Prompt Seven – Text Prompt: The viator is a poetic form invented by Robin Skelton It’s a pretty simple form where the first line is used again as refrain in the second line of the second stanza, and the third line of the third stanza,…

Lahainatown (a two part viator) Lahainatown (a two part viator) 1. … and then they died alone in cars running through smoke leaping for sea huddled hopeless and then they died unthinkably along the streets trapped in their homes screaming, pleading and then they died…

There’s not many Who could say They saw me through My darkest days When times were bad There’s not many In fact, there really Isn’t any Who had the strength To see me through There’s not many Not even you So know I’ll be fine…

Are words enough? As silence falls With ready tears And pieces of my heart. I wonder aloud, Are words enough? To reconnect And pull you close. Our guarded embrace – murmured thoughts Are words enough? To make you stay. Through turbulent, biting anger. rage against…

We Breathe Life We breathe life Into every intention Every interaction Every sense of promise When we walk down the street We breathe life Into every smile, every wave Every step, marching to our own beat Each time we console a loved one Hugging them…

Reach for the skies Climb higher, higher Powering into the blue Shake the earth as you Reach for the skies Achieving lift-off Aiming for the moon Begins with flying. Reach for the skies!

A vast expanse extends before me. As far as the eye can see. I watch the clouds glide slowly past me and feel extraordinarily free. I’m undaunted by the unknown, and I lack the wings to fly. I throw my arms wide open, to embrace…

7 joint custody the sunflowers are watching the empty swing hangs heavy in sultry air it rained last week the sunflowers are watching the sandy path to the swing is undistubed the rain erased her footprints stalks have grown together in the field the sunflowers…

I’m scared of heights But it’s where all the extras are stored I’ve been living a very small life contained  On this plateau I’ve been told it’s essential  to learn how to bungy jump How to zip wire and how to abseil To see the…

Curiosity has me as my fingers curl around the soft rounded edge at the end of the world   Pulling myself forward on my belly much like a kid spying on their parents   I look down to the black stars lean further and see…