“If I can’t find where I belong in the world, then I’m going to create it.”
An honest account of almost giving up, of fear, doubt, and the quiet resilience it takes to walk a path of your own making. Continue reading I almost abandoned myself
This poem captures the tension experienced on what Robert Frost called ‘The Road Less Travelled’. Ailsa Gillies dialogues with the soul when she takes it to auction. Continue reading Bargaining My Soul
Everything in life – time, love, possessions, and experiences – are something borrowed. Ailsa Gillies explores the fleeting nature of life and the illusion of ownership. Continue reading Something Borrowed
At 24 years old, Ailsa Gillies had everyone questioning if she’d lost her mind after giving up her high paying job and her flat in the city in the wake of a strange dream.
After what appeared to be a spiritual awakening, Ailsa began pursuing a life of service and embracing a role of a compassionate leader of a ‘soft rebellion’ movement, which led to the publication of her poetic manifesto: Conversations with Nature. Continue reading How a dream led me to leaving my corporate job
This love poem, set in the Tuscan mountains, intertwines two cultures through the symbolism of the olive & the rose. Ailsa Gillies explores love as a journey, not a destination – a celebration of the moments between milestones and the creation that takes place when two become one. Continue reading Olives & Roses
Using the metaphor of the Earth’s natural seasons and taking inspiration from Vivaldi’s classical pieces, Ailsa Gillies explores the life of her Grandmother through this seasonal poem. Continue reading The Four Seasons of Catherine
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