Lanterns {a poem for Memorial Day}

  Lanterns   They sleep peacefully here, hiding silvery secrets under thick, worn skin A whisper emerges from shadows, among rows of granite Quivering souls— now stilled The spirit of outstretched hands shakes in all seasons I feel the grip of hope, salute the...

Corrosion

Corrosion   She’ll lure you, entice with promises of wealth, and no want. She feigns plenteousness while stealing a breath each day; her veins, jaundiced.     Will you follow her to the ends of the earth— seek Shiny Dawn, though each morning reveals a...

May and Spring Poetry

“For winter’s rains and ruins are over, And all the season of snows and sins; The days dividing lover and lover, The light that loses, the night that wins; And time remembered is grief forgotten, And frosts are slain and flowers begotten, And in green...

Artist Date: Museum Visit

Julia Cameron, in her book The Artist’s Way, advocates taking a weekly “artist date”. What is an artist date? She explains: “The Artist Date is a once-weekly, festive, solo expedition to explore something that interests you. The Artist Date...

A Mother’s Day Poem

I wrote this poem in 2011, but haven’t posted it since 2012, and felt it was time to share again: The Longing Arms Emptiness filled now and spilling when arms hold and hush the long anticipated one- sweet love requited. Did I know how empty they were- my arms,...

Holding it Together

He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. ~ Colossians 1:17     Words fall heavy. We use words to communicate with one another, whether it be a close friend or a stranger, whether it be through book, blog post, e-mail, or social media....