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NOVEMBER 4, 2009 7:04PM

Contrapposto - III

 

 

She was alone. 

 

It was the first time she’d been away from the hospital; she was feeling both guilty for leaving and relieved to be away.  The nurses had told her to go home, get some fresh air, and try to rest.  She had reached the point of/Read full post »

NOVEMBER 1, 2009 7:40PM

Contrapposto - II

 

 

The foggy maze in his head made it impossible for him to focus.  Maybe he heard someone say something about heart rate but it could just as easily have been heart attack.  He hoped it was heart attack.  He hoped the news was bad.  Worse than bad:Read full post »

OCTOBER 30, 2009 2:00PM

Contrapposto

 

 

He didn’t know she was there.

She could have stepped into the room or tried to let him know she was there for him, but she didn’t.  She stood quietly just outside, watching the nurse take blood from his lax arm and wondered what the doctor was thinking as/Read full post »

OCTOBER 28, 2009 5:49PM

Who I Am

This is who I am.

You cannot possess me – not even a small part.

I don’t trust myself to let you in.

Not even now, after all these years;

you could betray me, strip away the protection

I’ve been so careful to weave about my heart.

I have noRead full post »

Can you tell a Fib?  No, not that kind. 

While browsing through a writing magazine I came across an article about a type of poem that I'd never heard of.  The name alone caught my attention.  A Fib is poetry form based on the Fibonacci Sequence. Oh no! MaRead full post »

OCTOBER 22, 2009 5:45PM

And so it is...

  
  
And so it is
as we knew it would be
in just a matter of time
there’s no point now
in fighting the same small wars
though we both know we always will
just as we always have
it’s much easier to do than
admitting our failures and… Read full post »
OCTOBER 19, 2009 8:47PM

This Is Your Journey

  
I can’t change this for you
You must to do this for yourself
This is your journey
The path will be difficult
There may be sharp stones to tread, and deep channels to cross
Twists and turns to disorient and confuse you
But this is a path you must travel/… Read full post »

Sitting in the lobby were families from many different backgrounds: black, white, rich, poor and in between.  Families in crisis of one sort or another.  I could see in them what they must have seen if they noticed me - utter exhaustion. To reach this point, to find /Read full post »

OCTOBER 11, 2009 9:13PM

Funeral Songs - The Power of Music

  
Walter Blevins, Bobbot, and BarkingLot have posted some great thoughts on songs to play at their funerals.  I have some ideas of my own on the subject.

 

In my past life I sang.  (I won't say I was a singer, only that I sang and I loved it.)  I… Read full post »
OCTOBER 8, 2009 6:39PM

It's All Too Much (Reposted)

 

 

It’s all become too much for me

all this going round and round

Circling the same sharp points

 again and again

 we accomplish nothing

only manage to inflict more pain

 

It’s all become too much for me

this weariness and distress

In the midst of still more brokRead full post »

OCTOBER 2, 2009 8:05PM

An inch away from weeping

  

  

"An inch away from weeping"

I heard someone say that once before;

it didn't mean so much to me then.

I reached down into my heart today

searching around for something -

anything solid to hold on to.

I found

old promises, long broken

songs, words I remembered… Read full post »

SEPTEMBER 26, 2009 2:34PM

Moment of Truth

For a moment

I feared I'd lost you.

For a moment

I feared you were gone.

For a moment

time stopped,

holding my heart captive;

I prayed neither would move on -

not without you.

For a moment

I was afraid

this would be the day

I would findRead full post »

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009 11:50AM

Just Things?

First thing yesterday morning I warmed a big pot of water on the stove.  I wish I could say I was making something fantastic for breakfast, but the truth is I was preparing my bath.  I much rather have hopped into a hot shower instead of a slopping around in the sink wit… Read full post »

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009 1:31PM

A Few Thoughts for Today

Usually when I post I have something specific to say. Today? Not so much. I simply haven't written in a while because I've been a bit distracted (by you know, life?) but if I don't write something I just might explode so here we are ...

It's been raining heavilyRead full post »

SEPTEMBER 12, 2009 9:27AM

Better than pancakes

Wrapped in your arms

my head on your chest

your heartbeat

dancing in my ear

the warmth of you still inside of me

the taste of you still on my tongue...

this?

this is my favorite

breakfast in bed.

Footsie 
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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009 9:19PM

Forward

Afterward,

I waited for my breath to return,

waited for the sun to shine once again.

I listened for your voice;

silence filled the pathways

and the hallways where you'd walked.

Afterward,

I wept in the emptiness 

that once was the bed 

where we'd slept, where we'd loved.&nbsRead full post »

SEPTEMBER 5, 2009 12:01PM

Reflection

I miss you.

 

It's as if you just slipped away quietly,

 

leaving only a whisper of yourself behind.

 

I miss you.

 

I don't know how to reach you,

 

how far should I travel to find you?

 

I miss you.

 

My heart aches for your laughter,Read full post »

AUGUST 23, 2009 8:37PM

The Nightmare of my Nightmares

It seems as if the car is sitting still and the world is flying past; telephone poles and trees, small towns a quick thought as they pass by. The little girl sits in the backseat, humming a tuneless song, her hands absently tapping the seat beside her… Read full post »

AUGUST 12, 2009 11:01PM

Lovely Grief

It's a lonely sigh

of  fragile beauty.

A single heartbeat between us,

the trace of a tender touch.

It's a gentle caress,

a passionate embrace;

breath, warm on my skin.

It's the deepest dream,

the wonder of  you -

time and place unbound.

It's the part of you

that iRead full post »

AUGUST 2, 2009 1:11PM

Doubt

A ghost in my world.

I can not see it.

It follows me.

Each day I feel it.

It creeps slowly

filling empty corners,

seeping deeply

into dusty cracks,

coloring difficult decisions;

a plague on my heart.

If I could escape this shadow

find sunlight,

dance with joRead full post »

AUGUST 1, 2009 12:50AM

Firsts - Open Call

Who was your FIRST prom date? The FIRST real prom I went to was with my boyfriend, Eric, who was a senior when I was a sophmore.  He was an exchange student from Belgium.

Who was your FIRST love and do you still talk with him/her? My first heartachingly true love… Read full post »

JULY 29, 2009 9:11PM

Just as I was

Just as I was 

rediscovering joy,

finally feeling

who I am.

Finally seeing myself.

 Just as I was

finally finding

a part of

my heart

I couldn't reach before,

a part of myself

I didn't know.

Just as I began

to explore

my own inspiration,

toRead full post »

JULY 23, 2009 8:33PM

Secret Love

 

 

Tingling, tantilizing fingertips  

 

Exploring curves, tracing soft lines   

 

Deep, hot kisses on wet, warm lips

Lovers Embrace 

 Secret lovers, searching for freedom

 

Embrace in the dark

 

Whisper "I love you"

 

 … Read full post »

I see you there. You can't hide from me. Look away all you like, I'll still be here.

We have to talk. 

I know what you're thinking and it's time to talk about it. You can't keep letting all this hurt pile up. You can't keep crying yourself to sleep, hoping he doesn't notice,… Read full post »

JULY 14, 2009 2:29AM

I Love

 

I love

who you are to me

right now,

and

who I hope to discover.

I love

what you mean to me

right now,

and

how much more

you mean to me

 each day.

I love

that who you are

is all I want you to be,

all I needRead full post »