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Tag Archives: Life
The Mist
The sun shone A swirl of happiness Carressed her young heart Lifted her self confidence She grasped the acknowledgement That someone loved her Worked to capture love immortal Scurried about a welcomed nest Skittered along promises Flew high on a … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Love, Spiritwords
Tagged depression, how to find love, Life, life changes, lost love, love, mist, mistakes, poetry
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Doorway Children
The dirt on my flagstone troubles me The sticks in my gravel drive bothersome The lid to my garbage can ill-fitting Dust is gathering under my bookshelf Yet I forget to remember The children of my doorway Breaking News confirming … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Poetry, Spiritwords, Statement Poem
Tagged children in the news, children of war, distraction, Family, food insecurity, food scarcity, Life, life's distraction, love, perspective, poetry, selflessness, war
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Abandoned Unlearned
I abandon Again and again Shuffling off to forgetfulness Speeding head on to sabotage Choosing opportunities for failure Repeating the pattern when success comes too near When I determine to end the pattern When I claim I will no longer … Continue reading
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How can one assume promise How can one resume Stalled at a life pause When one stops Looking deeply at the night sky. When the sparkle of the stars No longer hold hope When the moon glow Dims and is … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Poetry, Spiritwords
Tagged Life, love, poetry, promise, spirituality
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Story Branch
My Shadow tiptoed over the Sun’s lighting The day ‘s temperature melting after a thunderstorm Toes wet in a weedy blanket of wet sod My memory embraces the lesson learned When I knelt to paint the water soaked ground Creating … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Nature, Spiritwords
Tagged aging, Branch, Bridging Age, Life, love, Michigan, nature, poetry, spirituality
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What is Freedom without a Voice?
We saw mothers and maids Brides, nuns, secretaries and store clerks All with no educated responses, mostly silent Eyes staring at the menu for the next meal Young were shapely, festooned with enhancements Middle-aged were padded with extra weight Old … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged Family, feminist poem, freedom, history, Life, memories, poetry, politics, questions, remember, spirit words, work
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White Cadillac
For my mother who drove Cadillacs until her final one, uninsured at the time, was stolen out of her backyard in broad daylight, ended up hugging a light pole. The leather seats were vertically tufted Cool to the touch when … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged Cadillac, city, detroit, Family, history, Life, Michigan, poetry, spirit words, streets, urban, urban life, work
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Geography
The phenomena of a boundary A mountain, a river, a county line A streetlight, a driveway, a heartbeat. Our people live here Your people live there No spatial divide or variation exists The earth remains constant The sun and the … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Poetry, Spiritwords, Statement Poem
Tagged boundaries, city, discrimination, geography, Healthy boundaries, Life, love, nature, poetry, urban life
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Bonfire
Flames subsiding I wade through the ashes Taking care to step over the embers Searching for new fuel for the fire Sticks and logs outside the central burn I rake in bits of maple Locate a hunk of walnut Find … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Spiritwords
Tagged bonfire, fury, Life, nature, offering, peace, ritual
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Extended Haiku
exTENDED The true loneliness When disregard impacts you Slicing connections There is a freedom To blaze a new trail alone With no dysfunctional control They may remember you later They may feign a branch offering Skirt those promises Leave behind … Continue reading
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