writing Archives (tag) - Tiffany Joy

Pen Poem: Imaginative Poetry From Garden Of Poems

by tiffanyGarden Of Poems, my creative self, Poetry, Poetry Portfolio August 20, 2025July 31, 2025No Comments

Pierce me with your
 ink filled sword,
force your words to linger
as they twist inside,
because murder is never sweet,
unless it's in the mind
causing a new reality to live.
So murder my mind
with words of wonder.
Let the sharp bladed images
of your prose or verse
slice out the mundane,
so that I may live among your ink
until the new understandings take hold
and I am reborn with new light 
into a new life.

I have a few things for you if you want to read or learn more about me or this book. First I do have a page dedicated to all things Garden of Poems. I also have my wonderful portfolio of poetry, a Youtube playlist for poetry readings, and you can of course purchase the book on Amazon. You can also follow my writing journey on Instagram.

Free: Poetry From Garden Of Poems

by tiffanyGarden Of Poems, Poetry, Poetry Portfolio August 13, 2025July 23, 2025No Comments

Free your verse
to free your mind
to free your poem.

Yes, free yourself
to free your soul
to free everything
you ever have known.

Free your verse
to see
to breathe.
Free your poem
to learn
to grow.

Free your mind
to be who you are
to just simply be.
Free yourself now
to learn 
to know.

Bird or fish? Contemplative Poetry From Garden Of Poems

by tiffanyGarden Of Poems, Poetry, Poetry Portfolio August 6, 2025July 23, 2025No Comments

Staring at the valleys
the mountains
the depths, the sea
I thought I could fly
but held my wings back.
If I jump will I take flight
soaring above my cares
flying away from my fears?
Or will I fall
into the dark deep sea
drowning in a new world
I do not know.

Will I become
a fish in the great unknown?
Am I a bird or a fish?
Can you tell me, please
or is it something for me to find out,
something for me to learn,
for me to decide?

Bird Or Fish: A Poem

July 2025: A Review Of My Wonderful Art Life

by tiffanyLife, other updates August 3, 2025July 23, 2025No Comments

I have been busy with my art business lately, which is why I’m able to give you a July 2025 art life update. The focus has mostly been ramping up sharing my art work and poetry readings, but I am starting to create more things. It seems like I’m always working on finding a better balance between creating and sharing. Doing batch work has been helpful. Another thing that has been helpful is having a set schedule when I can work on the business stuff and another time for the creativity. I’m not just smushing everything together.

Writings

July brought some fun poetry reading videos that I posted on my writing Instagram. I am also starting to share excerpts from Garden of Poems on this site.

Along with sharing my older writings, I am working on some new stuff. I am restarting editing my next poetry book. Also, I am working on a few new narratives. The narratives are still in the brainstorming and figuring out characters stages. You should be hearing more about them as I am starting to share regular updates.

Painting

In the coming months you will be seeing more blog posts about my paintings. I have been sharing a lot on my painting Instagram account.

Here are a few examples of the paintings I’ve been doing and posting.

Digital Art

I’m starting to do more digital art again. However, I’ve been posting mostly things I’ve done in the past. This is because my digital art has it’s new own Instagram account. This way it doesn’t get lost among the paintings.

Photography

Finally, I’m starting to do more photography and share my photos with the world. It is more of a hobby level rather than something I’m focused on making an income or community with. My photography does have it’s own page now and it’s own Instagram account. You should take a look at both.

tree near beach with watermark Tiffany Joy's Photography #2

Let me know (via comments) if there is other information you want to stay up to date with and I’ll put it in my next update. Also, let me know (via comments) if you want this in a newsletter format instead. For now that’s all the July 2025 art life updates that I have for you.

Goes the Clock: A Simple Poetry Excerpt From Garden Of Poems

by tiffanyGarden Of Poems, Poetry, Poetry Portfolio July 30, 2025July 23, 2025No Comments

Tick tock goes the clock
 as the waves rolls in time may fly
 or time may stop 
the waves crashes on the shore either way.
Tick tock goes the clock
 as the sun shines on
 time may fly 
or time may stop
 the sun will heat the sand either way.
Tick tock goes the clock
 it's far far away
 time may fly
 or time may stop 
we won't pay attention either way.

Extraordinary: A poem from Garden of Poems

by tiffanyGarden Of Poems, Poetry, Poetry Portfolio, Uncategorized July 16, 2025July 23, 2025No Comments

Extraordinary is an imaginative poem from Garden Of Poems. I published this poetry book in 2021.

Garden of Poems book cover. Poetry book by Tiffany Joy

I look to the future
with my dreams pushed back.
What road do I travel;
Where does it lead?
Will my someday come to play?
Or will another story unravel?
Will my thoughts stay a thought
Will my life be normal?

Please, let the mediocrity subside
For I dream of being extraordinary
Let me be amazed with how far I travel.
Let this road lead me to a life worth dreaming of.

If nothing else I hope this road leads
to a dance with my mate
to a life lived 
and ends with an extraordinary story to tell.

Extraordinary

Throwback: An Artist (An Original Monologue)

by tiffanyrecorded February 25, 2021January 26, 2021No Comments

Back in 2015, I wrote a monologue called “Artist” I then performed and recorded it. That video is posted on YouTube, but you can find it below also. Along with the orginial monologue.

Artist

I want to boldly tell you; I am an artist. I’m sure you already knew that or at least suspected. I mean how can anyone really hide their creativity? I know I’ve tried to hide or ignore my creative side, wanting to be normal. I yearned for a quiet mind that could simply observe the world and did not have a need to share its beauty.

Yes, there was a time I wanted to be normal, but not any more. An ordinary life in no life for me and if it seems like my life is just like yours ask me what I’m thinking about. For you see I have worlds and universes living in my head. My mind is filled with lands of poetry, worlds of paintings, and many stories in many different universes. They are all just waiting to be created.

When I am at my day job tapping the keys of my computer part of my mind may be trapping dragons to get to the keys of a prison to rescue some royalty. While I’m driving home I am most likely also involved in an elaborate love affair that will tragically end when I park my car. If I am watching the sunset I am also memorizing the colors in hopes that I could paint it one day.

You see my mind is not a quiet place most of the time, which now I love. It makes my life extraordinary in an ordinary world. This is why I must boldly tell you; I am an artist. I’m sure you already knew that or at least suspected.