HOPE Hope emerges Like a ray of light, Like a guiding star, At the end of a tunnel of despair. Hope, whispers softly To rise To see beyond our tears To see beyond our failure. Hope gives us, An anchor A stability to rise A…

rotating my personalities everyday kaleidoscope

Write a poem about hope. Walking in the woods without benefit of bug spray. Rolling for Yahtzee when you have the large straight. Returning the sweepstakes entry without making a purchase. Crossing your fingers when your daughter strolls to home plate. Beginning the journey with…

  “Closets are a big deal inside a house, but also metaphorically. One can be in the closet, or come out of it, for example, But they are also places of safety and joy for small children, or where a monster is lurking, depending on…

Your journey is full of detours Some bring unbelievable joy Others bring unrelenting pain Everyone’s journey is their own No one has control over your journey You make choices along the way Sometimes fate decides your journey

Crack of dawn has come. Sunshine peeping through the trees. ‘Tis the end, for now.

things I kept to myself leave a message after the beep

A world not like this In a world not like this, a wondrous dream, A place where rainbows in the sky gleam, The sun’s gentle warmth, a constant embrace, Where raindrops fall, but not a single trace. Trees adorned with fruits, branches bending low, Shrubs…

Talking swords. Transforming and shifting cats. Dragons showing vain possessiveness. Fields of flowers miles long in between two factions. Hidden royals and copycats exposed. Murder, mystery, escape.  

As I watched the Barbie movie, I couldn’t help thinking about what our world would be if it was more like it. A world where every woman could truly dream to be whatever she wanted. Unfettered by glass ceilings or skeptics, or, in more extreme…