The dark road The deep water All the places people are afraid to tread. I stand before one again. I see them watching me. She is fearless they say. Oh if they could only see my fear; As big as or maybe even bigger than theirs. I stand on shaky legs with a sweaty browContinue reading “Brave”
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Wedding Poem
When I married my husband my daughter was thirteen years old. My daughter was included in the ceremony because we were becoming a family not just a couple. I wrote the poem below to signify the creation of our family and what it meant. Three sets of eyes to see you as you are, Three setsContinue reading “Wedding Poem”
Bounty
Damp grass soft under my bare feet. Basket in hand. With child like anticipation I make my way to my garden. I fill my basket and my soul with the bounty I did grow.