Sometimes speaking your mind Is the one thing you can’t do And you struggle just to find The words that won’t break through The silence is your prison But it doesn’t have to be And all the love you’ve given Ain’t just a memory You don’t have to say it You don’t even have toContinue reading “I Know Your Heart (Lyrics)”
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The Mourning After (Lyrics)
It’s been six months and a couple of days A long, short time since you’ve gone away But broken hearts still beat in time The world still turns and words still rhyme I take one step and then another It doesn’t mean I don’t miss you, brother But suns and moons will rise and setContinue reading “The Mourning After (Lyrics)”
Onward
The world did not stop turning yesterday. I may have failed to write a thought-provoking blog post — or much of anything, really (though I did post a fun picture for our enjoyment) — and nobody much cared. (Relief.) It wasn’t for lack of intention, though. My notebook, with its false starts and scratch outsContinue reading “Onward”
Freeform Friday III: $uccess (A Poem)
What is the measure of success Does it come with money Or a sense of satisfaction Is it the quantity of your output Or the quality of the work Does it mean getting ahead Or maintaining the status quo Are you motivated by internal reward Or external recognition Is it the challenge of the tasksContinue reading “Freeform Friday III: $uccess (A Poem)”
#WednesdayWisdom In Rhyme
If you carry the weight like a stone Instead of like a boulder When the time comes to let it go It will roll right off your shoulder *** The act of looking forward Doesn’t mean you can’t look back The things you’re moving toward Are the result of that balancing act *** When wordsContinue reading “#WednesdayWisdom In Rhyme”
If I’m Being Honest …
Something unexpected happened last night. I was at a local gathering of mystery writers/readers (shout out, MWA-CT) — and no, the fact that I was out of the house alone on a Saturday night is not the unexpected thing — when people started approaching me to talk about this blog. People who’ve actually read it.Continue reading “If I’m Being Honest …”
Chunky: It’s Not Just An Adjective!
It all began with a Kit Kat bar. Or at least I thought that it did. My mom and I were driving to the hospital the other day when, without provocation, she turned to me and said, “Kit Kat,” with a gleam in her eyes that only the promise of junk food can elicit. IContinue reading “Chunky: It’s Not Just An Adjective!”
Freeform Friday: Words (A Poem)
Words Have the power to heal Or to hurt To change minds To galvanize action To ignite flames To bring people together Or to tear them apart To quell storms Or to create them They can illuminate the path forward Or halt progress Or even set us back New beginnings Stagnation False endings Choose yourContinue reading “Freeform Friday: Words (A Poem)”
Write Away / Write A Way 