Blue Strawberries: Thoughts, Reflections & Poetry by Chelsea Marie Gilmore

2026-05-05T20:26:00.002-04:00

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Blue Strawberries Vol. 2 Friendship Shifts is a middle grade graphic novel about growing up and changing friendships. As Blue faces new dynamics at school, her imagination and her hero Indigo help her see that friendships do not end they grow.

Blue Marie Strawberry thought the hardest part of starting high school was over.

But when her close friend Maya returns from vacation, things don't feel quite the same. Maya has new friends, new stories, and suddenly Blue feels like she's trying to catch up to a version of their friendship that has already moved forward.

Instead of pretending everything is fine, Blue begins to face something many young people experience-friendships can change.

As Blue works through her feelings, she turns once again to her sketchbook, where her cosmic hero Indigo from Saturn explores shifting star paths and new directions through space. Indigo's journey helps Blue understand that change doesn't always mean losing someone. Sometimes it simply means making room for new connections.

With the help of new friends like Mali and Chelsea, Blue discovers that friendships don't always end-they evolve.

Blue Strawberries Vol. 2: Friendship Shifts is a thoughtful graphic novel about honesty, growth, and learning that sometimes the circle of friendship just gets bigger.

ISBN 9798234033642

Childrens Comic

37 pages

Ages 7-12

Dear future husband,

2019-06-28T21:59:00.002-04:00

Dear future husband, thank you.

Thank you for being my rock, my warrior, my king.

Thank you for being strong enough to allow me to be me freely,

thank you for finding the hidden parts of me.

Thank you for the confidence you exude and pour into me, thank you for being strong for me.

Thank you for being vulnerable and allowing me to love you through it. Thank you for allowing me to be vulnerable to.

Thank you for blessing me with your mind, your heart, and your courage.

Thank you for being my confidant, my advisor, my friend.

Thank you for your encouragement, gentleness, and passion.

Thank you for showing up.

Thank you for loving me.

Lessons & Wisdom

2018-07-17T20:52:00.001-04:00

Stop the Ku Klux Klan

2017-10-14T18:47:00.000-04:00

Stand Up Rise Up

Ku Klux Klan (Original) Walking along just kicking stones, Minding my own business, (business) I come, face to face, with my foe, Disguised in violence from head to toe, I holla and I bawl, (Ku Klux Klan) But dem naw let me go now, (The Ku Klux Klan) To let me go was not dem intention, (they say) One nigger the less, The better, the show, Stand strong black skin and, take your blow, I says a-uh the Ku Klux Klan, I says rr-a-uh, The Ku Klux Klan, (Here to stamp out the black man, yah) (The Ku Klux Klan) I says-a-uh. (The Ku Klux Klan) To be taught a lesson not to walk alone, I was waiting for The Good, Samaritan, But, but, but, waiting was hopeless, it was all in vain, The Ku Klux Klan, (Back again) I holla and I bawl, (Ku Klux Klan) Dem naw let me go now, (The Ku Klux Clan) Oh no, (they say) one nigger, the less, The better, the show, Stand strong black skin and, take your blow. The Ku Klux Klan, Ku Klux Klan, I says a-rr-uh uh, (The Ku Klux Klan) Rape, lynch, kill and maim, Things can't remain the same, (The Ku Klux Klan) yah, no. Blackman, do unto the Klan, As they would do to you, In this case, hate thy neighbour, Those cowards only kill, who they fear, That's why they hide behind, The hoods and cloaks they wear. I holla and I bawl, (Ku Klux Klan) Dem naw let me go now, (Ku Klux Klan) (the Ku Klux Klan) Oh, no, oh no.. (The Ku..) (Ku Klux Klan) Here to stamp out black man yah, (The Ku Klux Klan) (The Ku) Rape, lynch, kill and maim, (The Ku Klux Klan) (The Ku) Things can't remain the same yah,(The Ku Klux Klan) No, no, no, no.

Dare YourSelf

2016-03-31T19:00:00.000-04:00

Dare YourSelf to live everyday with Purpose, pushing YourSelf. Dare YourSelf to walk a mile a day, dare YourSelf to cut the television off, put your phone down and read a book :), Dare YourSelf to appreciate, to apologize and love in spite of....

Ocean of Bliss

2016-02-28T15:01:00.000-05:00

You are never amiss,

Once you feel this loving,
Moving slow holding you,

Never a tryst,

Sway in my ocean

Intertwining,
Floating,
Silk warm milky bliss

~Chelsea

Artwork: Alex Grey

BLUE STRAWBERRIES

2015-06-25T12:50:00.000-04:00

Blue Strawberries

What a rarity, a unique beauty. Have you ever noticed one?

