Members of the writing group sit around the Formica table, looking at the crimson-colored flowers in the wallpaper, trying to reseed the soil of their imaginations. Communication is their product, and all are winners of writing awards. Abstract literature links them in an elemental way, for their thinking is dissimilar to others who in all... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Masahiro Miyagi via Unsplash Embarking on a journey of over a thousand miles, The intensity of my anticipation never stops growing. But the thought of going solo triggers my anxieties, And overcoming the panic means courage showing. So, like a caterpillar bursting forth into a butterfly, I board the plane and take my... Continue Reading →
At the Rodin Museum in Paris, France, May 2023 Please whisper words of love to me. Let my soul be revived. Tell me you’ll always be there, And joy supreme will be realized. Written for the Weekend Writing Prompt #333 from Sammiscribbles: Whisper in 24 words.
Today, I entered a classroom as the instructor for the first time in three years. I was nervous, and my stomach churned and made embarrassing noises, but it was okay. It felt like coming home again. I smiled and had the students laughing. Humor is so important when you are talking about deep subjects in... Continue Reading →
Stumped by racism. Let us love instead of hate. It’s not hard to solve. Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge #483: Stump and Solve.
Caroline is a hostage to the opinions of others. It gives her grief when she gathers with friends and strangers alike. She would like to scale the heights of success that others have achieved, but she can't speak words like some of her friends. She is short and squat, not long and tall, so she... Continue Reading →
An ideal life is one we seek. We abhor trials and detest tribulations. But when life is infested with troubles, We learn to face all situations. Look on the bright side. Stay positive even in hard times. For no life is ever perfect, Remember, the sun again will shine. Written for the Weekend Writing Prompt... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat would you do if you lost all your possessions?View all responses When I had to leave my belongings behind and escape with my life, I was just thankful to be alive. I knew I could get more things and stuff in time, but I had only one life. It wasn't worth having... Continue Reading →
Psalm 19:1-4 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day, they pour forth speech; night after night, they reveal knowledge. They have no speech; they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of... Continue Reading →
Nigel heard the reports of a beast roaming the countryside. As lord of the manor, it was his birthright as a hunter to kill the animal, and he took a posse up on the mountain so they could locate the fearsome creature and destroy it. Nigel was the first on the scene with his gun... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 