It is  better to go it alone, Than to not go at all. The journey is hard, And the toil is long… C. Burgess (c)

  DOWN BUT NOT OUT (A 24-hour poetry marathon prompt – Haiku)   SHE HAD NOTHING LEFT HER NEW BEGINNING BECKONS FEAR REPLACED WITH HOPE  

Pure and lovely like the little rosebuds peeking through the dark red roses of gratitude next to pink ones of grace, he stood ready for his wedding. The zinnias of yellow, magenta, and white reminded him of those many who had died over the years….

you are there ___________ city sky with only a smattering of stars no wonder our dreams have shrunk to rectangular ones we hold in our hands. to see the infinite – a place surpassing limits we are but specks in the vastness where possibilities abound…

Did you know the word tattoo originated as “tap-too”? A sound based on a militant drum beat, one i can hear perfectly in the sound of a needle berating my skin, the pattern that I designed being etched into the pale placement I picked for…

Attracted to that syrupy sweet This dream’s not deferred we meet like insects and nectar On the lips of every word Abundant with flourishing fruit not a cut wildflower bouquet This gathering and offering in pastures to play Endlessly in serenity Only the stars nightly…

Hour Four   The Sentinels   Waterfall a sentinel could tell us the unthinkable racing on a hidden path out of pristine night.   Stars look down upon it all know a lot that came before. Quiet eyes are full of light we’re just a…

Poem 4 Inspiration From Millie   Butterflies…. A physical representation of how life unfolds A visual of how life can make you feel so small Proof that before you walk you gotta crawl Most times the ones around you don’t see your worth They tend…

infinity in this infinite space of everything i am too many stars have fallen where i am infinite too when prayers from infinity fill me with praying fill me with prayers of infinity i am all i am in all i am in all in all in…

“Great Aunt Bartow” by Mandy Austin Cook Oh Come In!  My  DAAAHRLING! How are you, you amazing  beloved dear? Sit  and have a peppermint you simply MUST listen to my day! ………my week ……..my last 18  months which spans naturally over the last 150 years….