Would you know her if you met her?

She is as sweet as any, if not sweeter.

If you came across her would you pick her out of the bunch and toss her or would you recognize her for who she truly is, nurture her, let her grow…freely, without judgment and tell her what a wonder she truly is. She is delicate and different yet rooted in the same vine.

Blue strawberries; are we worthy of your love?

This poem was gifted to me in a whisper by the true Source, the Grand Creator God Almighty as I laid on my sofa in my California apartment one late night in 2006. First the name came "Blue Strawberries", I laid there wondering and asking what is it? Why did you place this in my mind...I didn't force the answer, I was patient as I had learned to be when "receiving" from the "Source". Then the words started to come, I sat up reached for my pen and pad. I began to write. The voice said write your story and all who can relate will.

Indigo, azule, blue is the color of the throat chakra a voice, speak, truth.

This has been a journey and I can not wait for the world to receive it. I am ready.

Love,

Chelsea

Calcinatio

2015-01-27T20:23:00.000-05:00

Calcinatio Angelus by Susan

Calcinatio;

how we slay our personal dragons, how we
incinerate our basic instincts and come out at the other end not only fortified but also redeemed, an essential part of the alchemical process.

Life

Phoenix Rising from the Ashes

Perfectly Flawed

2015-01-05T20:34:00.000-05:00

Biggie a poet,
Tupac prolific.
Langston Hughes radical views,
Maya's bird freed her blues.
Comics inspire laughter while hiding inner pain.
Being in truth there is much to gain.
Role models playing it safe afraid to create a quake,
Fear of the risk speaking their truth takes.
Preaching keep it real all the while being fake, for saving face sake.
Oh your rep is at stake?
We are all perfectly flawed let's give that some applause.
Know your truth let it be heard stop binding yourself like a caged bird.

Chelsea

November 6, 1975

2014-11-12T16:11:00.000-05:00

A great year to be born :)

Pineal Gland

2013-05-01T21:31:00.000-04:00

“My view is that this gland is the principal seat of the soul, and the place in which all our thoughts are formed. The reason I believe this is that I cannot find any part of the brain, except this, which is not double. Since we see only one thing with two eyes, and hear only one voice with two ears, and in short have never more than one thought at a time, it must necessarily be the case that the impressions which enter by the two eyes or by the two ears, and so on, unite with each other in some part of the body before being considered by the soul. Now it is impossible to find any such place in the whole head except this gland; moreover it is situated in the most suitable possible place for this purpose, in the middle of all the concavities; and it is supported and surrounded by the little branches of the carotid arteries which bring the spirits into the brain.”~ René Descartes

"seat of the soul" "third eye" "higher self"

The Master Key

2013-01-17T17:19:00.004-05:00

Artwork by Alex Grey

Open up your mind and see the master key is imagery.

Imagine a perfect possibility.

Hold tight to this thought and you will see in waking life infinite possibilities.

This requires positive creativity

This is your mental alchemy.

~Chelsea

Candy Love

2012-06-25T22:37:00.000-04:00

Candy Love

That bitter sweet knocks me off my feet.

Lick my lips grit my teeth, give into you then wanna screw.

The sweet sweet keeping kitty neat, kinda love.

Body tweaks, feeling weak.

Got your teeth biting satin sheets.

Now I lay in bed, smiling in my sleep.

Too Complicated

2012-05-23T23:01:00.001-04:00

"Too Complicated"

I'm too complicated to know myself fully, why do I need the attention of
someone to just get bored with after I have seen them through?
I have read you in just a few meetings and a few words, you tell me what
you want me to know....sometimes its too little and other times its too much.
I find myself already knowing where this will end before it truly began.
Love, I can't sit here and try to fix you when I have yet to mend my own
wounds. Dayam I am drawn to you, but you can't begin to keep my attention
because I am too infatuated with wanting to Love Me, so I give you the
generic version of what I need for myself, which leads us both in a chaotic
web of confusion.
I one day want to grab you, allow my body to vibe with yours, sweating hot
saucey sexy sweat but the next I can't really stand to see you because I
know this is just a fleeting escape from dealing with me.
Wow, how do I crave attention just to reject it. Like a drug I fiend for,
just to be disappointed once I get my fix. Its time for rehab.....
~Chelsea

Listening to: "Rehab" by Rihanna

Severed Ties

2012-03-25T19:05:00.000-04:00

Severed Ties

It’s your life

It’s my reach

I must sever

Turn away

Another day

I must pray

To reach the next without you

Turn away

I must pray

No more lies

To block the way

Darkness fades

Light peaks in

I feel New

I now move on without you

Circa 2003

Blue Strawberries

When Things Change

2011-12-26T10:55:00.000-05:00

When Things Change

When things change, there is no one person to blame.
When things change, can it be a shame?

