Today is going to be tough on me as I collect Marcie's clothes. All of my local friends say it's time, and I keep telling myself to donate so others will get needed clothes and coats. They asked if I needed friends to help, but foolish me said, "No, I'm good."Really, I'm good??Starting in our upstairs bedroom, yes ours. Opening her dresser. Stacking clothes on the bed. Our bed. Casper watches for a loose string, always he...

My hand rest between his ribs measuring the rise and fall of his breath Fingertips trace the contours of his face Every line put to memory for if its a dream I never want to wake I lay my head upon his chest The steady thump of his heart like thunder in the rain Sheets rustle arms pull me close lips touch mine A kiss explodes Graze of his lips racing like lightning through my veins Blue eyes meet mine and a galaxy of poss...

He was a golden boy A handsome lad A good son A fearless father A stanch friend Loving brother If I had a son he would have been like you Full of laughter and light  A country boys swagger and snappy comebacks Not my son in blood but the one of my heart Yes a good son indeed You wandered this world fearless Meeting life head on with a twinkle of mayhem in your smile Staring down the dark burning bright as the noon day sun...

Young man far from home In a unkind land fighting a war he doesn't understand The night blooms with mortar rounds thundering in the distance  Beat of his heart a ragged staccato against his ribcage Pinpricks of gunfire like fireflies in the gloom Rumble and jingle of war's machinery grate against his nerves Boyhood friend beside him cold, silent and stiff Eyes staring to a distance homeland His journey done Alone in this...

Between one broken beat and the thunder of the next Her heart swings wide like a old door on rusted hinges A peek inside reveals a crisscross network of scars half healed wounds and the faint trace of tomorrow's tears Soft warm throbbing testament to a life lived Scars on top of scars like lines drawn on a map Telling a tale of a battlefield littered with hope and despair Echos of courage heard in the thump of her next ca...

High on a rocky outcrop of stone Where earth meets the sky and the gods are forgotten ghosts He stands his ground on a mountaintop in a far off land A self imposed exile cut off from man Vigilant gaze sweeping the valley floorHe waits for the one prophesied to come Given this task when his heart was young His duty to guard from harm the one who is to come Last of his kind he sits his vigil alonefinal warrior of the eldest...

Everyone has a story to tell. This is but a small portion of mine that I normally keep private because telling it causes me to relive the pain within it. I once had dreams of being an artist. Instead of following my dream I got married, choosing normal when I was anything but that. Sifting through the remains of my former existence and preparing to start my life over, I am overwhelmed by memories and lost years. After the...

I know a ole bear Furious and proud Protective of what he deems his Pushes and pulls and shares your dreams Delightful in his great rumbling growl His wit and humor know no bounds Careful when trespassing on his hunting grounds He knows how to rend with the power of the pen With rhythm and rhyme his wisdom dances across the page I count my lucky stars to be his friend If you ask for his criticism heed his advice His guidi...

He's seventy five and she's seventy two both widowers, she doesn't remember as well as she use to. From my doorway I witness their love everyday in the way he helps her to get ready for bed, the way he picks out her clothes and washes her hair, the little sounds and faces he makes just to hear her giggle. When I pass by their room they are laid up together inseparable she nestled tightly in his arms he holds her like shes...

No explanation for how my prince charming makes me feel He's not ten feet tall like the storybook tales No stampeding white horse No shining armor does he wear Behind a pitted shield Hides a beating heart bruised and scarred My own heartaches were indelibly inscribed on stone ramparts built high He laid siege and scaled my castle walls Threw a rope Cast a spell Rescuing a maiden fair My heart thawed Old wounds began to he...

Battered and bruised Stitched and glued Patched and skewed kicked out of tune Where love consumes Her flame still blooms All it took was one I love you

How was I to know When I boarded that big metal bird My happiness would soar on wings that roared Leap of faith that left me breathless and wanting more A weightless rush of joy  I fell down my own rabbit hole Adrenalin kick for sure as I rode dorothy's twister north My yellow brick road paved gold floating on cloud filled skies Heart in my throat as those wings gave a jerk Descending to a snowy landscape below Heart beat...

Recurring dream invades my sleep for weeks Womans silhouette in a window seen Head bowed in sorrow it would seem Outside the window a dusty night time scene Shadowy tree limbs shrouded in mist Dew covered grass cast a dull glow Even the stars have a tarnished gleam She sits still in her high backed chair as I enter the room Quietly I stand in the gloom At her feet torn pages from a book Soft sob Loud rip Another torn page...

There was a southern maiden  Everytime she dipped her foot in the well of love she drowned Brick by brick she built a wall High as the skies where nothing but clouds floated by Where none may enter Stout oaken door Iron key forged Heart shaped lock Retreating from the world outside the door She dreamed her dreams waiting on love She would have her desire or none at all She dreamed of a knight stout of heart Tattered stand...

Cool shades of blue I see you Cerulean Cobalt Sapphire Indigo Cool shades of blue Blue sky on a summers day A reflection of a sunset sea A pounding surf at dawn washing over me A sudden summer storm Night sky filled with a thousand brilliant stars All swirling around me in shades of you Soothing balm to my chaotic mind All these pieces that are you Jagged and broken Misplaced and a mess too Imperfections galore  A lightho...