Lately, I sit down to write, but cry instead. Usually, I let Roy out in the backyard Before breakfast and his early morning walk Sometimes, He bites me and I say he’s only a puppy. Almost always, I sleep deeply and wake refreshed. Once in…

We wandered through the fields, stumbled upon the most cottage-core scene ever. A mattress in a field of flowers, but imagine the dampness in the morning. Even worse, imagine all the ticks that would comatose my system. My parents took me for a blood test…

to immerse oneself in nature is to embrace all insects and accept that making your bed amongst them is the surest way to invite them into your bed

Can you see? Shall I turn on the light? Are you scared? Shall I turn on the light? Are you lost? Shall I turn on the light? Have you lost something other than yourself? Shall I turn on the light? I won’t. You are a…

We might have lost our Aria Aria Butterfly We are glad she is in a better place We still count God’s blessings And His amazing grace Son, you are our reason Our reason for everything We will be your sun and moon And everything in…

Star light, star bright A million tiny points of light Scattered ‘cross a velvet sky Like a jewelry store just seen at night There’s light in every darkness If one just looks to see I know a thing or 12 about this Because there’s a…

First light of morning warmth rushes in like water. I burrow under.  

Rise and fall- the rhythm of life I hear her mellow breath By my side. The room is dark Not quite black For in my palm An enchanted rock Glows blue white Fighting against the darkness Encroaching, shrouding My weary face Saggy eyes Ruffled, tousled…

In this, the hour of darkness May you keep faith May it shine like a beacon coating the shadows in everlasting light.

It’s dawn already. But last night, my eyes were tortured By the insane intensity of my phone’s backlight. I wept. I fell asleep, only to locate my phone With no torch light close by. It’s difficult seeing in the dark. It’s even more difficult staring…