Release

Your smile
lights up my world,
releasing any stress
I carry in my mind throughout
my days.

07/29/2015

Unbreakable

We used to share
our grandfather's chair,

Cousins, but sisters,
opening up our lives,

Sharing joys and sorrows
to one another,

Grateful to still fit
into that chair for one more day.

Years pass, and now
you and your daughter

Share that sacred space,
ready to make precious

Memories, sprinkled with
tears and laughter.

I smile, remembering
the bond we shared,

Knowing that you and
your child now have

An unbreakable bond
filled with love.

07/28/2015

Again

Tension has arisen
In our friendship,

And as much as I
wish to repair the damage,

It is up to you
to share what has gone wrong,

So that the peace
between us can exist

Again.

07/27/2015

Trust

Better
to have a small
group of close contacts than
a large number of friends whom you
can't trust.

07/27/2015

Memories

I smile, thinking of
that clear, warm day in the park
with the man I love.

07/23/2015

Preparation

The latest wave
of the storm has passed,

and while my sacred space
took some damage,

My soul remained intact.
It is time now

To prepare for the next
complication, and leave

Should the next
onslaught come.

07/23/2015

Altered

Road blocks
appear without warning

As my voyage
takes a sudden detour,

A derailment,
miscommunication

Altering my
well-intended tasks, and

Now I try to
repair my long journey.

07/23/2015