Jill Terry

I feel him pulling
Moving away
Gently he slips
In directions
Opposite me
Testing his wings
Determined and courageous
The look in his eyes
Reveals fear of
Full flight
No longer
My little boy
Always my baby
No matter how
Far from me
The universe
Takes him
Of typical concern
My own human flaws
Hoping my guidance
Has properly prepared him

Tags: bonds, changes, children, connections, courage, family, growth, Life, mother and child, parenting, personal journey, puberty, strength, teens

Too many used to be’s
Faded away with
Time
Not enough now’s
To sustain us
Into tomorrow

Image – Wings of dust

Tags: changes, connections, eyes wide open, growth, Life, poetry, realization, relationships, separation, truth

He’d reached a plateau; unable to put himself back out there; unwilling to be a participant in the games that most unconsciously played. He found it comforting that he was able to walk back in with no effort whatsoever. There was no uncomfortable adjustment period, no awkward beginning, no need to pretend he was someone [...]

Tags: change, compromise, growth, immaturity, Life, prose, relationships, settling

One could safely say that the foundation of my world is built on words. More than mere combinations of letters that form individual, miscellaneous words; but rather thought-filled, provoking, emotion-packed messages; extracted from the depths of my soul; each exuding the essence of my very being.
In the past nine years, since I began writing professionally, [...]

Tags: growth, inmaturity, insecurity, Life, malicious intent, observations, perception, personal journey, prose, reflections, selfishness, slander, thoughts

She knew the time was now, the signs all pointing to the Hunters Moon; the owl outside her window three nights in a row, crossing her path at dawn, alighting in the tree and watching as she made her way to the lake; the ring around the moon for three nights prior to the full [...]

Tags: banishing, beauty, beginnings, breath of prayer, casting a circle, change, circle of stone, cleansing, connection, creator, desert sage, determination, endings, faith, finding happiness, flesh and blood, full moon rituals, growth, hope, hunters moon, influences, inner beauty, inner peace, inner strength, journey, Life, moon, Native American prayer, Native American rituals, Peace, personal journey, positive energy, power, prayer, purging, purify, relationships, release, rituals, sacred herbs, sacrificial offering, signs, smudging, spirits, spiritual journey, starting over, sweet grass, symbolize, unity, will