“Foggy Park” by Leonid Afremov WITHIN A SILENT MIST Alone within the evening, a silent mist ever so gently drawing me in; alone within my thoughts as I ponder many things. Flickering flames of autumn igniting an otherwise misty grey, glistening magic carpeting the way beneath my feet, rainbowed crimson and gold warming my heart […]
SPILLING OVER Drop by drop they fill this cup, emotions bottled up inside though not too difficult to see, worn on my sleeve and on my face, waves of emotion and stinging tears washing over and spilling out of the deep recesses inside of me. And here on this page they sometimes find their way, […]
“Drawing Hands” by M.C. Escher TREASURED Holding back the tears of sadness mixed with joy, I close the lid and carefully slip the ribbon back on, placing the treasured box of words collected there back where they came from, somewhere deep within a gentle heart words flowing to each page from her soul through her […]
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER MIDNIGHT . . . . . The hands of the clock wound ever so close to the moment of truth, the hour of midnight, and Dad paced the floor, the same path well worn, wringing his hands and his heart as the dark of the night inched ever closer toward morn. On […]
It was such a treat that the Blue Angels were visiting Oahu at the same time we were. HIGH FLYING (B-L-U-E A-N-G-E-L-S) Blazing Bolts of lightening across a paradise sky Looking up just in time to see them streaking by, Underneath and above each other as they fly Enraptured as I watch on an Oahu […]
FOR I LOVE THEM ONE AND ALL There are so many poets I remember and recall, too many to single out just one, for I love them one and all as they touch my heart in such a variety of ways, tugging at my emotions and captivating my days. I love the poets of the […]
IN THE PINK It doesn’t take a lot of time and making it a habit is certainly worth our while, checking for any lumps or suspicious bumps that shouldn’t be there or anywhere. It’s one of the most important of all ways we can contribute to lengthening our days and help us live longer. So […]
ON A MORNING LIKE THIS On a morning that could easily have been just like any other, we awoke before dawn, before the birds’ symphony, before we even had a chance to hear their morning song. The pre-dawn darkness that met our steps didn’t deter our resolve as we silently got our things together and […]
BEFORE THEY FADE AWAY Reaching out into that sometimes rather blank space, I try to catch them, to make them mine before they fade away, words and lines tumbling and tripping and falling down and making little sense all by themselves; just random thoughts almost begging for company, to be put together into something new, […]
JUST THANKS When I was young I used to think I was indestructible, or so I thought, that I’d never get old; I’d be like Peter Pan and live forever with the Lost Boys within the realms of Never-Never land. I just knew it way down deep inside that I’d always be a kid, that […]
