Journal

Didn’t u realize how much this would hurt?
Maybe that’s asking way too much
For someone like u
to think outside of yourself When the sun rose
I spread my wings to cover u
Didn’t want the rays to burn u When it stormed
I sprayed my wings to cover u
Didn’t want the wind to blow u away I thought more of u
Than u could ever think of me My wings intertwined with your … [Read more...] about My Wings

Imagine what I felt,
when I listened to the message
that would change the trajectory of my life,
Add to my title of educator, mother and wife. I began to dream out loud.
Envisioning how my words would give voice to the voiceless,
Give inspiration to the disaffected,
Provide sight to the blind,
Motivate the paralyzed to move beyond the sublime. Oh, how my heart … [Read more...] about Dreaming Beyond

Sadness hovers over me.
It captures my soul.
It pierces my heart.
It has my attention. Sadness constricts my breathing.
It stifles the air around me.
It suffocates me from within.
It is a relentless foe. Sadness dampens my spirits.
It cradles me in a death’s embrace.
It steals away all joy and hope.
It has taken all I have been given. Sadness restricts my … [Read more...] about Sadness Hovers

I’d never thought I’d see one in my face,
Up close
And in my personal space. I had no time to scream or flail.
As I watched in confusion,
Brown in color,
elongated body,
with a segmented tail,
Is this an illusion? Oh, to my surprise,
such a worthy foe’s tail rise.
Before it could strike,
my foot smashed it on sight. One quick stomp and glance,
and the … [Read more...] about Scorpion

I was staring out of a picture window
Sipping my morning coffee
Pecan roasted beans floating in the air
Enjoying the solitude and the quiet Surrounded by quaking aspen, Douglas-fir, and Colorado blue spruce
Various pinecones enveloping the ground
Green and blue evergreen needles dance about Inhaling all that was around me
Taking it in and enjoying every moment.
Then my … [Read more...] about Magpie