Do the words I write have to be profound?Words perfectly placed in a particular order.Or can I just speak from my heart?Words spilling out without purpose. Am I a Poet?A crafter of words and prose.Or am I just an amateur.No timing for rhyming as I write. Does meaning come from the writer?Or do readers give... Continue Reading →
Hello Internet! I hope you all enjoyed your Christmas celebrations or maybe you are still celebrating and using your new gifts. I know I’m spending the next few days reflecting on the year and all the wonderful support my readers new and old have given me this year. I managed to write some pretty... Continue Reading →
Six Word Memoir #9 Jumping In Piles Of Crunchy Leaves. Wearing A Mask, Everyday Is Halloween Anybody Got Reese's Cups To Trade? Trick Or Treat, Stay Six-Feet (Away)! Just Waiting For The Great Pumpkin. Go Vote! Go Vote! Go Vote! Header Photo made with Canvahttps://www.canva.com/ Six Word Memoir Logohttps://www.sixwordmemoirs.com/
Silence enwraps us as we sit together. Side-by-side but nothing said. Our breathing in sync. Inhale. Exhale. Together. At first these silent moments together are uncomfortable Nervousness rushes to the surface as I try to think of something to say. I just want to break the silence so bad. But I don't want you to... Continue Reading →
Walking down a quiet path. Wandering between tall trees and rustling bushes. Tip-toeing around swaying flowers and soft moss. My arms raise to the sky as I take a deep breath. The canopy of branches stir with the breeze. The sunlight squirms between the leaves to reach the ground. Melodies of songbirds mix with the... Continue Reading →
Thinking back before the pandemic.Being able to go anywhere without concern.Meeting friends and giving them a hug. Thinking back before unemployment.Delivering the mail and packages.Stressful moments coupled with lots of walking. Thinking back before graduating college.Hanging with friends in the dorm and making memories. Academic achievement and eyes full of wonder looking toward the future.... Continue Reading →
Can we watch a pandemic shake us And just return to the world as it was before? Or is this the final straw, That breaks our world down and lets it change. A world softened by an ongoing crisis Soft clay able to be molded by the people who live through it. Instead of looking... Continue Reading →
Deep breaths and gentle breeze. Flower petals spinning and dancing through my dreams. Sun rising on a misty morning. Gentle rain clouds parting. World waking. Eyes opening to warming winds. New growth springs from the Earth as I rise from my bed. Header Photo Credit to Trek Earth https://www.trekearth.com/gallery/North_America/United_States/South/Texas/Greenville/photo169542.htm
Snow slowly drifts through the air. Before falling to the Earth. Large white blankets cover the ground. A powder so fine and clean. The world grows quiet as all stop and stare. The snow absorbing the oohs and aahs. We look up with amazement, almost like manna from the sky. Childlike wonder fills us as... Continue Reading →
Pumpkins carved and sitting on the doorsteps. Their faces twisted and laughing with light spilling out. Ghosts wander the streets as their howls mix with the chilled air. Wisps of fog obscure the sight of the haunted souls floating around. The sacred veil that separates the dead from the living is thin. Spirits take this... Continue Reading →
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