Heartbreak Senryu
I am still mourning
The painful defeat and loss
There is no love here....
To A Brother With Love
This love makes it bearable when I remember that I am still too young to be a single mother. And it brings some hope when I remember it’s the only thing I have left of you.
You don’t need a title for every piece
I know I'm too much
It's you I crave to touch
To stay away I cannot
To leave, I think not
The Painting of Margaret
On precious occasions, Margaret will share with me stories of her childhood, her teen years and stories from as recent as 40 years ago. She is a walking, talking history lesson. All of her stories have a purpose.
Restless
In scorching heat of summer
I dream of frosty winter
Walk Away-Coffee Shop Blues
I didn't feel the need to justify my beliefs but I did feel the need to let him how inappropriate his verbal attack was. I reminded him Lily was watching. He didn't care. He kept insulting me.
A Christmas Bout
Before I could get to the stairs Santa appeared in front of the fire place. He dropped his bag, it hit the floor with a soft thud, almost inaudible. A soft groan escaped his lips as he placed the palm of his hands on his lower back and stretched. He looked exhausted.
Sweet Sangria
Hand in hand.
Quiet footsteps
that didn’t break the silence.
She looked up at me and smiled.
gunpowder in an hourglass
Because my hourglass seemed full, I had not given thought,
To cherish every grain within, a lesson just now taught.
Like gunpowder, instead of sand, our time in little mounds
A careless spark from destiny, releasing death’s dark hounds.
Cocaine in the Soda
I don't want to miss out anymore. I don't want to have a perfect house and life that looks like I have my act together when I am not able to enjoy life as it passes me by.
Finding Perspective That Matters to Us
Developing the ability to be able to stand up and express a Perspective that is contrary to the prevailing "Supposed to be;" is one of the major values in all of this.
ESCAPE
To forget my love for thee
Sleep forever sleep,
Dream forever dream.