Poem: Nom de Plume

Have you ever heard a storyfrom your past retold?Details cut or embellished to please a broader audience They repaint the … More

Poem: Nostalgic Thread (haiku in 30 variations)

Retracing moments Recoloring within linesIf only I couldJump through parallelsin doorways to other worldslike “Wrinkles in Time”?Paths I didn’t chooseHow … More

Poem: Midlife Mourning— Sunrise like a Pearl (Epic haiku in 5 parts with 55 variations)

(1)Mourning in my roomlights are on but no one’s homewaking from a tombIt’s hard to start uppull myself from sleeplessness … More

Poem: Anonymous

Be heroic anonymously Disguise your contributionsDon’t seek credit or praise for themGod sees everything anywayDon’t try to please the worldbe … More

Poem: Laurels

I am a turtle God covers my shellNo one else can hold me so wellNo one else perceives me so … More

Poem: Of Pure Light

In a parallel universe of memory Love’s eternity holds life and time together We’re miracles of lightlight and salt water … More

Poem: Already

Already Peace, be stillaway from the madnessFind yourselfpray through the darknessThe spark that you were still exists don’t give in … More

Poem: Don’t Wait Til You’re Old (haiku in 7 variations)

Don’t Wait Til You’re Old1Don’t wait til you’re oldlife creeps than it speeds past youchildhood shines golden2Regrets can haunt youDon’t … More

Poem: Godsend

Godsend Life’s a roundtrip questa return journey homea realization that we’re blesseda chance to place God on His throneHis throne … More

Decluttering Depression + Poem: Beatitudes and Revelations

Sorry I’ve been away (for much longer than I expected), I’m taking a break on re-editing and reposting—it’s overwhelming to … More

Poem: Knowledge Power Play (haiku in 37 revelations)

1Is ignorance bliss?Is it better to prepareWait and wait and wait2Hourglass sand’s paceSlow motion car crashing tearsThen it’s all too … More

Refining and Redefining

I’m still sorting through posts, it’s like spring cleaning, deciding what to keep and what to delete. Some posts are … More

Poem: Kindness is a Gift (haiku in 11 variations) + video

Kindness is a GiftKindness is a giftBoth to others and yourselfIt’s never wastedGiving without stringsWithout reciprocationNo expectations Giving in secretAn … More

Poem: Diamond in the Rough (haiku in 12 variations)

Diamond in the RoughMake my heart braverImmune to sorrow’s torture Serving my SaviorSoothe me with your calmLike a baby in … More

Protected: Memoir Poem: She was family

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