Stranger The man with a strange mask Carries firefly caged in a bottle Set out for a difficult task To heat the porridge For the uninvited guest Staying in the invisible cottage Hour 9 @varenyas

It was fun, but life has caught up with me. Good luck, all. Ann WJ White

In 1976, Cat Stevens nearly drowned off the coast of Malibu, California, and he shouted, “Oh God! If you save me, I will work for you.”   Did it take long to find me? I asked the faithful light Did it take long to find…

Earth charts a celestial path Winding her way through the stars   Winter erases the work of her sister seasons Leaving a barren surface   Beneath lurks a new years promise Seeds awaiting the thaw The suns rays A kind reminder of all they can…

I go for a walk, every day through my village Whatever weather, rain or shine I wander along the quiet village road And on the air taste the sea-salt brine Sea birds call and soar and twist In the air above my head The village…

RENEW _________________________________ The hours passed The days disappear The world holds its breath Until it no longer can’t breath Then cleansed with fire and rage The structures that uphold our deep shames Are razed And Built Anew

I wake up My nightmares still swirling in my head No amount of positivity can shake it These days are dark Pandemics, treason Murderers caught on video Riots, treason in broad daylight Watching the news hurts Sleep should be the escape A few hours free…

24 poems  “The Dinner Party”   Potage Parmentier   The Pratsch Rose Was passed around To invoke the gentle potage As in the kitchen, I danced around   I asked for a consensus Hot or cold I inquired, a decision tricky Five for hot, three…

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We are light and dark.  We are trapped in between and  Yet my country still stretches from sea to sea, the rocket’s red glare gleams for you and I, the pledge is to the united states for all  and  “this is where I am.”*  …