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  • 45 Years

    45 Years

    A life time agoWe got all dressed upAnd signed a document. Some call it a licenseBut in realityIts just insurance. Insurance for when thedouble Ds come calling. George Burn said,“50% of marriage ends in divorce…The rest end in death.” Death and Divorce,Those are the double Ds. That piece of paper,That license that makesThis union legal…

  • Grateful

    Grateful

    The fog hides my sunrise,It’s mist consuming my blanket.The weight on my chestMatches that on my shoulders. So many disruptionsSo much pain-and I forget to be grateful. TrafficStore clerksFinancesSicknessUncertainty-and I forget to be grateful. His healthHer depressionTheir sadnessThe weight unbearable-and I forget to be grateful. Where is happiness?When did joy make an exit?Pain runs through…

  • A Grandma’s Heart

    My heart is heavyMy heart is joyful.We’ve been here beforeLikely here again,And yet it isn’tAny easier. This one has beenWriting her own storySince the day sheWas born. She came too soon –25 weeks is not enough.“She’s a fighter,”Is what we heard.And a fighterShe is. She’s my Warrior Princess,Queen of the Pokemon.She has deep knowledgeOf the…

  • Nude Year

    Nude Year

    Happy Nude Year!New Year?No.Nude Year! The year weexpose ourtrue selves,wartsbelly fatand all. The yearwe removepretenseshameblame. Fully embracingthe uswe werebornto be. The ones whoDanceSingLoveLaugh. In this Nude Yearwe leaveFearAnxietyMelancholyat the door. We don’tHide,Retreat,Disappearany more. Oh no –we areSeenHeardInvited We entera roomand it getsbrighter. We share ourJoyand othersListen In thisNude Yearwe wearour skincomfortably And oursoulsbegin tosee theworlddifferently.…

  • Holy

    Holy

    Tonight I standOn holy ground. There isn’t a MosesOr a burning bush. There isn’t thunder rollingNor lightning strikes,The earth isn’t quacking. Sitting in front of meAre a handful of musiciansTalking about musicImagining new tunesAnd unsung lyrics Dreaming of creating somethingThat moves us all It’s holyBIG holyIt’s the holiest of holy The honesty blankets the roomThey…

  • Two Kinds…

    Two Kinds…

    Witches come in twosThe good one andThe bad. Wonderland had aWhite Queen andThe Red one. Narnia also had two,But they were both bad. The most famous duoLived in The Land of OzWhere the Wicked WitchOf the West gets smashedBy the Good Witch of the North Two witchesA goodA badSo why is there onlyOne type of…