Poem: Beauty
The evening’s temperature is nearly perfect. Gray clouds cloak the sky, but it is not dreary. A cool wind runs its fingers through the leaves. The breeze carries a softness as its tendrils brush across the skin. Sunlight pierces the...
Category: Poetry
Poem: Fatherly Love
It’s funny the things we remember. I don’t remember my Dad crying except for a few times. One was on my wedding day when he first saw me. Another is when I’ve read my poems to him. After a poem,...
Poem: Duality
I need to change from being my harshest critic to my greatest cheerleader. It’s exhausting fighting against myself when I’m chasing my dreams and holding myself back at the same time.
Poem: Life Lessons
Sometimes I wonder what type of lessons we’re trying to teach each other. We communicate without listening. We rage and show no compassion. We know the absolute truth, yet, no one agrees on what that is. We are distant and...
Poem: Connected
Strolls along birdsong at my grandparents’ ranch sunk its talons into me. After my grandfather died, I took early morning walks and a bird’s trill would transport me back to the ranch. After putting a bird feeder in...
