Image Credit: Noah Buscher@ Unsplash Alone on the precipice, looking down in fear at the ripple marks on the rocks, I wanted to reach for the rescue represented by the outstretched hand. But trusting others is a challenge for me and has been so since childhood, When I suffered so horribly from ugly conquests that... Continue Reading →
Let the Troubles of Life Shape Us into Beautiful Ones
Life rolls on each day, Despite many obstacles, Just like the river. Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge: River and Rolls.
Keeping the Promises We Make to Ourselves: Wordle 601
I define Genving as the art of making promises to oneself regarding one's dreams for the future. It is a call to the life that we want to live. The suffering of depression has ended. No more tears stream down my face. The skeletons of the past that bound me Have been blocked in every... Continue Reading →
On Long Journeys, It’s Good to Stop and Look at the Beauty
Hilton Head Island March 2023 Life is a long trek. Pause and look at its beauty, And be filled with hope. Written for the RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge: Pause and Trek. It is so easy on long hikes or treks to forget to look at the beauty because we are so determined to... Continue Reading →
Any Sensible Place Will Do
Wish I was on the Enterprise. In a galaxy far away from earth. A place where common sense rules, And intelligence once more has worth. Where misinformation and lies Are not used as political distractions. A place where truth prevails, And being honest is the main attraction. Integrity and honor would be required Of... Continue Reading →
Landing on My Feet
Patched up in one place, But still dealing with so much. Will land like a cat. Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge #452: Land and patch.
Staring into Faces
Carol struggles in not knowing her provenance. She often barrels into people who try to dodge her, Staring into the remarkable faces along the seashore. But the reality is that the faces are starting to blur. The light and dark play tricks with her eyes, But there's no finale to hopes that her family she'll... Continue Reading →
Learning to Avoid the Fires in This Life!
Life is a fable! Lessons on avoiding fires! Learning them is hard. Written for Ronovanwrites Weekly Haiku Poetery Prompt Challenge: Fable and Fire.
Simple Pleasures are the Best Kind!
Photo by Lumix2004 from Pixabay! Trees filled with apples, Each one waiting to be picked. How juicy and sweet! Written for Ronovanwrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge #432: Apple and pick. I love this time of year when we drive up to Ellijay, Georgia to pick apples, especially the September Wonders, which are sweet with... Continue Reading →
Travel Mends the Heart: Photo Challenge #417
Photo Credit to Darrell Whiley It doesn't take an analyst to see the emptiness Of the land that I spy far below the plane. Yet, I wouldn't just yet decry it as dull, For there may fun that we can attain. Every place that we visit has its traits, Some with sunshine, and others a... Continue Reading →