When love changes.....can we get it back the same?
When people change, can we hope for the better?
When feelings change, can they hurt or make one happier?
When life changes it can only make us stronger.

The Power of the Pen (Therapy)

2011-03-21T15:59:00.001-04:00

A pen and a pad are all I have, so I write. I write whatever comes to mind; I write about heartache, I write my pain, my jealousies, my doubts, my fears and my cheers. I rant, I rave, and I fight. Even if its just one word, I write. My crazy thoughts, some good others sad, the hilarious spasms of my brain, if insanity creeps in, I jot that down as well. The darkest of the dark I transcribe it painfully on that pad with this pen. This is what keeps me going and that is what keeps me sane in the midst of all the pain. Tip toeing around depression and dodging insanity. I have no one to talk to but I have this blank paper and my therapeutic ballpoint pen.

~Blue Strawberries

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You Can Never Be Dead

2011-01-02T13:26:00.000-05:00

Once upon a time, there was a young kid of 10 years old. At midnight, his mother started looking for him. He was not in his room…not even in the house. Worried mother went to streets to look for him & finally found him sitting in a graveyard.

Mother asked him what he is doing in a graveyard at this wee hour of night. “Don’t you feel scared among these dead people’, mother said. Kid replied, “If I feel scared of dead people, I would be scared during the day walking around everywhere. People are living a dead life. It’s in graveyard that I see people have finally appreciated the beauty of life. All the bodies here have realized the value of life & regret how they wasted their life. I’m meditating here to understand the depth of life so that I don’t live a dead life either.” The kid continued, “this is a place to sit & understand the science of life. We finally have to come here. Then why waste our short life in monotonous things. Why get jealous of your own friend’s success? Why get angry everyday & regret later on? Why run after temporary things of life?”

The kid has given us the golden mantra of life that we can never be dead. If we understand the purpose of life & live it to the fullest, then we can never be killed. What gets killed is our individuality in our herd mentality. If we become aware & start living a non-programmed life, then each moment brings an undefined beauty. ~Chandresh Bhardwaj

Until the Sun Melts into the Sea

2010-11-12T15:13:00.000-05:00

Sleep Seducer

2010-10-06T01:34:00.000-04:00

Sleep Seducer
Seduce you in your sleep,
not physically but cerebrally deep.
Mesmeric rhythms entice your mind to see a world beyond an illusion of time.
Guiding you to the seat of your soul, into a realm that never grows old.
~Chelsea G.

Life or Death (What Will You Choose?)

2010-03-01T01:22:00.000-05:00

Life or Death

(What will You choose?)

Death, will you choose to accept not loving someone for fear of being hurt,

Not living for fear of failure,

Walking around afraid of how people perceive You,

Lost in a world of illusion waiting for “someone else” to give you the answer,

Making mistakes without learning the lesson,

Or walking in darkness scared to embrace the Light,

Living in the mind and not the Spirit?

~Chelsea G. 2002

The Calling

2010-01-18T16:46:00.000-05:00

Peace
~Chelsea

Will's Wisdom

2010-01-12T14:54:00.000-05:00

http://youtu.be/XkziAM_ZyDM

"Untitled"

2009-12-23T02:11:00.000-05:00

You need I give
I love you feel
I provide you take
I have you have
I want you ignore
I ask you avoid
I love you push
I need you neglect
I desire you disregard
I hope you hide
I seek you walk away
I let go
You come back

Trying to touch your heart is like chasing the moon.
The closer I get, the further it seems away.

Chelsea

Book Suggestions: Great Tools

2009-11-23T23:19:00.000-05:00

"The Corporate Mystic": A Guidebook for Visionaries with Their Feet on the Ground

"By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The non-existant is whatever we have not sufficiently desired" ~Nikos Kazantzakis

"Is" and "are", since they are statements of being, do not point to actions that can be taken.
When you unfreeze your perceptions from "is" and "are", you move toward action"

"Creative Mind & Success" by Ernest Holmes