Chico’s Mom

Come play

I do declare It’s not polite to stare ~ The depth of my soul Is not, has never been – whole ~ There are pieces with names that are plain You may even call sane ~ There are pieces with faces That lead to far away places ~ On your journey, create many markers YouContinue reading “Come play”

You’re kidding me!

What tattoo do you want and where would you put it? When I was in college, I thought I wanted a tattoo. Had it all picked out. It was my favorite ring, at the time. An open eye. I wanted the tattoo just like the ring. Except, the eye needed to be blue. ‘Wink, wink’Continue reading “You’re kidding me!”

Winter Season

The fall? If you read my work, you might be scratching your head thinking, ‘I read this’. You did. I got out of order. Sorry about this. The other post has been deleted so that we can keep the story in order. The fall? Two weeks after she had been shot, the wounds were almostContinue reading “Winter Season”

What am I? The answer

I was going to put the answer in the comments of my last post. But I figured that wasn’t fair. So what was I? The picture was of the inside of my friend’s hard top convertible. I never could find the name of the material. The internet kept taking me back to shade cloth. ToContinue reading “What am I? The answer”

Quote: perception

It’s been a little while since I’ve posted a quote. “Birds born in a cage think flying in an illness.” Alux.com

What am I?

Any guesses? If no one guesses the right answer, I will put it in the comments tomorrow.

Winter Season

A million things There were a million things going through Oscar’s head. Was this really his family? Did they really do this? Why? Why did they shoot into his house? Did they know they would hit Esther? Or him? What if they would have killed her? Was it to scare him? To let him knowContinue reading “Winter Season”

Gratitude

I ate an amazing dinner. So many people don’t. ~ I got to hang out with amazing company. So many people don’t. ~ I got in my little car to drive. So many people don’t. ~ I got to go home. So many people don’t. ~ I got to crawl into a good warm bed.Continue reading “Gratitude”

Drink

Drink, from a well that never runs dry. Drink, from a cistern in the sky. ~ Drink, your hearts desire. Drink, from that angelic choir. ~ Drink. *Bois d’ arc aka Lions Mane, A poetic conversation, 2024. http://ozarkwaterpal.com

Thankful Thursday: words

“Many ignore what they don’t want to deal with. Ignoring doesn’t change things. It doesn’t make them go away.” EGYPT-THEGOODVIBE.CO I’ve been trying to ignore something since October 2022 and it just won’t go away. The ability to say what I need to say escapes me. When I try to verbalize my feelings I either:Continue reading “Thankful Thursday: words”