I sit here staring at a computer screen; this world is not my home. Traffic flows past my window; this world is not my home. I flip over to read the headlines: body shaming, violence, natural disasters; this world is not my home. There’s an emptiness inside me that burns; this world is not myContinue reading “Not my home”
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I saw what you did in the driveway
Bruce and Bonnie had lived in the same house for 30 years. The community had grown up around them. At church, everyone was talking about rising crime. From full on home invasions, to things missing off a clothes lines. Crime had missed them. However, Bruce and Bonnie decided the smart thing to do would beContinue reading “I saw what you did in the driveway “
Waste not. Want not: frustration
Winter Season
Desire At the end of the work day, Oscar was beat. He and Esther had enjoyed dinner together every night. Would they have dinner together tonight? Should he go over and get her. He was exhausted. His episode Monday had destroyed him. He honestly admitted to himself that he was a mess. He also admittedContinue reading “Winter Season”
Shadow on the wall
Picture taken with an iPhone.
Waste not. Want not: dust
Dust is everywhere. It grows out of the ceiling and the floors. Think you got it all, WRONG! Here’s some more. Where does it all come from? Hum – I put cheese cloth or chiffon on the back of my fans. Filter some of that dust out, oh man. Waste not. Want not. This poemContinue reading “Waste not. Want not: dust”
Death
Have you ever wondered what death will be like? I think most of us do. When I was in high school, we had to read William Cullen Bryant. The end of this poem forever changed the way I few death. “So live, that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan, that moves ToContinue reading “Death”
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