Poetry and Fiction
Won’t Be Contained
I don’t have the usual things A husband or wife Kids A regular job or some kind of inheritance A drive for security. I have fear But it won’t drive me to keep doing Something I hate Or to stay at a job that dries my soul. In those places, there’s only the steel fences…
Read MoreMorning Haiku
Haiku – a form of brief poetry. Seventeen syllables in three lines (5-7-5). An attempt to capture the essence of a moment. The other morning, these Haiku came out… partly overwhelmed living from the inside out this moment explodes whatever it is surrender it to God’s fire let it burn to ash arise from ashes…
Read MoreI have no poems of light
I have no poems of light. I have only poems of surrendering to darkness. This world tells us “fight the darkness.” But I have a different message. Surrender to suffering and allow your journey to REALLY begin. Drop “affirmation” and “attraction” into the trash can. Trust the Path, live the life you’ve got. No matter…
Read MoreFlash Fiction From a Photo Prompt
Flash Fiction, based on this photo by Vivian Maier… I was told they were in an arts and crafts store one wintery day when it finally happened. Both of them were relieved to be out of the freezing apartment, and although they did not have the money to buy anything, they were out shopping nonetheless. Charley had…
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