Poetry anthology – Endeavour

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The third volume for the anthology is a compilation of the journey and exploration, moving forward into the unknown and reaching beyond the immediate limitations. It encompasses some of the struggles through a period of change and restoration, with unforeseen setbacks and challenges in life. In my mid-thirties my body wanted to slow down in haste and everything I thought that would be, had to be re-evaluated. Nowadays I have reached a balance, I do not take on too much and enjoy the quiet moments.

Reflection

It was on a Thursday when my body gave way and I could no longer stand. I would like to say that it was picked up straight away but because I was too young I was sent home. Some of the nurses thought I was faking and made remarks loud enough to overhear. My case was forgotten and I had to be my own advocate, waiting as the hospital found the request from the doctor that should have been urgent. Yet on the other hand I was lucky, because through all the delays it was discovered. I had a swollen heart and it would be close to a year before a sign of real improvement showed.

Published by Chantelle Griffin

Chantelle’s mother remains one of the most famous witnesses in Australian legal history. The first large screen movie the author saw, at the age of nine, had an actress playing her as an infant when she was at Uluru on 17 August 1980 at the same campsite as the Chamberlains. She began publishing poetry later in life with the first release coinciding with the fortieth anniversary of the disappearance of Azaria. While most poems have been released in the volumes for the anthology, more than a thousand were written throughout a twelve year period. Chantelle has a Master of Environmental Planning and enjoys life at half pace with two cats. Her first fantasy book was released too soon, after a near death experience and a second edition was published four years later. She resides in Tasmania and continues to write as a past time in the evening.