Photos from Rose By Christine Kennedy

A delivery of photo’s from Rose . Provincetown. She likes to provoke memories of sisterhood there . It wasn’t the time spent living on the Cape, but surrounded by family . Their lives versus mine . I am whom I am , in thought and contemplation of all that . Denial of presence is a…

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Love Never Fails By Kristi Kirby

Dirt road again How exciting She rolled her eyes She ducked as the sword Sailed over her head I’m not dead You can change Rearrange Her heart was a mess Surgery in three days Laid back Hands behind her Head Think about the Day This one Covering ground Precious Spiritual love Above Grand tomorrow Happy…

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Civility By Lynn Finch

I no longer charge hills or chase windmills. Nor do I have a fast car. I no longer stand in the rain. I do hold chairs and open doors, for affect or so it seems. I have longer night’s rather than days. Worrying about the things that don’t go away. Common appreciation and respect as…

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“Life’s Lessons” by Jen Curry

Brother’s voices laughed. Shouting, “sink or swim”, little sister! Throwing me off the red, red raft. No ground to depend upon. Panic set in! Then instinct. Tiny feet flowered. Finding pink petals. That paddled and propelled. Forward toward shore. Touching ground and grace. Gulping, gasping lightly grasping. For heavenly earth and air. How lovely to…

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I Wish I Was An Octopus By Terra Kay

I wish I had eight arms to hug you in a way where two arms simply won’t do I’d wrap one arm around your shoulders the second around your neck I’d caress and twirl your hair with the third one for fun the fourth would snuggle your elbow next followed by the fifth around your…

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Overthinking by Fiona Goodwin

In the face of something new My face now takes a different view I’m the luckiest girl alive, I survived I got better, And now when my overthinking mind Won’t let me be, I take hold of her Firmly but more gently than before, And I ask her to back off To relent, I tell…

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WET  By karen marie christa minns

Forgive me. I may have drowned you  in my words, a torrential river of rapids  rushing frothy and fast. I need to throw you back. On the banking, in silence. Like the fish you catch   at the edge of that quiet lake. Admired, measured, gasping   until released,   back in a flash to…

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Ninety Day Crush by Terra Kay

When I found you how could I know how profoundly you would change my life everything I’d been denying hiding came to the fore something about you kindness combined with beauty intelligence grace just what I’d been searching for I promised myself I wouldn’t pine obsess or chase too late old pattern repeating past mistakes…

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