Solo Upon her comfort Perch she sits, Gazing out to Horizons golden- Veiled, and longing For the gilt touch Upon her furrowed brow. Not so far, the flight ~ But, ah, so Alone. The nest now but empty, A cagéd prison Of her untested fear. But, the sun ~ The sun does so beckon And … More Solo
Emptiness. A void waiting to be filled. Fill it wisely, and be well. ~*~ A path familiar walked for too long a time. Riddled with old perceptions and prejudices; Delusions, illusions and self-sabotage. It was all I knew; all I understood of life Until one day I finally Asked: “Is this all there is?” * … More Emptiness ~ The Dark Unknown
~*~ A precious, fragile gift To you, from me. Unseen to the eye, Yet ever present in the heart. Handle with care. If you break it, Don’t come back for more. ~*~ My response to Kellie Elmore’s Free Write Friday challenge for this week. Yes, I know it’s Sunday. 😉 Thanks for visiting … Dorothy … More Trust
Prompted by Kellie Elmore’s #Free Write Friday What If? What if? What if? What if? Looking back from here to there It is a redundant question. Looking forward from there to here A different one altogether. The past cannot be changed. I am my past, The good and bad of it In a bundle of … More What If?
Here is this week’s Free Write Friday prompt from Kellie Elmore: ~*~ ~*~ Liberating for me, as a matter of fact … Enjoy! ~*~ Some things are not meant to be What do you think you could ever say That would reach me? I am not angry. I simply wonder. And why do you think … More Some Things Are Not Meant To Be …
A girl after my own heart! (This image is so full of meaning for me I hardly know where to begin.) ~*~ There are no coincidences. This is something in which I have firmly believed for some time. For good, or ill, life gives us what we need to learn and develop as spiritual beings … More #FWF: Spirit Bear
It’s Free Write Friday (okay, I’m a couple of days late). Time, once again, to let loose the imagination. Here’s the prompt … Here’s my response … The Dark Place What fun To step into the dark For just a Moment. To sense with open Mind and heart Another world unfamiliar. Through the veil of my Fear … More Do you fear the dark place?
As part of my healing process I’ve been writing letters to different aspects of my Self that need resolution. So far I have published a complete series to “The Panicked One.” Another series to “The Guarded One” is in progress. Recently, I embarked on a series of letters to “The Critical One.” I know I … More The Critical One: The First and Second Letters in a Series …
~*~ A free writing exercise inspired by a dream … Trust and the Broken Four-Year-Old The light had gone from her eyes by the time she was four. A vacuous wary stare filled the big, dark eyes with an expression of distrust. “I cannot trust you,” she seemed to say. Not a word was spoken … More Trust and the Broken Four-Year-Old
In So Many Words 