Midnight dancing with twelve personalities of mine. Mirror too confused to create the number of vines.
Category: Half Marathon Poem
Sleep
The warmth creeps into your bones You feel safe, secure, you are home Yoh lie in your bed made of softness You are so comfortable, weightless and thoughtless The pages of the book you are reading becomes unfocused and unclear You already know the end…
The Gift of Snow (Hour 12)
Snow was once my daughter’s cat and now she is family. Our sassy and comforting tabby cautiously enters a room looking for a safe place to hide. I am convinced she bares the soul of my mother, the temperament of my daughter, the talents of…
Misunderstood
Goodbye Will never be An option For us You declared Tears Will never Touch Us You uttered Only warm hellos Only giddy laughter I never Understood Your words Because you Left
Enough
When we stand together our collective voice roars. Enough. We will grow into something bigger to tackle those who prey on the vulnerable. How can the clock be ticking back? Children, to them, are sacred until they leave the womb. Put down the arms, and…
12. Gatherings post pandemic
Lockdowns and restrictions are rescinded, gatherings are now permitted, as the pandemic marches towards a decline, with family and friends, we can now recline. But wait!!!! My mind is in anguished debate! Am I ready for a forward surge? From my cocoon to emerge?…
New Rules
We can no longer take for granted the effortless gatherings we enjoyed pre-COVID. We may never have that ease again; truly, probably should not have that ease again. How foolish we would be to refuse to learn the lessons taught by a disease…
Hour 12 : Pride
Pride A rolling thunder, a million voices today, everyone a flame ready to set fire to the very last frozen hearts.
Board Games (Hour 12)
Whether it’s on A Friday night, after a long work week Or a Saturday afternoon, post a heavy brunch Or sometimes, a really free weekday evening Whether it’s with The same old gang that always shows up Or a friend that I haven’t seen in…
2022 #12 – Drum
Beating, pounding… Thump… Thump… Rhythm, cadence… Thump… Thump… Constant even sound… Thump… Thump… Steady flow… Thump… Thump… Moving through the body… Thump… Thump… Pumping, pushing… Thump… Thump… My heart beating… For you… Thump… Thump…