Like Autumn leaves strewn I've fallen, and can't get up Tryptophan regrets
Tag: poetry
Skimming
Not being greedy Only taking what's needed Skimming off the top
Sown
Floating on strange winds Mortal journey uncharted, Unrestrainable Idyllic pasture 'Twixt a rock and a hard place Grow where you're planted
Old friend
Hello, my old friend How long's it been, fifteen years? I'll see you next year My baseline mammogram was done when I was 35. I just lost a close friend to breast cancer who was only a couple of years older than me. She found a lump during a self-exam and put off getting it … Continue reading Old friend
As charms on a bracelet
Wandering among granite and wrought iron walls Tracing epitaphs etched, dates neglected Wrapped in lingering sorrow like prayer shawls As charms on a bracelets, souls Death collected Trinkets meant to amuse and entertain No more precious than bits of bone dissected Yet each cherished in a heart, love doth sustain Relics kept secret even from … Continue reading As charms on a bracelet
Bluegrass jam
Soup spoons and washtubs Make music where you find it Share it with your friends Flew into Asheville, NC, yesterday to meet up with my daughter before driving into Knoxville, TN. While in Asheville, we went downtown for dinner at the Tupelo Honey Cafe. On the corner, this bluegrass band set up. They were incredible. … Continue reading Bluegrass jam
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