Lightning strikesLambent lightsurrounds meThunder boomsInstantlyMy heart stopsOver the hillFar awayNature screamsNo matterI stand stillin the rainSoaked throughto the skinand drippingMother saidI’d catch coldStill I standDrenched rosesdroop, and stillhave beauty ~Elise…
As children, we called them lightning bugs.We caught them in jars with holes poked in the top,where we watched in fascinationas they lit up the dark,until in they diedin our…
Remember that big sale over at Smashwords I told you about at the beginning of the month? Well, it HALF OVER ALREADY! Have you taken advantage of the big savings,…
I may have been shy,but rarely taciturn.That is no longer the case.You see, I come from another world,a world where kindness and courtesyare transcendent,a world where a lack of currencydoes…
As faithful readers of this blog will know, it’s time again for Smashwords to have their big summer sale. I love participating in this because it gives those who are…
A few years agomy millennial neighborreferred to me as elderly.I must admit it was a gut punch,but I knew she thoughtshe was being kind; after all, she hadn’t said I…
Do you remember the first time your “significant other” told you they loved you? The day? The circumstances? Some people think it’s silly and marvel that I remember it all,…
It’s June and summer is almost here,or so they keep telling me.It’s doesn’t feel like summeris skipping just a little ahead. It feels like winter is pulling me backwith a…
Well, we’ve made it through another April, another Poetry Month is over. I hope you’ve enjoyed coming along with me, reading some of my work and listening to the poetry…
