Photo from NASA With eyes closed, she played an exuberant tune on her saxophone, Using the Qi in her body, to escape the dark of which she was prone. Nothing ostentatious, just the sweet music that originated in her heart Flowed out of her instrument as she practiced her wondrous art. Up in the sky,... Continue Reading →
Kayla laid on her husband's chest, listening to his heartbeat. She lifted her head and touched her lips to his soft ones, feeling so serene on this new voyage of marriage. She gets up to fix his favorite breakfast of bacon, two eggs overlight, and toast. This is what he ordered every day of their... Continue Reading →
Photo Credit: Phmaxiestevez@Pixabay She hides as she watches them argue, wondering if this will be the last straw for her mother. Will they finally leave this place and the awful man who insists on always having his way. What is this thing called love, if all it leads to is unhappiness and low self-esteem for... Continue Reading →
I learned early in life that alcohol isn't good for coping. It simply leads to further problems and lots of mistakes. Instead, I grab a cup of tea and a good murder mystery, To soothe my nerves and give my restless soul a break. I sit still and look at the problems from every conceivable... Continue Reading →
I have lived in the United States all of my nearly 69 years, and never once have I felt the need to overcome my fear of hurting someone to purchase a gun. But, the atmosphere in America today, the blatant hate rhetoric in the Unitd States gives me pause for reflection on whether this may... Continue Reading →
The movement of tides! Their ebb and flow bless my soul. Peace descends on me! Written for the RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge #332: Ebb and Flow!
Photo from Pinterest.com 1 Peter 3:8 To sum up, all of you be harmonious, brotherly, kindhearted, and humble in spirit. The Pledge of Allegiance has been recited for decades in our schools. In my elementary school, we were reminded each new day as we turned toward the American flag that as Americans, we were "one... Continue Reading →
Not realizing that they are causes for celebration, We tend to be afraid to face our endings. But, we can't move unto fresh horizons, Without making chances for new beginnings. The last day of high school finds us in tears, Scared of what the future for us holds. Yet, without this needed right of passage,... Continue Reading →
As I sit around the house, once again advised not to venture far from home because of the surge in the coronavirus, I wondered if I didn't need a new dream. So, I am daring to dream of becoming a published novel writer. I thought about entering the National Novel Writing Month challenge, but I... Continue Reading →
I am the one who made a vow To, by the sweat of my brow, Put my hand to the plough And ensure that the bough Never breaks under thou! My efforts have earned a wow! Written for the Saturday Mix-Rhyme Time from Mindlovemisery's Menagerie. The rhyming prompts are thou, plough, bough, vow, brow, and... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 