Rosa Parks was 42 y.o then, and the only tired she was, was tired of giving in. Here's a little nugget of wisdom you can use from the first lady of civil rights.
Sweetness is all around us but sometimes we fail to see. Perhaps we're missing it because we're disregarding one crucial place? See what Rumi says.
As a reader, I get inspired by words my fellow writers pen. And when that happens I grab the opportunity with one hand and a pen in the other. This post is about the night I caught just such a spark and wrote a poem. Please enjoy.
Susannah, Diana, Caroline, for whom "good times never seemed so good" Or, Amanda, or Rosanna, Elvira, or Billie Jean, Or at least , Mary-- these are names I considered. Read to find out how it ends.
Here's to my personal commitment to NaPoWriMo2022. This Easter weekend, again off prompt. Hope you like what I have for you. And if you celebrate Easter, Happy Easter, dear friends. xoxo
For many years, I lived a safe and tethered life-- loving my creator and the world, until I was introduced to my first philosophy class. Little by little, I started to feel smarter than the creator of all things; so smart that I started to question and test my God. What kind of God -lets children starve? -lets people get sick and die? -lets bad things happen to good people? The innocent faith of the child that lived in me was confronted with questions too large. My God-fearing parents prayed for me. And then, I wrote God a Dear John letter.
What would we find if we stopped pointing fingers? I'll tell you: we'd find we're all good at our core. So why don't we? Foolhardy to ignore this.
The Prompt: write a poem that takes the form of the opening scene of the movie of your life. Wow, a first for me! What fun. I hope you enjoy it.
For Day8 we're asked to name our alter-ego, describe him/her in detail, and then to write in our alter-ego’s voice. Hope you like what I penned for you today.
I hope you enjoy these facts about April, the giraffe that lived and died so far away from home. Happy April, everyone.
Dear friends, the answers to those though questions are anchored safely within each of us. Inhale & exhale, then action. Let's reclaim what we've temporarily forgotten: We live in a world of abundance.
Do you have time for an espresso/expresso shot? Or for an escapade to indulge in a fave sobering drink? Great, let's! #shortpoem on the go! xoxo