Poems

What Makes a Home?

The floors need sanding. They’re all stripped bare. The plumbing needs fixing. Trees have taken over there. But there are people that live here, And pets that need care.   They pay in cuddles and kisses. Love is always found there. A house is made floors, ceilings and walls, But the compassion you find there… Continue reading What Makes a Home?

Poems

Of Things missed and people left behind…

Of all the things I've said and heard, Of all things things around, The thing I miss the most it seems, is the one thing that I found.   I thought I had love in my grasp those many years ago. I thought I loved him oh so much, that forever wouldn't be slow.  … Continue reading Of Things missed and people left behind…

Poems

Little One Lost…

Little One Lost I used to wonder how big you were, While you were in my womb. I would marvel at the life in me, The miracle that was you. We would wonder what you would be like, Who you would resemble most. We would joke about the times we'd have, Playing with you, and… Continue reading Little One Lost…

Short Stories

The Maiden of the Mists cont.

The Goddess tilted her head to one side, assessing the young one before her who was at ease with death.  There was a stillness in her that was beyond her years, and a wisdom Branwen had never experienced in others of Kaie's age.  This one is special.  Tis a shame she has been overlooked.  She saw and… Continue reading The Maiden of the Mists cont.

Poems

What is Love?

Love is a feeling long desired and often lost. Love is sought by many, no matter the cost.   It is a content feeling, a smile while you sleep.   The knowledge that it's your heart he keeps.   Love is missing him when he is not near.   Love is excitement when he is… Continue reading What is Love?

Poems

The Good, The Forgotten, and the Protectors…

...A Memorial Day Post. For those who fought in the trenches when the gas was thick and the battles were close,   the borders were drawn, but never with fences. Thank you.   For those who fought in deserts, streets and on our seas,  who flew metal birds and soared among the clouds, and dug… Continue reading The Good, The Forgotten, and the Protectors…

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Reflections of a Granddaughter… My Grandfather’s Love

Bear with me.  I have been feeling nostalgic lately. There is no love like the love of a grandparent.  I have had three and one great that I have been blessed to meet and get to know, and love.  They have all passed away, and each one taught me something different.   Rafael Rodriguez, whom God… Continue reading Reflections of a Granddaughter… My Grandfather’s Love

Short Stories

The Maiden of the Mists

Kaie looked over the hills before stepping out into the graveyard.  Her auburn waves flowed in the morning winds as she drew her shawl closer to her, keeping out the chill of the breeze caressing her cheek.  She had always been told that coming here was dangerous.  A maiden walking through the graveyard before dawn… Continue reading The Maiden of the Mists

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This is the House Where Love Lived…

This is the cinder block house my grandmother owned.  Built in the fifties, it weathered many a storm, hosted many a Thanksgiving dinner, and home to the best grandmother anyone could be blessed to have.  When you walked through those doors, she would be there, arms waving you in to give you a hug, and… Continue reading This is the House Where Love Lived…

Poems

The Store Clerk and the Camper

(A little catharsis isn't a bad thing, right?) It was twenty to four this fateful day. And no one yet had come to play. The clerk, she took her food in hand. To eat her lunch was what she planned. No sooner had she sat down to eat, When a ticket bearer spelled her defeat.… Continue reading The Store Clerk and the Camper