Written by Fatima Naeem and HastyWords Her eyelashes flutter, like ruffled feathers As sunshine peeks into her dreams Searching for that one truth she longed for Looking for the innocence lost for love Reliving that first kiss again and again In the park on the most perfect spring day The sun shining beautifully bright It’s…
Originally posted on iiThinks:
Oranges and reds rustle out my window As dawn reaches in and warms my skin I lie in the sun, like leaves on the ground Bathing in the light, worries wash away Joy comes in the form of chattering geese Carrying me from summer with their song Breathing in the beauty…
My dreams are always from my perspective, I am always me, and they are as real as my waking life. Most of the time the dream is light; I will have a conversation or do something that will solve a real life problem I have been having. Those dreams are always handy. If my life…
As the sun rose Within a fiery haze It didn’t see me And all the birds Sat blind in trees As chattering teeth Fell from pregnant Emotional clouds Of contamination Onto black mossy Scalps and limbs Floating Mindless Careless On stagnant ponds My talks With the moon Made it flake With rust And those Torrential…
I am often shocked at some of the questions people ask me when nobody else is listening. I mean, often times I think, “Is that really the vibe I give off?” If you passed me on the street you wouldn’t look twice. I am a very average mom and wife but I have had a…
We each have a story and that story is written in chapters. Each chapter is grounded in history and hope for the future. Whether we consciously think about it or not; we all consist of a beginning, a middle, and an end; and in many ways the middle is only filler. When I read a…
Written by Johnny Ojanpera and HastyWords I wonder what time would say If I asked it to tell me a little story Would it pick one I have heard Or would it sing a well-worn lullaby Persistent silence played again Will only bore me like a chore Surely something in between A fairy tale or…
I’ve been doing a bunch of soul searching as of late. I woke up recently and looked around only to realize how much has changed for me this last year. The scenery is the same, the people are the same but so many things seem so different. I realized it was me that was different.…
Today I am participating in Blog Tour Monday; so in a way my blog is an actual bloggy destination spot. David Ellis at Too Full To Write asked me to be your tour guide today and before I finish this post I will be introducing another blogger who will continue Blog Tour Monday next week.…
Originally posted on Laura A. Lord:
A little while back I threw myself into a project that terrified me. After multiple attempts at joining my writing with another’s, and being burnt every time, I once again gave it a shot. I wrote to a woman here on WordPress, someone whose poetry was unspeakably beautiful, and…
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