This Journey We’re On (Poem #14)

There is a journey Not a path I chose But a life chosen for me I was given an opportunity A chance to love hopelessly To take the journey of difficulty One day I met you That first day I met you That’s when it…

Prompt #14

“The land knows you, even when you are lost.” Rich and Raw Unblemished and pure  Wild and free Mother Nature The earth runs in my veins her soil feeds my hunger affinity divine kinship and familiarity,  You give unto me.  Nurture so sublime. A perfect…

Out of the Wasteland- for RLH

I stand upon a barren ground. It’s time to start anew. I’ve never walked this path alone. I’m not sure what to do. The past is gone, and it’s unknown just what the future holds. With courage I must carry on. I must be strong…

Middle West

The world’s largest open-air factory The cornfields that sent us to space The ethanol that is virtually useless The prairie grass that choked out the trees The vast grand stretches of nothing The towns that pepper the waste The green and the blue in the…

Life and Land

The land knows you, even when you are lost. Ignorance of the land comes at much too high a cost. When your feet leave the trodden path Follow the signs, or face its wrath. The wind blows with a slurry of tempo Through the trees,…

Long Distance

Lock in the dates, Count down the time, And prepare to see your love Once again. Map out the route, Plan all your stops, And drive until you Reach them. Longing and Road trips, Flights and Plans, Just get to love As quick as You…

The Cinderella Hour

It is normally midnight When everything shuts down If you’re in the club, this doesn’t happen til damn near two. But not tonight. That isn’t what happened at all. I got all gussied up, Over my face, I made an extreme fuss. I put on…

Gaokao

GaoKao Virginia Carraway Stark If there was a battle cry And all the years were packed Into an afternoon Of luck and hard work The future determined By what that day might bring I don’t know that I’d be more or less capable Than any…

Wanderings

“I am home!” I want to scream, Though I am voiceless. Silenced by the pounding of my heart Which deafens me. Wide-eyed, terrified My heart and my mind keep secrets Preventing my body from moving. ”I am home.” I whimper. To my mind’s ear. No…

Lost And Found

One may forget The land Home People Grounds one used to play on Mountains they hiked Soil,their father sowed seeds in One may go to the city Live in Tall buildings Meet new people Create another world Then one day you go back Realizing your…