Image credit to Sarah Whiley Walls are built to divide and keep some sights or people from each other. But travel teaches us that behind every gated wall and national border are people who are just like us, struggling every day from the moment the alarm bell rings until lights out at night to live... Continue Reading →
What a nuisance you are, infesting the grass. Bothering us without us knowing we've been bit. Then blisters the size of a quarter appear all over, And the itching sends us into a scratching fit. You don't fight fair and square, for I cannot feel When you use my body for your meal of the... Continue Reading →
Image credit to Sarah Whiley I sat on the hillsides, looking at the cemetery below. I wondered why I was alive, and others didn't survive. I knew I wasn't special or any more highly favored or blessed. I can't explain why or why not, but I am thankful to be free. I have tried to... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Jon Tyson @UNsplash You lived all nine lives, you wonderful old tomcat, And to see you memorialized is great fun. You'd take on any cat or dog who dared you, Leaving them hurt when the fight was done. The volume of the noise when you fought Let everyone know that you were for... Continue Reading →
Image Credit Sarah Whiley I am in the liminal state of wanting to stay and needing to go. I want to hit the road and find new out-of-the-way places. There is no substitute for traveling the road less taken, To do new things and see a few unfamiliar faces. I want to go where there... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Nikola Johnny Mirkovic @ Unsplash Shadows on the floor and arches up above. A place where solitude and peace await. I move from sun to shadow like a child, Imagining the drawing of figure eights. I take my time reaching the magic door, Contemplating many moments all alone. I've waited a whole year... Continue Reading →
Photo Challenge from Mindlovemisery's Mengaerie George and Susan walked to the bar where they could always find a kind word from someone. Their friend, Harry, established the Bird Haven, especially for people who know how to see the humanity of others and who don't think that being nice demonstrates weakness or frailty of heart. The... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Suefeldberg At one time or another, we all crave the approval of someone. To not receive it feels like being run through by a staghorn. So, we must learn how to free our minds of such a token necessity, So we can find the prize of peace and no longer be weary and... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: John Towner @ Unsplash The beauty of the sunset, gold shining on the water. Reminded me of that first garden from long ago. What it must have been like to walk beside the Creator, Savoring all the beauty that nature had to show. Hurrah for us that we are still loved despite our... Continue Reading →
Painting by Joe Hill; Image credit: Tessa Mills Every day the news worsens, and it seems as if the world is being torn apart. It’s as though everyone is angry, letting hate flow like liquids from our hearts. I don’t believe this craziness is permanent, and we can and will see a better day, If... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 