Archive for August 2022
Nine firemen and an ice cream (The tragic expression of unmet need) by Fiona Goodwin
Companionship around an ice cream cone Not world changing or contributing to any great planetary need Something so good about firemen and salt and caramel They is the antidote to the knowledge of our impermanence and the tragic awful expressions of our unmet needs. Our cries for help sometimes never reach the surface They twist…
Read MoreWHEN YOU LANDED by Karen Marie Christa Minns
It suddenly occurred to me You are nothing I ever asked. Too young and raw, still bleeding from your past. I expected darker eyes; blackest hair. A willow, tall, and wise, to lead me on a Golden Path. Not you. Not ever you, with your sapphire sighs; a head of red and silver, with your…
Read MoreSleeping with the Angels by Maria M. Consiglio
Someone said, you sleep with the Angels, my Dear. The little ones you work with every day. Who rely on your hugs and good mornings , in the net of your safety they play, safe and sound, understanding their needs. A passion in work. Indeed. I dream of the day When someone holds me tight…
Read MoreMy Baby Gurl by Kristi Kirby
A heart light Just in time The whole room was Empty Birds of prey Circled She is the universe of Heaven Driving in peace And contentment This little bugger Pretty kitty The color of my face Is beginning to return Because of her My baby gurl.
Read MoreSpirit Wind by Christine Kennedy
A mountain stands before me , eloping my voice and carrying its melodies to the sky . A lark repeats it , softly , in perfect pitch . My darling , was that you?. A beautiful reply , yes I . A glow takes this message to the ocean so bright with light ! All…
Read MoreI’m here too by Beth Haist
The ruins of my ego Build my landscape Why do you still haunt me? Why do you need my Richter scale To measure you? I have nothing but sifting sands Beneath my feet I hand off your gifts As quick As you give them to me Funny your constructions Only abstract me Shimmering in the…
Read MoreWhere love is by Fiona Goodwin
I would like to love you And not be so afraid to lose you I would like to love me and know that you will choose me Without standing on my head I would like to be the one Who wants to be with me I would like to be afraid That I might not…
Read MoreHeart Of Truth by Kristi Kirby
Naked and Barefoot Fresh tears came down Blue eyes opened As a shooting star Flashed across the sky Her mind is in a Constant state of Appreciation Her center burns The truth.
Read MorePRIDE by Annsofi Hjärtström
Like an ocean of people Being themselves A machinery of Shame turning to Pride Flags waving Representation of everyone On the spectrum of the Rainbow And beyond Lyrics filling the air: ”I’ll go my way Let’s enjoy us being different Make us equal, legal and heard” By…
Read MoreCanoe Cruising by Jen Curry
Fantasies floundered in mid summer’s heat. Passing through refreshing Adirondack waters. Landing on islands. Floating on sacred lakes. Embodying surface tension. As it gives way, to unison. Rebounding radiant sunlit scattering light patterns revealing mysteries. Comforting souls. Soles with aching feet. Listening to spacious silence. As the season churns cheerfully. Carried by waves and currents.…
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