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Spilled Words
I guess you know by now that you have always been my muse – begging me to write us in permanent ink – words spilled on pages of bodies spilled on sheets I don’t know if it’s the … Continue reading
Soulful Sunday #13 – What Makes The World Go ‘Round?
What Makes The World Go ‘Round? Many people have asked this question, and many people have different answers. So what is it? Money? Coffee? Fat Bottomed Girls? What do I think? I love watching Ted Talks, and my husband introduced … Continue reading
Posted in Favorites, Themes, This Is Me
Tagged creativity, deepconversations, human, imagination, kermitthefrog, muppets, philosophy, tedtalks, whatmakesheworldgoround
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A Prayer For Thanksgiving
I like to imagine prayer as a flower For when we pray we open our whole selves – to the sun or the moon to the universe we know there’s something more – we can’t see or touch or hear … Continue reading
Posted in Favorites, Poetry
Tagged aprayerforthanksgiving, gratitude, Poetry, prayer, prose, thankful
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Beautiful And Ferocious
There is something to be said for female wolves, the way they make it look so easy. As if protecting their tribe with bare teeth sinking in tissue and flesh is as easy as dining on a 5 course meal. … Continue reading
Posted in Favorites, Personal, Poetry
Tagged empowerment, female, iamwomanhearmeroar, Poetry, shewolf, wolves, women, womenempowerment
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Thanksgiving Traditions
There is something about Thanksgiving that fills my heart with joy and takes me back to the house that always smelled like butter. I remember butter pools on homemade biscuits and butter lava pouring from white creamy volcanoes and rivers … Continue reading
Posted in Favorites, Poetry, This Is Me
Tagged #november, #thisisme, butter, family, grief, holidays, joy, laughter, lovedonesthathavepassed, planestrainsandautomobiles, Poetry, thanksgiving, traditions
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Father Time
I have been looking back through my old poems. I am thinking of self publishing a book of poetry soon, and I came across this gem. This is still one of my all time favorites of all the poems I … Continue reading
With Nothing Of Note
I believe there is sunshine in remembering these moments – with nothing of note except time, and laughter, and life shared. My head thrown back, dark curls caressing my shoulders, and laughter bellowing from the depths of my soul. ∗∗∗ … Continue reading
Soulful Sunday #13 -Nonconforming
We have all heard the quote “The more things change, the more things stay the same.” I never really understood what this meant until I started changing. As I continue to grow, and learn, and adopt my own beliefs, I … Continue reading