Challenge

While walking around
I gaze at the overcast
sky and wonder how
I can draw up my inner
strength and take on this challenge.


12/9/2012

Realization

As I walked around
the city this evening, I
realized that many
adventures are waiting for
me to take the risk and leap.


12/8/2012

Stories to Share

Each person brings
their own story

To weave with other
tales as life unfolds.

We share to gain
deep connections,

Hoping that one's story
can find another voice

To add cadence
to their rich tale.

Each person brings
their own story

To tell in the journey,
and sometimes spend

Years in seeking
someone to share

Their words, so they
don't spend their lives alone.


12/7/2012

Placed and Treasured

My things are placed
around the room:

A small bookcase,
treasures containing

Poetic words, colorful
threads, and dramatized lives.

On top of the case
rests family photos and

Animals held
dear to my heart.

A mirror that sits
on a storage box,

Its random contents
holding the looking glass

In place. A fan
too big for the closet

Sits next to my dresser.
Photos of my mother,

Cousins and godmother
are visible, loving

Symbols of light
during my darkest days.

My walls are bare for now,
waiting for memories

To be framed and treasured,
waiting for new

Stories to be told.


12/6/2012

Bonding

Loved ones, during times
of great need, treasure gentle
words and loving deeds
as they endure their darkest
moments, strengthening the bonds.


12/5/2012

Sense of Peace

Finally bearing
that sense of peace after an
erratic time frame;
releasing that crushing fear
of the unknown, moving on.


12/4/2012

Every Moment

Sometimes you need to
smile and laugh in stressful days,
take a long, deep breath
so you can collect yourself
and live for every moment.



12/3/2012