Amsterdam, June 3, 2023. Love his sense of humor. This poem isn't meant to frighten my audience, Just to remind you to never give up on romance. Despite the scars that unhappiness can bring, You can find pearls, if you will take another chance. Prune the awful memories from your troubled past, Knowing you are... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Bilal Karim @Unsplash For so long, I believed that I would never be loved. I thought I was the least-desired person in any room. Then, you came along and began a campaign to woo me. Calling me a pearl of great value caused me to swoon. Inch by inch I came to believe... Continue Reading →
While others seek to fit in and be all alike, Take off the mask of sameness and be unique. Like the tree that stands strong in a blizzard, Hold on to the dreams and hopes you seek. Junk the inane need to go viral on social media. Seek to know the truth that doesn't kill... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: James Dimas @ Unsplash I see you crying as you hide among the rocks. Don't let vain and stupid people ruin your day. We humans are a hodgepodge of body shapes, And no one has a right to single you out that way. You are dexterous in everything that you attempt. You've earned... Continue Reading →
Courbevoie, France, near Paris, June 2023 I am not as nimble and quick as I used to be. Two hours of work and suddenly I need a bed. I question how I worked hours at a time, When a little work causes me to quiver from dread. I am not ready for hibernation, So, I... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Pavlo T @ Unsplash Charles headed home after a boring meeting filled with long-winded speakers whose perception of the world as fair was very different from his own. The other stockbrokers bought into the lies that everyone has equal opportunity to be great. They believed that they are lions of industry and legends... Continue Reading →
Art from the GIANTS exhibition at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia The jury has deliberated. I can confidently say That you are winners, Because of the things you do each day. You juggle jobs, kids, and friendships, Showing your love for others. It’s no jest that you are queens, The kindest people and... Continue Reading →
Carolina looked down at the scale, and she wondered if it was still operational. Surely, she did not weigh that much! She was barely eating. She had been diligent in attending meetings for the weight-loss company that she joined, ingesting only what she was told was good for her. Yes, sometimes she ate enough of... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Sarah Whiley Julia looked up at the lone bird sitting on the power lines and envied it. She knew that it takes guts to go through life alone, as she had been doing since her beloved husband, Charles, had died ten years ago. The confusion that gripped her in the first days of... Continue Reading →
He woke with a gasp, the metallic taste of blood filling his mouth. The hair on his neck bristles from the fear that his foes may have followed him and will continue to try to hurt him. Colin had known that spewing hateful words at the young woman in the lace dress just because she... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 