The light draws us home. A lantern in the doorway. Joy is in the air. Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge: air and lantern.
The Light that Points to Home: RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry
Use the Tongue of the Wise: OctPoWriMo 2019, Day Seven
Lord, may I always speak with the tongue of the wise, No rash or ugly words that like swords can destroy. May I constantly speak words that bring healing, Being ever careful of the words that I deploy. For I am acutely aware of the power of words And of their life-long impact on people's... Continue Reading →
Remember the Good You’ve Done: Sunday Writing Prompt
Written for the Sunday Writing Prompt from Mindlovemisery's Menagerie, October 6, 2019. The prompt is Ugly Words, and it is described as a time to scream, a chance to be speak and be heard on something you have chosen to remain silent on, even though it hurts you. This is my take. I am susceptible... Continue Reading →
A Cure for the Blues
The music began to play, Today, Santana was my choice. Oh, that wondrous Latin beat Caused me to abandon my poise. I threw my head back and laughed, My feet moved of their own accord. And as I shook my money maker, My joy in just being alive soared. Music connects us the universe, Reminding... Continue Reading →
Saturday Six-Word Story Prompt: Loss
Losing her job brought new opportunities! Written for the Saturday Six-Word Story Prompt from the My Random Ramblings. The word prompt is Loss. First time trying this challenge.
Love Immortalized in an Old Train Tunnel
The idea that we will be forgotten when we die haunts everyone at some time or another. And just possibly one other aspect of life haunts us: never being the object of someone's undying love. Yesterday, as we walked on a section of the Silver Comet Trail near Rockmart, Georgia, I found evidence of love... Continue Reading →
Your Hand is My Haven: Weekend Writing Prompt #126
I trembled as we walked down the dark street. Then, I placed my hand in your much bigger one, and I immediately felt safe and so loved. Your hand is my haven. Written for the Weekend Writing Prompt from Sammiscribbles. A post in exactly 32 words. The prompt is Haven.
In or Out? Go or Stay?: OctPoWriMo, Day 5
Standing in the doorway, Unable to decide what to do. Do I stay in my safe confines, Or should I try something new? I want to hug the familiar spaces, Alone with only my thoughts. The outside world does intrigue me, But its pull on me I have fought. Yet, I think of the places... Continue Reading →
There is Joy on the Other Side of Hell
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month! How I wish we didn't need this special time of remembrance and revelation, but we must continue to remind people of the devastation that domestic violence brings into the lives of its victims, a form of Hell that destroys and kills. I wrote this poem in honor of... Continue Reading →
Self Isolation and a Loveless Life: OctPoWriMo 2019, Day 4
A pewter cage she created out of her broken parts, So that no one could ever again rend her fragile heart. Neither strangers, family, nor a few old friends Were welcomed in her life up until the very end. Not even God in whom she had once believed Was allowed in her world, for she... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 