Tag: #dverse

The Gift

Image by Sergio Cerrato – Italia from Pixabay “Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us.” ― David Richo Some days are better than others and I often wonder why yesterday was agony and today- barely a sigh And… Continue Reading “The Gift”

Haibun: Late Spring

In My Garden- Mesa, AZ “You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.” ― Pablo Neruda Late spring is the time of year in Arizona when days are getting longer and the evening light is stunning. The sky changes from soft… Continue Reading “Haibun: Late Spring”

A little Bit of Magic

“Music is the strongest form of magic.” ― Marilyn Manson It’s only a cheap trinketbought at a Paris news standyet it holds mysterious magic within,for when I am sad, I turn the tiny crankand music of La Vie en Rose takes me back againas we walk… Continue Reading “A little Bit of Magic”

Chasing Sunlight

My Best Buddy- Jackson “Dogs are our link to paradise. They don’t know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring–it was peace.” ― Milan… Continue Reading “Chasing Sunlight”

The Color of Hope is Light

“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.”  ― Plato Light bending, shaping, flowing into nicks and cracks of darkness impugned Both an unrelenting wave of briny ocean and a… Continue Reading “The Color of Hope is Light”

The First Time

“The older I get, the more I see there are these crevices in life where things fall in and you just can’t reach them to pull them back out. So you can sit next to them and weep or you can get up and… Continue Reading “The First Time”

Morning Tears

“The morning was full of sunlight and hope.” ― Kate Chopin, The Awakening Morning tears and last night’s rainWhite jasmine dripping with dewA lazy snail saunters, sipping fresh waterAs hummingbirds dip their beaks deepInto throats of yellow trumpetsWhile early sun peeks through uncertain cloudsWondering if more rain… Continue Reading “Morning Tears”