Sometimes I lay awake in the dark and wonder what might have been if…if Would the person I was way back then even recognize this world of lies Such a divisive sensation imagining unknowable secrets But then again I remember when truth was the currency I traded Pain was an inconvenience to be met with broad shoulders and strong hearts I pushed until my misguided … Continue reading The Counselor
As young boys, they left home bound for adventure, bound for war Courage still an illusion unknown Death, a distant enemy even as mothers dried tears and prayed that freedom was worth the cost Striving to be the best no matter the cost each would combat loneliness with letters from home Some read again and again while they prayed Restless as the rain, they fought … Continue reading Letters from Home
This week’s Saturday Sound Bites prompt: Think of something you lost recently. What are two positive insights you gained from the experience? I went for a walk today, enjoying an almost spring like day in February. It’s been months since I walked along the boardwalk and as I strolled along the water’s edge, I thought about these little opportunities I miss to take … Continue reading Taking Time
Imagine this long journey — a gift Never quite conscious of enduring bliss Weight of emptiness lifted as we drift Innumerable moments christened with a kiss Never quite conscious of enduring bliss We come together each year to celebrate Love, laughter, and a chance to reminisce We are one defined by memories we create We come together each year to celebrate Love could live … Continue reading Christmas Blessings
As night arrives on the wings of ravens black and unforgiving winter’s chill settles in my bones like broken glass I retreat Within my inner sanctum age creeps slowly layer upon layer like the blankets that surround me Alone and frail succumbing to isolation without a promise of reprieve burdens carve lines in once tender skin I hibernate Silent voices whisper words not meant … Continue reading Winter Doldrums
She loved him first Connections their past, our future Her memory, one we honor I hold this gift in my heart A shared family from one woman to another photo: Jewels For Me prompts: OctPoWriMo, MLMM Saturday Mix Continue reading Rings
A mother’s mission to protect her child She holds him above the fray, the inhumanity in this place where good and evil are reconciled knowing claims of decency present as beguiled profanity Her tender love and warrior spirit juxtaposed At one moment encouraging him to fly while her heavy arms resist letting go, letting go, letting go Bitter and sweet, this role nature has … Continue reading Mother’s Love
truth silenced in the confessional rumor of prayer rumor of mercy she does not speak of nightmares instead she paints the sky truth established in tradition rumor of meandering boundaries rumor of desiccated trust she does not speak of crossed lines instead she watches eagles fly truth scorched in layers of disbelief rumor of auspicious intentions rumor of … Continue reading With Hope
How did I get here? My heartbeat keeps pace with the sound of my shoes slapping across a dusty road as I try to silence this quiet sense of dread Something’s not right Something’s coming I run Immersed in moonlit madness your voice rings petulant in my ears With disgust, I recall what we discussed Something’s not right Something’s coming Run, … Continue reading Fear As Enemy
Bittersweet Summer’s end It teases mercilessly I mourn its departure Abandoned photo: mine prompt: Mindlovesmisery’s Menagerie – Saturday Mix Lucky Dip Continue reading Change
