She reached with trembling hands
In the one direction
She knew she shouldn’t
Precariously she traveled
To the edge of deaths ledge
Desperate to feel anything
Craving his rejection
She raised her arms
As if to take flight
The ground shook violently
Breaking night’s silence
She heard the hoof beats
Coming hard and fast
Over her shoulder
Half beast
Half man
He snatched her away
From deceptions cruel embrace
With the key [...]
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It wraps around me
Like a warm familiar
Blanket
Comforting
Soothing
Protective
It warms my chill
Eases my pain
Brings me pause
It takes me back
Holds me steadily
Grounded
Urges my growth
It is unconditional
Never ending
The one true
Constant
That always
Remains
It is priceless
Means everything
Can never be lost
Never replaced
It’s the one possession
I carry with me
From my very first breath
To my dying day
It’s my Mother’s love
I speak of
A love that will [...]
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Reading
Writing
Laughing
Loving
Sun shines
brightly
Sunday
Fun day
Finding that
Moment
Holding it
Strong
Hoping it
Lasts
A good long
Time….
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Dearest Ophelia,
Forgive my delayed response; not for lack of trying, but it seemed as if each time I sat to pen my reply, something or someone needed my immediate attention. I’m sure you understand and can relate.
You asked if you are allowed to be this happy…not only are you “allowed,” but you deserve such happiness. [...]
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Dearest Ophelia,
It has been so long since we sat and talked. There once was a time; long, long ago, when there was nothing we didn’t share. Two young girls; hearts brimming with hopes, dreams and silly fears, of that which was unknown; much that we only imagined, some truths that even now are difficult to [...]
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outside my window…
a plethora of birds happily sing, while a light breeze blows warm on my skin. The Queen Palm stretches her frond, to caress the trunk of the mighty old oak; while the blue sky can be seen and beckons between its branches. Somewhere a dog barks, far off in the distance. He doesn’t [...]
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She was in the courtyard shucking oysters for the stuffing, when the old woman came shuffling out the kitchen door; her empty basket hooked over her arm, heading straight for the garden to dig turnips and pick fresh greens. It was the first time she’d accepted Trey and Nan’s invitation to join them for Thanksgiving; [...]
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She desperately needed to know the why of it all – contemplated for days and nights on end – reaching inside, re-examining everything she knew of her true self, the life she’d lived to this point, and what little she knew of him. The process exhausting, as she traveled the outer limits, pushing herself farther [...]
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