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06 Dec 2020 Leave a comment
in December 2020, poetry Tags: kindness, love, poem, poems, poet, poetry, writing community, writing poetry
In a world of no margin
we can feel very alone
struggling against the world
ever increasingly stressful
But what if I told you
that a single word or deed
of kindness towards another
could mean survival
So many are on the precipice
of giving up hope
giving up their lives
giving in to sadness and grief
Loss of normalcy
isolation
death of life
as they knew it
One word one deed
of true kindness to another
just to show
they are not alone
22 Nov 2020 2 Comments
in November 2020, poetry Tags: circle of life, death, grief, loss, love, mental health, mourning
No longer here
you have joined with the cosmos
matter that can not be created
or destroyed
We the left behind
are broken hearted
and sad
you are gone
Each star the brightness
of your smile
the universe
containing your soul
Shining down on us
radiating love
we seek you out
amongst the heavens
Too soon it seems
being without you
yet knowing
the spirit still remains
Wishing you peace
on your journey
and yet
so sorry you are gone
16 Dec 2013 Leave a comment
in December 2013, poetry Tags: life, loss, love, wishes
I wish I had known
you better when
I was very young
I wish I had gotten
to spend more time
with you when I
was a little girl
I wish I had learned
more about you
over the years
I wish you had
been more a part
of my children’s
lives
I wish there was
more time to spend
with you now
One wish came true
in that you loved
me and I loved you
10 Dec 2013 2 Comments
in December 2013, poetry Tags: angels, caring, giving, love
Soup kitchen
shelter workers
those who provide
warmth
Charities
bell ringers
those who give
more
Food banks
holiday meals
those who feed
others
Prayer warriors
lifting up
those who speak
truth
Counselors
therapists
those who listen
closely
Gift card
bringers
those who help
children
Unselfish
givers
those who offer
hope
Angels…all
05 Dec 2013 4 Comments
in December 2013, poetry Tags: hate, love, relationships
Minus you
minus then
minus memories
minus when
Minus touches
minus kissing
minus laughter
minus missing
Minus love
minus lies
minus how
minus whys
Minus guilt
minus pain
minus wrong
minus insane
Minus crying
minus blue
minus forever
minus you
19 Aug 2013 3 Comments
in August 2013, poetry Tags: grief, joy, life, loss, love
This talk of splendor in the grass
glory in the flower
grieving not
joy in what remains
so long have I waited
to allow it to be so
finally to let go
but joy I do not know
Grieving not
have I mastered
regret is not
part of me
Joy in what remains
in the life that is
or in the memory of what was
there is no joy in what was
Certainly there was not
splendor in the grass
nor glory in the flower
no joy in what remains
25 Jul 2013 Leave a comment
in July 2013, poetry Tags: emotions, life, love, remedy
For all of my insanity
and all the things I’ve tried
it seems that only you
are my remedy
Everything about you
is only ever wrong
but my insanity
never stops
Quieting the madness
if only for a second
with all the choices
still you are my remedy
Try to let you go
not come back again
as the madness grows
I let you in
For all my insanity
nothing else will do
it still seems
my only remedy is you
30 Apr 2013 Leave a comment
in April 2013, poetry Tags: emotions, life, love
After everything
at the very end
what is it that
remains
When life ceases
to be so busy
and there are only
two
In time of quiet
reflection on the past
now just me
and you
Two hearts inside
two hands
reaching out
with what remains
24 Apr 2013 1 Comment
in April 2013, poetry Tags: emotions, fake, lies, love, truth
Don’t say you love me
if it isn’t true
or that you’re my friend
then stab me in the back
Don’t say you care
when your actions lie
and every word you speak
is only hollowly false
Don’t make nice to my face
then talk about me in whispers
or pretend for others
but I know the truth
Don’t waste my time with the petty
drama that takes up every day
I’m too strong for you
and I won’t live that way
17 Apr 2013 Leave a comment
in April 2013, poetry Tags: emotions, happy, life, love
Once there was only a part
a piece of a life
convinced it was all there was
drifting alone
Believing it was fine
to be this way forever
just a deceit
because it was never true
A part, a piece nothing more
a life half lived
searching trying to find
something, someone
Found and now together
one part you one part me
knowing this forever
one plus one makes a whole
