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By the Sweat of Her Brow
By the sweat of her brow, she has raised them - three strapping sons to block out their father’s deadbeat shadow. And the tender concern with which they plant kisses on hope-spattered cheeks paints...
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Even Trouble
Nothing lasts forever. Even trouble has a shelf-life; smiling won’t fix anything, but it will sure make your world a sunnier place to live in… Filed under: A Wounded Heart, Beauty, Courage, Dealing...
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The Hall Clock
When she can’t hold them (the sheer weight of burdened hypotheses) they fall, a ticker-tape parade of broken dreams pregnant with remorse. And even then, they cling like maggots, feeding on death,...
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1,000
1,000 raindrops on lily-white skin, 1,000 lilies where sorrow has been, 1,000 sorrows are washed by the rain, After the cleansing, pure joy will remain. * Poem #1,000 In celebration of life, healing,...
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On Tap
Leaky faucet, shower spout, gentle cycle washes out dust from tired, dirty feet - renders cleansing rite complete. Filed under: Beauty, Imagination, Nature, Poetry, Rain, Summer Tagged: faucet,...
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When Columbines Cry
When columbines cry their sorrows, reduced to silvered pearls, slide down emerald cheeks, trace Earth’s veins, disappear beneath quilted soil and sleep until they rise again....
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Bloom
One of the greatest ironies of life is that the very storms that make you cry also enable you to bloom. Filed under: A Wounded Heart, Beauty, Choices, Courage, Fragility, Freedom, Growth, Hope,...
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Waking Up
Tears may soak pillows And sorrows breed with darkness But joy wakes at dawn ***** ‘Morning Glories’Filed under: A Wounded Heart, Christianity, Dealing with Difficulties, Haiku, Healing, Hope, Nature,...
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A Weather Forecast
Those days will come – and then they’ll go, with notable precision; The rain will fall, the wind will blow, destroy what you envision. But soon the sky will tire of tears, her raindrops’ stores...
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Rainy Thoughts
Today the rain is all she feels, The clouds are all she knows; Tomorrow’s sunshine on hope’s heels Will reap what sorrow sows. Filed under: A Wounded Heart, Endurance, Fragility, Growth, Healing, Hope,...
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