Musings on Life, Love, and Linguine-Poetry & Writing
Sea of Qualm -Linda Lee Lyberg Alone in a sea of qualm, Struggling for precious air Will they like what I write Will anyone out there care?
Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.” -Euripides Last night, we had dinner with old friends we hadn’t seen in a while. She: A beautiful, boisterous woman who speaks her mind, regardless of who is in the room. Amazing conversationalist.… Continue Reading “Profound Beauty”
You go through two-thirds of your life thinking you are Italian and with one little vial of spit, all you thought you were changes. And while I am astounded by the advances we have made in science and genetics, I now have a new… Continue Reading “Final Answer: NOT Italian”
Yesterday as I was dead heading my roses, I came upon a baby praying mantis. It was a tiny lime green stick, and still as death. She had comeĀ from who knows where working her way through to the maze of rose petals, and was… Continue Reading “Finding My Centre”
“The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but the thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.ā — Henry Ward Beecher From my heart to yours.
The pain is temporary. The ink, forever.” When my mother died, the music of my life was an Ć©tude in staccato. Each moment, each memory detached from one another; repetitive short snippets of a life spent together. A minute felt like forever, an hour… Continue Reading “Permanence”
El favo es dulce, mas pica la abeja.”- Spanish Proverb (He that will not endure the bitter will not live to see the sweet.) Amor Amargo -Linda Lee Lyberg Gone are the days of youth Reality has crept in My heart you no longer… Continue Reading “Amor Amargo (Bitter Love),1986”
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