The Vow
Photo: Fabrizio Verrecchia on Unsplash It was to be a fervent Vow For all the things their souls Allow For hopes and dreams, and yet Somehow The time and place did not Allow And left them both...
View ArticleThe Parade
Photo: Mihai Surdu on Unsplash It was partially because they needed to find something to focus on, and the months ahead stretched barren of anything worthy of looking forward to; and partially...
View ArticleFrozen
Photo: Amitai Asif Inside the core of frozen Lore There beats a tender Heart. Beneath the glaciers of Dearth Unfurl forgotten Paths. Amidst the howling winds of Cold Whispers bid to Start, And feed...
View ArticleChoosing Dandelions
Photo: Hasan Almasi on Unsplash I wake and turn my back on the clock and seek the comfort of the dream that is still floating like a bubble, already fragile, above my head. It pops and disappears and...
View ArticleAs They Say …
Oy vey, Oy vey Or, as they say. Bless their hearts, Now we best pray. For this pack, Who clear as day Have evidently Lost their way. For Linda Hill’s SoCS prompt: (un)pack
View ArticleAftereffect
Photo: Arnaud Jaegers on Unsplash It does not do to elect Only those who self-select. Because it is best to object To any who hold no respect For others’ ability to reflect On the facts in each...
View ArticleThem Poor Bushes
Photo: Burst on Unsplash She figures it would be okay. She figures it would do. She’ll find her schedule and get back, Within a month or two. She figures she could do the task. She figures it is...
View ArticleNot Welcome Here
Photo: Franck V. on Unsplash You are not welcome Here, With your Contaminated fear. You are not welcome Here, With words that hurt And terms that mean to harm, divert, Self-aggrandize, and Smear....
View ArticleGo Deep
Photo: Amitai Asif Go deep into the space within Where sorrow holds to joy, And find the light that shadow Serenades In times Without employ. Go deep into the burrowed Land Where memory resides,...
View ArticleNot Out Of Joint
The farmer pruning rows of trees, The seller in the market. The hens that daily lay their eggs, For tomorrow’s nest (or basket). The driver navigating streets, The postman carting packets. The...
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