Whatcha Doin’

I’ve stayed awake all day, and night   Tis’ the 24th hour and I’ve survived   Some have failed, so many of us succeeded   Through our eyes the coffees bled   And whilst, most full marathoners will be running off to lay their weary…

Going solo

the lot in life for a writer solitary time savored the attraction lost on others not so infected alone is not lonely my companions the ideas in my head, struggling to make their way to freedom through fingers artfully laying them across blank pages remaining…

Hour 24 – Prompt 24 – Being different

A major portion of people’s life is spent in communting if the distance between their home and workplace is considerable What they do during this time depends on their mode of travel In local trains, the aim is to manage to reach your destination In…

24

In the dark sound moves like a murmuration of starlings, or dust spiraling far enough away to wonder if it’s a person, the thin, spinning column until it collapses and you know nothing was there but sand reaching up. You imagined it. Kevin swaying inside that…

Fleeting

The problem with living in the city is there’s always someone doing what you are doing. There’s traffic all through the night and you are never the only one up or out.   Well, maybe once. In treacherous wind-chills, my visiting brother and I trudged…

Nature Walk

I journeyed into the wood Searching for myself, As high up as the trees, And as low as the rivers flowing freely. And everywhere I turned I found no man, But in the great spirit of nature, I found my soul reflected instead.

Grocery Shopping

Which of these Juices Is the best? I ask my pendulum to decide Swinging it in a circle Until it triangulates To the perfect choice. And it always chooses perfectly. So many choices Too little time Precious few dollars To waste on the wrong product….

Poem 24- Staying Positive

I try so hard To remain positive, Think head strong, Think great thoughts, Carry a cool breeze, Blow the minds of the weak, In the midst of the worst, At the beginning of the best, But still you speak Languages that shatter hopes, Spell words…

pockets

my mother ironed my school shirts white blouses that go with plaid skirts and tucked her love in the pockets   now I’m the mother who irons rarely trying to raise my kids so fairly making sure to buy clothes with extra pockets   and…

Writing

Writing, Pencil on the finger tips Ink on the hands This has been my life   Telling Stories to entertain Stories to amaze This has been my life   Sharing With my friends and family With students and co-workers This has been my life  …