Hayley Solich

A friend of mine from Twitter reminded me that once upon a time I was a rather clever poet. So I thought I’d share a couple of my poems on here.

Sing Softly To Me
by Hayley Solich

As the moon dips down

to meet the sea,

sing softly to me,

softly, softly.

A lullaby of love,

filled with peace.

Your whispering breath

tease my ear with sweet release.

As the fire builds

within my bones

sing softly to me,

softly, softly.

Let touch be your voice,

your lyrics my skin,

I hear your heart singing

sweet like a violin.

As we meet heaven’s gates

in rapturous embrace

sing softly to me,

softly, softly.

Our merger complete,

two souls now united.

Completely enmeshed,

our desire is requited.

“With such a sea of information bombarbing us, it really is quite random what we actually take in.” – Hayley Solich

When Danette Hibberd placed a copy of Finally at 40 Life Begins magazine in my hands in 2008, I was immediately drawn to the magazine. I simply loved the concept and it was so closely aligned to the magazine that I founded in Perth and had to walk away from that I felt a huge tug on my heart.

18 months later, I came into contact with the magazine again and this time, instead of ignoring the huge tug on my heart I decided to make a contact and see if they were looking for writers.

At this stage, I had just started a new business, so was very business with websites and design work, however, I wanted to keep my hand in the writing field.

Amanda Gelsi, the editor at the time was very encouraging and welcomed me with open arms, giving me three feature articles to write straight away.

Then when Amanda left after completing the Winter Edition, my connection moved to the Publishing Editor, Jenny Jacob. As Jenny and I shared our stories, we saw the parallels in what was my magazine and what is her magazine. We completely understood each other’s journey and a strong bond was forged.

So today, after two editions, I have been appointed Assistant Editor of national Australian magazine, Finally at 40 Life Begins and I am 90% through editing the Spring Edition. I have loved every second of every hour of effort I have applied. There is so much great information in the magazine and as I am forced to read all the content I am learning so much from the contributors.

I want to let you know that I believe there is a divine element to this connection. When I left Pearls Women’s Magazine in 2007, it was not because I didn’t want to do the magazine anymore, but rather, because it was not going to be financially viable for a few years and my family were putting pressure on me not to give my time and effort to it with so little return from it. So I see this new connection as God’s way of blessing me. On a week when I was in a lull in my business I stopped and stilled myself and asked the question, “What do I do God to get more money in?” The response came, “Sit still and wait.” By the end of the week, I had two new website projects and Jenny had called me to offer me the Assistant Editor’s role with the magazine. Now that is when you know you have made a divine connection and have heard correctly!

I look forward to seeing what the future brings…it’s a wonderful opportunity to showcase all those gorgeous girls that I know and love who have amazing life stories.

Writing lyrics and poetry is another of my joys.  This song was composed by myself and my daughter, Sarah.

I love it that life is a journey, that each step further defines us and that it is okay to be flexible and adapt to our surroundings!

When I was Editing Pearls Women’s Magazine in 2007, I had the privilege of interviewing a 72 year old woman who had more energy than most people half her age.

Claire Green, a Balcatta WA mother, grandmother and even great grandmother, is an inspiration to all who know her.

Imagine…an army of grey haired warriors sewing, cooking, running stalls for 9 months of the year, then their fearless leader packing her bags and taking the spoils to a leper colony in Thailand.

You have to read this story to understand the amazing impact one life can have a on a whole community of people.
Click the link to download the Claire Green story.

When my mother was killed whilst I was studying, I found a lot of healing through writing.  I was not always writing about my feelings or about my mother, but I found the pain of her passing inspired me to create pieces that were full of empathy and love.

Beyond Winter was written after I watched a movie about a woman with breast cancer.  It has nothing to do with the story line of the movie I watched…in fact, the only correlation I can see between the two pieces is my understanding of the inner process of the woman.

This piece has been published in Pearls Women’s Magazine in 2007 and received an online Award for Best Short Story in 2006.

Click link to view.   Beyond Winter

In 2002 I went through an horrendous season in my life following the birth of my son.

This article, Out of the Blues,  was featured in Pearls Women’s Magazine published in 2007 in Perth, Western Australia.  It is my story of how I overcame post natal depression.

Download now by clicking here Out of the Blues. PDF 504kb