Poem: Commencement

Set up all  the folding chairs for a grand ceremony  an ending to an era  walk across the stage  so many memories  good and bad  some surrou...

Poem: The Cat Lady

The goddess  of cats  surrounded  by purring  felines who gather at their bowls every day only the best fills their stomachs the fresh cream...

Poem: Spring Cherry Blossoms

The petals  from the blossom  drift down lazily  with the spring breeze  and land softly  on the grass  in a curtain  of pink and peach  and...

Poem: Surviving the Mental Haze of Life

awash in  numbness  I see life  through a  fuzzy lens  push through  fatigue  and a sense  of helplessness  that threatens  to overwhelm  my...

Poem: Under the Sea

The world  murky and clear  and the same time  undersea  ghosts  of the drowned  their souls float in the black morass unable to surface but...

I've had to play catch up with my poetry blog for this past week. Life has been crazy with complications.

I always have to remind myself to give myself a bit of grace. Sometimes posting every day just isn't possible for me.

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Poem: Sisphyus' Paradox

Life is like  one steep incline  a herculean task to climb inch by inch meter by meter  all the way to the top  your feet lose purchase  swe...

Poem: A Simple Yet Meaningful Reward

treat yourself  once in a while  it does not have  to be extravagant a long bath a simple dessert a quiet moment outside to savor the sun on...

Poem: Fuel for the Creative Fire

incensed  but I need  to channel it  into my creativity  these complicated emotions and annoying feelings and not let them fester into anger...

Poem: Tales of the High Seas

a paracosmic world  that exists in one's   imagination  ships on the high seas  their flags raised high the sound of battle  the whistle of ...