Category Love
Serial Friday ~ Arcadian Journey
Chapter Three The Arcadian wind blustered as Eni walked Stento up the main street. He strode boldly, proudly, is if he saw no reason for the restraints she was compelled to place around his legs. He ignored those who had come to watch, gawk or taunt him, as if they were the dregs of creation. […]
Another Way
I wonder, if you had gone the other way Would it, to me, have made a difference It probably would have, but who’s to say Whether better, worse, drained in the rinse Your life feels like you’re in the spin cycle Pressured, wrung out, stuck in one place You pretend to ravel riding an exercycle […]
Serial Friday ~ Arcadian Journey
Chapter Two Eni no longer stood by Stavo and Brother Dom. She marched up to North and pinned him with her stare. Joy Hardiway, looking distraught, came up as well. Eni made North begin again, though it made him swear. He spoke more slowly under her prodding glare and his tone was not so fraught […]
Beneath the Grass
What would it feel like, any fun, to live to be one hundred My imagination tells me it would be less fun more dread With luck, still shuffling around, able to pee upon my shoes Not rolled about like deadwood by someone I don’t choose Perhaps I will be non compos mentis and it will […]
None May Know
Imagine, how do we tell our own love story Do we believe love exists in a state of grace Fear it will be a stroll along life’s razor edge A plunge into the deep, head first, eyes closed Do we make our dive unsure if we can swim Will love’s buoyancy help float us on […]
Serial Friday ~ Arcadian Journey
After a couple of weeks of my new Serial Tuesday, I’ve decided that alternating sories there will be too confusing, as well as not providing me the proper motivation. So today I begin Serial Friday with the opening pages of Arcadian Journey Please feel free to offer any comment on either piece. Prologue Two jumpships […]
Till Next Time
Recently, I have struggled trying to write All the words I choose simply take flight And my love of the page I cannot requite Though I try and try with all of my might Love isn’t claimed or conquered by force Still, boldness is often required, of course Perhaps fighting a duel or racing a […]
Confusion Reigns
Mentioned rarely in polite conversation, as I follow you around You will never see or hear me, because I never make a sound Unknown the land where I will one day lead you, an adventure Sometimes I’ll snatch you unprepared, curtail your time here Still, whether slow […]
Puzzle Pieces
Where will I need to go If I do not find you Who will I become If you do not find me Will I be able to hear you If I never learn to listen I know you, no matter where I will still, always love you I will explore so deep within My own […]
Simple Gifts
When simple tasks in life become challenges Putting on a pair of socks, getting out of a car Please don’t worry or into depression plunge Acknowledge that in life, this is where you are It might result from age, chronic pain, illness Doesn’t speak of who you are, just limitations Choose always to try to […]
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