by Laurie | Jul 8, 2022 | Heavy Duty, Poetry
There’s the heartbreak wave sad and fresh that sweeps in over my rocky-sould when love doesn’t work out. There’s the horror-loss-heart when assurance is ripped away people, always supposed to be Aren’t and won’t ever again smile or breathe. And there’s another...
by Laurie | Jul 8, 2022 | Poetry, Serious
Just hang a left and pavement turns to mud and keeps them out All except the most hardy The most in need of peace I pass the chained-off track to the pond and I’m almost home I’m almost to my first and only all-mine place to be The timbers soar towards the chilly sky...
by Laurie | Jul 8, 2022 | Poetry, Serious
There was no ice where I was born Then the giant’s took me to the cold. They busied: Prepared for games, and conquering. Child-me stared up at the sun…golden Then down where it turned silver in the ice covered boulders Wrapped, dripped around… Ice grew out over...
by Laurie | Jul 8, 2022 | Poetry, Serious
I wish I could drink coffee every day I try to make it a good thing, a healthier thing. My special brew is ½ decaf, and yet still so rich, and I make it sweet, I love it sweet. But with Stevia, not sugar. Almond Milk, not half & half. There’s many a morning I...
by Laurie | Jul 8, 2022 | Poetry, Whimsical
Whheeee! Hooraay! It’s the best kind of rainy day When nature took the time to make things real, not fake Fire from wood, Wood from trees A popcorn bowl at my knees About to watch a...
by Laurie | Jul 8, 2022 | Poetry, Whimsical
Looking up as I walk: Light-bright, a lovely site illuminating twig-fingers Waving goodbye to the day. Above the mud-slush and trickle-trickle Something tickled my shoulder. So I scanned around, Until I found The moon up there. A fat-half hanging in the...
