Solitary hours, a darkness so silent Except the hum of the light And the thoughts of regret that play Over and over like a skipping record. Broken wires, torn pages, squeaks And creaks, a fake oasis, No rest or solace for the souls Seeking a…

Refuge     Darkness surrounds me. No moon or stars to guide me. I am lost with no hope. The path is narrow and the journey long. Perils and predators lurk in the black forest. In the midst of my gloom, I stumble into a…

Dreams swirl into the suction hole of memory. Emails shriek,   “This is how many times you should shower!”   Delete, delete, delete, delete.   Even the dogs and the laborers remain asleep.   I check my pulse, feel the current course through   what…

Image Courtesy of Pixabay I held her in my hand, A newborn German Shepherd pup; “It’s too soon, Little One,” I whispered, “You’ll need at least six more weeks Of suckling In order to survive And grow up strong…” But of course, she didn’t understand……

  Unprompted: “Purpose/Beyond the Mourning” [2023: Hour One]   Tiny hopes and dreams, Unravel at the seams, Giving way to truths that, Beyond the mourning, Will water our growth; And send our souls soaring.  

after Diana Khoi Nguyen Most summer days this is how she found us sunburnt skin hair wind dried snarls all day we’d run from shore bobbing between whitecaps diving to crawl along ridges of sand and rock when our bellies roared louder than the waves…

I am waiting for the boarding call to sound. To carry feet homeward, standing tall and waver amidst the rushing. I am the slender grass that bends to the pressure of rushing water, Feet, hands, eyes. A hungry herding din that rises up. They glance…

There once was a queer with a sandwich The crumbs got all over their hands which drove them quite mad but the sandwich wasn’t bad and the fuel is required for mad shit

Good luck everyone.

Good morning from Calgary! Good luck everyone! Hugs, Anne