Yesterday my chapter of Winter Season was one of my main characters being lonely. Loneliness has been called an epidemic. The other day, while shopping the coffee aisle, scanning for a bargain, this flustered woman says, ‘“I can’t find the Coffeemate”. So I helped her look. They had little containers but not the big oneContinue reading “The face of loneliness”
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Mac & cheese
3 days
Cough Choke Gag Wheez Don’t do with me as you please. ~ Sniffle Snort Sneeze Dizzy Don’t have the energy to be in a tizzy. ~ Want to know what a frog in a blender sounds like? I’ll give you a hint- me. Horse Croak Laryngitis No fun folks. ~ Squishy, squishy down into theContinue reading “3 days”
Metamorphoses
Perhaps the moon will step gently from the sky. Her foot trailing star dust as she glides by. ~ A body aglow in pale light. Lifting a spirit bright. ~ Willingly leaving her home in the sky. Living among mortals, nigh. ~ A prayer. A wish. The longing of a lovers kiss. The flicker ofContinue reading “Metamorphoses”
Ladder
Empty: a haiku
What’s out there?
As I sit here gazing, my thoughts ah blazing toward the open road what’s out there waiting for me to decode? ~ The road goes this way and that. Cars and trucks buzzing like gnats. What’s out there? Something waiting? Something rare? ~ Looking up at the sky. The sun high above flying by. Clouds,Continue reading “What’s out there?”
From ice cream to sticky milk
I put the remote in the freezer. Left my purse at Kroger just to teaser her. ~ One black sock. One blue. A pair of underwear to the back of my shirt, stuck like glue. ~ This one clump of hair won’t lay down. I’ve used so much gel, I could make a crown. ~Continue reading “From ice cream to sticky milk”
Holding
Hold me tight just for tonight don’t let in the light ~ Speak soft words that only time has heard we will meet the night on its terms ~ Encourage time to stand still not all of life needs to be a thrill throw all the clocks over the sill ~ Seep into my dreamsContinue reading “Holding”
Passion
Passion can be defined in many ways. It runs deep within our veins. ~ Passion can be toward many objects. Music, art, words, places, spaces, people, or things. ~ Passion can run wild. Like a mountain stream just after the rain. ~ Passion can be a lovers embrace. Hot, wet bodies intertwined. ~ Passion, neverContinue reading “Passion”
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