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I am captivated, ensnared by the silken tresses and the charm in the smile, entrapped by the single finger gesture that you enthrall me with, castled and annexed by your beauty, the grace and the comport that befits a princess …. you are a lovely…

Escape Plan

Somedays, the mundane bears down heavy Memories scented with magnificent pine trees and tall strong redwoods lure me away Promises of cooler temperatures and cleaner air A pure crystal lake inspired picnic Perfection in the getaway.    

After the Honeymoon Poem 15

Just saw a headline 6 Things to do After the Honeymoon I began listing them   Hold back your temper Don’t yell Learn to be yelled at Live with it Whatever it is Give Give Don’t take too much Wash your dishes Pick up after…

12am

The Golfers Hands Familiar they formed over mine, I was a little girl, I wanted to be taught, I needed to be able to say, My daddy taught me how to hit, I pulled my arms up and the movement in the air was a…

Disappearing Girl

Everyone looked all around for the girl they thought that they should see. But had they asked I would’ve said, “I’m right here! It’s really me. “

The Raging and Consuming War of The Poetics

Part XVI Einstein said, space and time are malleable; they conform to us – conform, I really hate that word – I was taught to conform because through such, I will be set free… is freedom for real? my inner self wants to go back…

Multitasking

Switching between one passion to the next. One pays the bills, the other feeds the soul. Going back from turning a chicken breast to pulling bread from the oven, then back to writing a line or two. If you would have asked me before, I’d…

Her Path

She walks the path It is her own, No-one can follow there. The gate is wide To enter in The truth is waiting there.   And once inside The music changes, All instruments tuned To play a new melody. A glorious sound Rising up For…

Sway.

Tall and strong and graceful, Whispering gently in the breeze, Nothing to be scared of, Not a person you should please, Tall and strong and grateful, Teach me your most inspiring ways, Send my roots down through the earth, And teach me how to sway.