Archive for March 2021
BEGIN AGAIN by Beth Haist
If the crown is heavy- TAKE IT OFF- If the crown fits, Carefully set it down, Wrap it up. Lay-it-away- Behind closed doors, Within your own time & vision- It is nobody’s business but your own- -NOBODY unless you let her in- -Nobody No less Unless she wears her crown- A little askew- On a…
Read MoreINSIDE by Carol Wilson
I look inside and there are walls built high. Who built the walls and why did I cry? I close my eyes so I can’t see. The past of what others made for me.
Read MoreCALENDAR CASH by Di Klepac
EVERYDAY GETTING STRONGER STILL RECEIVING MY CALENDAR CASH STILL HIDING AWAY BUT NOT FLYING AWAY STILL HAVE GROWING PAINS STILL HAVE THE LIGHT IN ME LET ME KEEP BEING A REFLECTION OF YOUR HOPE YOUR LOVE YOUR LIGHT DAY OR NIGHT EVERYDAY GETTING WHAT I NEED STILL RECEIVING MY CALENDAR CASH STILL…GOD IS FOREVER BUT…
Read MoreMY BEST FRIEND by BJ Parks
The first time I saw her was the first day of school, 7th grade 1959. They drove up dropped her and drove off. She was a tiny little thing fighting back tears and wishing she was not here. I ran up to her and said don’t be scared, I grabbed her hand and shoulder to…
Read MoreDO YOU THINK THERE REALLY IS A GOD? by Jamie Caroline
Do you think there really is a God Sitting somewhere out there Or somewhere around us Do you think there really is a God Who cares what happens Out there around us Do you think there really is a God When all around us is suffering Everywhere Do you think there really is a God…
Read MoreSPRING TURNINGS by Jen Curry
Melting, Mammoth. Snow Mountains. Like sorrow. Nature’s, tears. Run off. Run down. Run deep. Shining cliffs. Sunlit. Slopes. Sheading tomorrows. Springing back. Soaring high. Singing. Sparrows. Earthly Serene Senses, Stirring smells. Stimulating, flesh and blood.
Read MoreA NEW THOUGHT by Fiona Goodwin
Right now there’s a thought I haven’t had It’s just outside my reach It’s a thought that will change everything It requires me To be another version of me To believe something gooder, bigger, higher. What is the impossible thought that you are having now? You know it’s there We are all caterpillars with butterfly…
Read MoreTO THE TRIBE by BJ Parks
I know you but you’re not here You know me but I’m not there But when we need someone We come together from everywhere
Read MoreREAL FLOWERS by Fiona Goodwin
What is it about real flowers The ones that die That shed their petals That make a mess If the doorbell went And the Interflora deliverer stood there with the biggest bunch of synthetic roses Would you feel that tingle of joy Would you say these are the best they last forever They require no…
Read MoreMY OWN DRUM by Kristi Kirby
Chiggers Fleas What could it Be Nipping at me No warmth in sight Plenty of my own Body heat To tuck me in at Night No hot water Not a bother It is my peace Sacred to me Now No longer in black Clouds Blue skies even when Grey No idea the plan Or really…
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