Pain, suffering, and anguish. Memories from the past, bad times long gone. Happy, hopeful, and calm. Living in the moment, ready for the world. Quiet, peaceful, and serene. Thoughts of the future, good times to come.
Category: Half Marathon Poem
Cactus
To love a Cactus Prickly is this love Irritable is this love Painful is this love Most difficult is this love The art of loving Cactus
Thinking in Paradox Hour 1
I am thinking of how to let go and I am thinking of how to hold on. I am thinking about how to move forward and how to keep from slipping back. I am thinking about a definition of success while perseverating on failure. I…
Prompt #1 / Hour #1 Write a poem about being in water.
Once a proud horse galloping across waving grasses deepest green turned blue the sun warming and nourishing her senses she belonged among the warm winds and soft rains. Her home was free. Her whole being was boundless. She found herself swept in the flood as…
Hour 1 – Casper the Ghost
I had a toy when I was young of Casper of the Ghost He smiled in his tray until it was sheathed away The tray would come back empty and for years I didn’t know where he went. I open the door to our apartment…
Deep
How deep is deep? can you really go deep? Is deep more than surface and skin? I want to look deep deeper than I’ve ever looked before. I am not sure what I expect to see. I wonder if what I am looking for…
In the water
Cool, crisp waves shock the inner rage. Suspended weight, I float and the chains disintegrate. Moving in directions that were before impossible. Under the surface no sounds can carry And burn my ears with unrest. Pursuers are slowed by my protection and blinded in the…
The night
The comet and shooting star cross the earth. The stars looks like a small diamond, the Sky was mixed with purple and blue colour. My every pain was go away in this night. Then i wanted to sleep. My dream was fill with happiness. I…
Washtub
She pulled an old washtub into the back yard. Filled it with water. Dressed me in a swimsuit. Set me in the shade Hot August day. No swimming pool. No A.C. Too hot to nap. Too hot to play. But Mom made do. She pulled…
Scared
Helpless drowned and cold. Air escaping Slipping in when fishing.