Let your voice be heard. Share the feelings in your heart. Love mustn't be silent. Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge #310: Voice and Share.
Speak Love Loudly!
Our Shelter in Difficult Times: Sunday Devotion #7
Isaiah 4:5-6 (NLT): Then the Lord will provide shade for Mount Zion and all who assemble there. He will provide a canopy of cloud during the day and smoke and flaming fire at night, covering the glorious land. It will be a shelter from daytime heat and a hiding place from storms and rain. I have always... Continue Reading →
A Huge Love, Indeed!
He loves her more than coffee! Written for the Saturday Six Word Story Prompt #42 from My Random Ramblings: Coffee is the prompt.
Holding on to My Faith in Humankind: Weekend Writing Prompt
Some may call me obdurate in my belief That babies everywhere aren't born full of hate. Someone has to teach those little ones to loathe others For racism and other isms to carry a lot of weight. I love to see the toddlers laughing and hugging, Not mindful of any kind of differences there. So... Continue Reading →
One Love, One Race: Sunday Devotion #6
Malachi 2:10: Have we not all one Father? Has not one God created us? Why then are we faithless to one another, profaning the covenant of our fathers?” I remember the day a black coworker at the local telephone company asked me how I could love the "white man's God." I responded that I didn't think of... Continue Reading →
Just One Moment!
Our first date lasted an eternity. Written for the Saturday Six Word Story Prompt from My Random Ramblings. The prompt is Date.
Beware: Words Kill!
Angry words destroyed their forever after. Written for the Saturday Six Word Story Prompt Challenge #39 from My Random Ramblings. The prompt is Forever.
The First Time I Held You: Sunday Writing Prompt
My eyes filled with tears, Holding you in my hands. A sensation gripped my soul, As I felt my heart expand. I seemed to be someone new, No longer just like any other. I knew you would depend on me, For I was now someone's mother. I called you my Black knight, Your dark skin... Continue Reading →
Grateful for Their Presence
Lost without knowing why, Love can fade away. It must be nurtured With grateful words each day. Written for the Weekend Writing Prompt #157 from Sammiscribbles. The prompt is Fade, and we are asked to write a poem or prose in eactly 17 words.
A Tribute to Eloise!
You weren't like any other mother in the neighborhood. That caused me some embarrassment, for I wanted you to imitate the moms I saw on television, who, ironically, were white. Your quiescent moods seemed so unmaternal to my teenage mind, so I was too embarrassed to invite people to our home. Yes, you were an... Continue Reading →
