My memory gets the better of me when I think of THIS MOMENT IN TIME My life changed and to this day when I remember I know the scars from that memory WILL NEVER FADE A sensible girl like me walked into the twilight zone I was lured into space foreign to me When I … Continue reading November Blizzard: Evelyn Pauline Bennett
Peaceful Time: Cassandra Kulay
Daffodils and quiet tea, an ordinary day for you and me. On my blouse, the embroidery sings, a song of pattern and freedom, a squirrel scrambles up a tree, from the window the tail disappears. Dappled sunlight falls on the table, I want to experience it all with you, as long as I am able. … Continue reading Peaceful Time: Cassandra Kulay
Resiliency: C. Fay Shlanda
Resiliency Bouncing back To have a flexibility An ability to withstand adversity Rearranging to accommodate the hardships of life. Trauma pricked, prodded, and poked at my buoyancy My adaptability was tested, taunted and tweaked Triggers pulled, played, and plotted against my elasticity Recovery was trying, traumatic, and tear inducing. Resiliency To spring back Having a … Continue reading Resiliency: C. Fay Shlanda
Bring in the Sheaves: Betty Carmichael
He came over in a Messenger boat. There was pee all over inside, but it was better than diving overboard. He came from Germany to Canada. He planted several trees. He built his cellar to keep food in. There was a tiny stream around the land for fish. There was even a Buffalo jump. There … Continue reading Bring in the Sheaves: Betty Carmichael
A Memory: Robert St.Germain
A memory of someone who used to be. She opted out to get free. Such good times we used to have. Then everything went so bad. The two of us had so much fun, Until she passed away like the setting sun. All I have are the thoughts of her, And the way things were … Continue reading A Memory: Robert St.Germain
Waiting: Peter Herget
Most of our lives we are waiting… Waiting for opportunities… Waiting for chances… We just sit waiting for our turn. We waste time just waiting… We wait not knowing of the outcome that awaits us. We sit with anxiety. We sit with the ticking of the clock. With every minute ticking down. With every second … Continue reading Waiting: Peter Herget
The Old Windmill: Kelvin Iris
His body like an old windmill creaking and groaning in the wash of the wind Made of hand hewed wood and iron nail hammered after glowing red in the bellow heated coals of the blacksmith forge it is a beacon for the weary and worn. His heart like the teasing breeze filling the four tightly … Continue reading The Old Windmill: Kelvin Iris
In Every Field: John Oross
Although poppies grow row on row, we sadly reap what in truth we sow. They are the dead; and time does fly. We tend to repeat; the dead don't lie. War is the absence of love and reason. No matter the time, place or season. The dead cry out, why must it repeat? We are … Continue reading In Every Field: John Oross
A Masterpiece: Jo-Anne Paley
Love began Pleasing us We listened to our hearts Whispering Let it happen Stealing from each other's past We became alike A masterpiece was created Through intertwined love Rooted in caring Wrapped in needing Encompassed in understanding A gift - a God given masterpiece Enduring a slice of heaven on earth together Becoming each other's … Continue reading A Masterpiece: Jo-Anne Paley
Every Little Thought: James Adamson
To the Glory of God To Gwyneth, with Love There is a miracle to every little thought As Shakespeare speaks the dullest person has insight We attribute easily But wait, what light from yonder brainstorm breaks It is intelligence and truth is the sun The way we surprise ourselves Whether from the moment or some … Continue reading Every Little Thought: James Adamson
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