poem
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Sit Spot Within
Like one listens to and observes the sounds and sights of nature listen to your thoughts Observe your feelings As I sit at home and hear rain on the roof or a car passing I do not jump to conclusions or wish them away The sounds simply come into my awareness and become background noise… Continue reading
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Sadness and Home
So much pain So much joy When I think of home The place I found shelter the place I was harmed people faces that bring me laughter AND remind me of my smallness Returning I wish it was only joy but I can’t ignore the loss the sadness She belongs too Maybe if I allow… Continue reading
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Anchor
Lost myself and now anew What am I anchored to? It once was faith but that is gone What brings me back to myself now? It can’t be others because my relationship with them is like the changing weather at best It can’t be God because He or She is everywhere and a mystery to… Continue reading
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Love in a Cup
I did not know my love for you could grow anymore than it already has Like a cup full now overflowing and yet it does not spill out because you hold it too So rather than a cup overflowing our love together started as a cup and has grown into a creek And as water… Continue reading
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Our Sycamore Tree
Sitting on the bench with you looking up Arms around each other She stretches above us white trunk and branches reaching out teaching us to wonder while giving us her shelter Today her leaves are a mix of oranges, yellows, and browns She is enchanting and every moment with you on this bench under her… Continue reading
About Me
An obsessive journaler who loves meeting others along their journey and giving them a hand to hold through pieces of writing. I write about the heartbreaks of life and the joys, the ups and downs, and I often learn my greatest lessons and miracles from nature.
Joyful Ruins 