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Many couples have a song

One that they feel describes their relationship

We never bothered to find one that suits us

Upon reflecting on that now

I realize there isn’t one yet made

There are countless love songs

Many that are beautifully written

But none that we both relate to

One that we both feel…

Monday, July 1, 2013

A time to let go...…

This has been one of the most heart-wrenching weeks of work for me in a while. One story to share. I was admitting a woman in her 50's (who is expected to live 4 weeks at the most) to hospice services. These appointments generally last close to 4 hours, and much of my 26 pages of paperwork doesn't take lots of brain cells. I take cues from the patient and family as to how much "extra" conversation in which to engage. I felt a particular kinship with this patient, and we talked about…

Today is my 48th birthday. That number gets noticed in my family. And not in a good way.



In some ways, it has taken on a somewhat dark significance. Mother died suddenly at the age 48. She appeared healthy, but there was a silent aneurysm that ruptured and killed her. Four other family members also died at this age--two from very similar causes. The doctors agreed that her siblings, my brother and sister and I, and our cousins should all get tested for signs of a…

Heavy lids wish to rest

But it is not time yet

Staring at the clock on the wall

I see that it is 7:43 in the evening

The sun is setting, the moon is rising

But it is not time yet

Time tells me there is much to do

A long day is nearly behind me

I wish to rest now

But it's not time…

I'm not your typical girl

Or really your typical anything

Yeah sometimes I'm a lot to handle

But definitely worth the difficult times

I'm done apologizing for where I've been

And for who I was, because I love who I am

Not a beauty queen

Not the trophy girl to show off

I don't want to wear a plastic…

The sun has set

But it's not time for bed yet

The rain is still falling

And I hear the night calling



I think of the sun

Where it is now, are people having fun?

While many here prepare to go to bed

Elsewhere upon daylight's beam do…

What can I possibly say?

Nothing I could do will take the pain away

Such senseless violence was wrought today

How can we keep hate at bay?



In times like these, it's easy to lose hope

How does one learn to cope

It's so easy to cry, to get angry, to…

It's bleak and misty

Been raining on and off for days

Depression threatens to take hold

Craving the sun's warmth

Longing to bask in its glow



April showers have certainly arrived

Falling to the earth

Renewing and…

A fragile soul struggles

Giving all it has to survive

To not be torn apart

As hate spreads across the globe

It prays to never lose its ability to love



Such suffering is seen everywhere it looks

Rape, greed, murder, war, violence, pain,…

Today, I only have this to say

Dear family and friends

You’re all wonderful, each in your own special way

I love you all with a fierceness that never ends



Thank you for all you do

For being here for me in tough times

For giving me so much love that’s true

Know my gratitude as you read my rhymes



No matter what words I find to…

Up, down, and all around

I've been looking all day

But my sanity is no where to be found

There's so much I have to say

But the words won't come, to my dismay



So isolated, feeling cut off from those I love

Frustrated and just at my wits…

Thoughts jumble together within my mind

Tangled in thick yarn

Unable to separate them

Wanting to break them free

So that perhaps then you will see

The words are there

At the tip of my tongue

If only I could make a connection

Between my mouth and my mind

Perhaps then an explanation you would…

The birds sing

The sound echos all around me

I try to trap the music in a jar

To listen to it at a later date

The snow melts, more and more each day

Bright and warm, the sun comes to greet me

Squirrels scamper to and fro

So it would seem that Spring is here

Winter’s chill still…

I scream to hear life

Thunder clashes in the heart…

A seemingly quiet beach I roamed

Warm sand beneath my feet

Quieting my mind of all thoughts

Seeking peace and tranquility

No worries, cares, or voices to tug at me

It’s easier to find a quiet place

Than it is to quiet the mind

The voices try to break free

Emotions try to overwhelm me

“SEE ME!”, they all cry

Sometimes we just need a moment totally alone

Fully free from everything

Even…

It’s been a rough day

Nothing has gone right

I want to make the stress go away

Forget today and let’s call it a night

You walk through the door

With that adorable half smile on your face

Oh how you make my heart soar

Don’t you know you’re my happy place?

It’s easy for you to tell it’s been a…

a thousand fears

silenced by a thousand spears

burried by a thousand tears 

life celebrated by a thousand beers

not cool to just be

moving runing flee

not cool you will see

Blood shed selfishly

shouting crying here to stay

bones and flesh turn to clay

 bodies slit and flayed

this is chaos and hate

who said this is, was my fate

be not of mind and being…

from a small seed becomes a giant,

found in places untamed and so defiant,

out stretched arms reach for heavens light,

with age, leaves grow, turn from dull to bright,

they shelter us from the heat,

its shade spans several feet,

It is an artist tree,

brilliant colors to see, 

Leaves shaped like an upside down flower,

bugs seem to devour,

If you cut it down,

it surrenders it age with a frown,