Thinking of far better places, Thinking of easier times, Hope for tomorrow, Lessons from yesterday, Another day has come, And now its at its end, The night, a cold one in autumn, Is one for sleepless souls, I burn my incense, I burn the wood, Anoint me with myrrh, music soothes my chakras, Strengthening my […]
Read more "Before I sleep at night"When you Hug a tree, you hug a friend, When you Hug a tree, you hug a love, When you Hug a tree, you hug a child, When you Hug a tree, you hug someone that has passed away. When you Hug a tree, you hug everyone.
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The breezes at dawn have secrets to tell you Don’t go back to sleep! You must ask for what you really want. Don’t go back to sleep! People are going back and forth across the doorsill where the two worlds touch, The door is round and open Don’t go…
Truth. Even my poetry is read out loud before I put it on my blog. Feedback makes the world go round. Jennifer Keishin Armstrong When students ask me what my “one piece of advice” is for aspiring writers, it’s usually: Read. But my second piece of advice — something people rarely ask for — is […]
Read more "In Praise of Friends Who’ll Read Your Manuscripts"I mistrust them all Slaves in a free world, Going, going, going, The belief of lies Chained in hypocracy, never Knowing, knowing, knowing, The truth is spoken, It is heard because it os loud, Yet its voice is lost, Lost in the crowd, Babbling, babbling, babbling, The sun even tries to escape, Everyday, But the, […]
Read more "Doubt (8/05/2014)"He was a good friend and an okay lover, until he wasn’t anymore. Luke got paranoid. He thought I was stalking him. He came in to tell me what was wrong with me. He focused on the negative. Never seeing who I really was, a god fearing virtuous woman. I let my walls down but […]
Read more "The day I let him go (9/5-9/6/2014)"Fire smoke cleanses the body, Clean air the mind. The flames flicker dancing, To the beat of my drum, While the stars keep shooting, They cover the sky, Sitting, writing poetry, In a sacred space. Even cold, I love the embrace, Lovely mother, Mother earth, Here to heal me, Here to guide me, Here to […]
Read more "Mother Earth (9/27/2014)"I will be your mother willow, guiding you along your way, telling you stories of the ancestors, taking the form of the crow, I will be your mother willow, shading you from the woes of Babylon, healing you of your unceasing thoughts, telling you truths to help bring you clarity, I will be your mother […]
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Violet Lovelena Witt 