When I think of Paris mostly in my dreams but thrice in reality, I see my heart fly.   Just the drizzle of chocolate on warm and cold profiteroles or inside a croissant; when I think of Paris I glow like a sunrise.   All…

I came here to muse. A lady in a pink regalia and ash hat _ colours that wouldn’t hide her from the eyes of a roaring lion or herders leads us to where was Sambisa, with forensic lense. After so many photographs we agreed to…

When I was young hopes rose unbound but experience cautioned like a caring abuela don’t hold your breath. A few more years of living, and many disappointments later, hope approached more timidly. Experience shouted back like a protective sibling DON’T HOLD YOUR BREATH Perhaps I…

There was a rainbow in the sky and a rainbow across the calendar. It’s June; pride month. I watch my rainbow flag ripple in the wind. If there is anyone around here that is alone and can’t show who they are, There is an ally…

What it feels like   to be bitten by the cold or by him  as he is the cold the icy onset  of my lips when blood  is flowing everywhere but   to be bitten and feel pain or is that pleasure my skin  can’t…

“Your life is important to me” she said before she left. So many words unspoken and so many tears uncried. “Your life is important to me” she said before she left. Her roses continuously bloom full of color and fragrance. “Your life is important to…

(for hour 3—image prompt)   Bird Watching   She’s gone off the trails In her bright new dress Amid reeds and cattails In search of heron’s nest   Traversing crag and rock Merely watching us wave Frustrated shock Watching her scare birds away

Overgrown A pond with no fish in it A bridge To things you may regret Rust The city in shambles Overgrown Choked by life Ignored in part by spite Waiting Dull yet vibrant.

And the rain the rain pouring down so hard so hard Wash it all away all away   The betrayal betrayal And the rain the rain Promises loving care rebirth rebirth Forests bloom and flourish bloom and flourish   Promises kept promises kept Deserts dry and acrid No…

I’ll fall for you, full circle Let your voice encircle me A litany If there’s a God they’ll be hearing me Sing your praises with my heart silently Too shy to brag but I’m proud of you It’s true. Sometimes I don’t know what I’m…