Art at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA, 2025 Amanda remembers the whispers as she passed through the crowded hallways of her school. Being one of only ten black students in her private school always placed walls between her and the other students. Each time she took a chance at making friends, the girls... Continue Reading →
Holding on for dear life, Jumpy tried to keep from falling and being squished to death. If only he had listened to his mother! She admonished him to keep away from the two-feet ones. But he was uncontrollable, thinking that the two-feet ones were nothing compared to frogs. So, he tossed all the lessons he... Continue Reading →
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 →
Candles light the way. Send darkness into retreat. Life is easier. Written for Mindlovemisery's Heeding Haiku with Chevrefeuille: CandlesH
I wonder what her story is? I don't see anything to be so joyful about this early in the morning and on a subway train, no less! I would sure like to know Whomever or whatever she depends on to stay calm and focused while everyone around her seems bowed down by trials and troubles.... Continue Reading →
The sweetness of the morning When everything is so new, Reminds us of the possibilities That life has for me and you. A new chance at love and laughter, Putting our tears behind us, A new day is an opportunity To leave our anxieties in the dust. Morning, sweet wonderful gift, How marvelous you are... Continue Reading →
Katie wants to be salubrious and fit, and her personal trainer, Judith, assured her that she was one of the fortunate ones whose metabolism makes losing weight so easy. So, Katie agreed to stick to the suggested diet, mainly to appease her trainer, for she thought that a diet named Eat Hardy and Lose Weight... Continue Reading →
Rain comes in winter Purifies the soil and air Rejuvenated! Written for Heeding Haiku from Chevrefeuille by Mindlovemisery's Menagerie
Traveling across water, it seems to me to separate the world into different peoples. But when I touch down on land, I am amazed at the smiles that so often greet me. I find that our shared humanity will always connect us in wonderful ways. Written for the Saturday Mix: Opposing Forces from Mindlovemisery's Menagerie:... Continue Reading →
Moe knew that people saw him as a cantankerous old badmash, and he well deserved the title. He had been a wild child, mostly due to the melancholy of living with parents who thought that he could not hold a candle to his big brother, Charlie, who was a star athlete and scholar. No one... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 