First Five Lines

We've Been Given Another Chance, Let’s Give It A Try
Life’s conflicts and turmoil’s have been a lifetime
And there you were on my time line
Sad day Our queen to be Mark Shand had died
Then joy of your contact emotions entwined...



(full version to be released  February 2016......)

The Official Notification

First Five Lines of 21 Lines

We've Been Given Another Chance, Let’s Give It A Try

Life’s conflicts and turmoil’s have been a lifetime

And there you were on my time line

Sad day Our queen to be Mark Shand had died

Then joy of your contact emotions entwined...................................................................

(full version to be released  February 2016......)

The Journey Begins - My Secret Wish

United Press

9th  October 2015:

Competition entry: My Secret Wish Ref: 1Oe-6

Dear Miss Otigba,

I'm writing to give you the good news that we want to print your poem  "A Secret Wish"  in  our next compilation of poetry by creative U K writers like you.

The book will be available to order from all good bookshops worldwide. Copies of the book will be kept at the British Library and other libraries across the U K, providing a lasting record of your work.


We were delighted with the standard of the entries, so I hope you are pleased that we want to publish "A Secret Wish" in the book.

It's been a huge task to examine all the submissions, but  it was  also  very  enjoyable.  The quality of the entries was very   high.

Having "A Secret Wish" published in the book does  not  infringe  upon  your  copyright.  You retain all rights to your work and can reproduce or republish it  whenever  you  like, without needing to ask us. We don't pay royalties on anthologies  but  we  can  offer  you  preview  copies of the book at a large   discount.