube of mending glue,
For my heart is broken clean in two.
I see you’ve a shelf called: “Mend with precision”;
Do you have a box of peripheral vision?
I’ll take a repair kit for a lost sense of smell;
I’ll take a tin of motivation as well. [Read more…] about Supermarket?

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The Unexpected Gift

March 3, 2014 By Sally Owens 1 Comment

A budgie flying past one day,
Over a garden in Kent,
Did the thing that birds must do,
A little gift he sent. [Read more…] about The Unexpected Gift

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If Your Life Feels Kind Of Empty

March 1, 2014 By Sally Owens 7 Comments

Winchester Cathedral Feature

If your life feels kind of empty,
And you are looking for good cheer,
Pick yourself up, dust yourself down,
And become a volunteer.

I was severely head injured at 19 years old. My life and my dreams were shattered but my faith was strengthened. [Read more…] about If Your Life Feels Kind Of Empty

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Hoptimus Skridwarp

February 28, 2014 By Sally Owens 5 Comments

The Hoptimus Skridwarp of Jellico Blaw,
Had a bultimous blister upon his left paw,
When he tried to burst it with a needle and spoon,
It started to play a ridiculous tune. [Read more…] about Hoptimus Skridwarp

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Stud

February 27, 2014 By Sally Owens Leave a Comment

Once there was a press stud,
Who didn’t work at all,
Because his bottom was too big,
His upper half too small. [Read more…] about Stud

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The Precious Present

February 26, 2014 By Sally Owens 3 Comments

Note from Janet: 30 years ago, doctors warned that Sally would be a “blind, crippled vegetable.” Sally from Chandler’s Ford is still recovering from her brain injury.

Sally said writing has helped her survive trauma.

Let’s enjoy Sally’s poem. [Read more…] about The Precious Present

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Sally’s Poem: Happy Birthday Mum

February 25, 2014 By Sally Owens 2 Comments

Note from Janet: Sally Owens from Chandler’s Ford was severely head injured at 19 years old. 30 years later, Sally is still slowly recovering.

Sally is gifted with words.

Sally shares her first poem with us today. There are more to come. [Read more…] about Sally’s Poem: Happy Birthday Mum

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