Little dots of snow sitting on the upside down patio chairs, stacked against the wall of windows I am staring out, leads me to these thoughts. I go to coffee with a friend (trying to find each other through our busy lives once a month). The one friend I have made in this place we … Continue reading Talking to You…Little Dots of Snow 12/4/25
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Talking to You…Little Moments 10/24/25
Quiet, Light, and Stars I sat today, in the quiet The sun was dappled across my body A pillow on top of my lap Rays lighting up tiny particles floating around me Two kids home from school Breakfast and back up to their respective spaces It’s quiet As the particles passed my face at the … Continue reading Talking to You…Little Moments 10/24/25
September 7, 2025
Losing time, or lost We don’t know each other, but we hugged And it felt like home
Alexithymia – May 1, 2025
Can you see it Essence of atoms given off Particles making us take the next step After step, after step Each drip stained, magnified Foot prints washed over It’s there With all it’s intensity Quietly, shifting
Tabula Rasa
4/25/25 I saw it go I watched my heart walk away I let it go [The tree out back With all the black birds swaying in the branches They held on] It went And with it Little bits of light Did too
Weep – January 20, 2024
This world Rolls Around my finger It taps Me on the shoulder and pushes me from behind The pull starts in my chest Beating…breathing Until Dripping and dripping and dripping All of the time.
Ubiquitous – April 18, 2024
You taught me how to walk away How to stuff my feelings “far, far” away~ I never needed anyone anyway.
Reflection – February 5, 2024
The water moved in all sorts of ways Pooling in circles around little circles Swirling… I swam for awhile Before I drove away
Existing – March 27, 2024
The remnants of winter Linger in the cooler spring mornings With grey skies, layers of clouds Becoming lost in my own thoughts How delicate today is And tomorrow, never given ~ The days are only numbered if you count
Things Matter – April 4, 2022
The shadow of things Floating over my head Making time So fragile Every blink Something has passed So scared to miss All of these things ~ I’m missing All of these things
Flush – April 11, 2022
I want you to hear me You are amazing I didn’t even know it When you landed in my lap I was and am the broken one But a single person can only contain so much And I live in constant fear You are going to notice To realize Truly I am no better Than … Continue reading Flush – April 11, 2022
Talking to you…Searching for the Ladybugs 3/6/24
Dedication page: Many Greetings, Many Faces For the past year-ish, I have been sharing very sparingly what I write because, well to be honest, I think it’s crap. I am not being honest with myself, and I feel it in every word that I force out on the paper. I have recoiled a bit into … Continue reading Talking to you…Searching for the Ladybugs 3/6/24
September 2, 2021
Sometimes I try and lose myself…
March 1, 2024
I miss those days All of them.
Devotion – February 16, 2024
It lives in my chest The pit of my stomach The corner of my eyes ~ I have always felt…alone ~ A cradle Where I wake And where I fall asleep
Roll Away – January 24, 2024
I saw a glimmer, I saw a shine You visited me And sat for a second Until you decided, to roll away You visited me On my cheek Until you decided To roll away~
Brevity – January 2, 2024
A glimpse out the glass door One leaf was up on it’s edge doing cartwheels across the frozen tundra It had a bounce to it’s step While the buttery morning light illuminated it’s glory Losing my mind in the time it took to go it’s path Laying motionless in the short winter grass Traveling with … Continue reading Brevity – January 2, 2024
Talking to you…December 30, 2023
Happy 72nd birthday mom (pretty sure, yes, 72). I guess I have been thinking about you on your birthday for the past few years…it’s felt good to remember. As good as it can feel. The tears still come, and all too often, I love you. ~~~ Talking to you…Today 12/30/2019 Today is my mom’s 67th … Continue reading Talking to you…December 30, 2023
The Garland Effect – May 22, 2022
I see all you birds Doing your thing Why oh why Can’t i…
We All Lose Something Now and Again – December 15, 2023
I’m sitting somewhere In-between Life begging at the knees But I don’t want to go Stripping me down And whispering All of these things I don’t want to go It dances and sings In a warm glow I still don’t want to go It laughs and tickles Tempting me so To go… There is too … Continue reading We All Lose Something Now and Again – December 15, 2023
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