This duet was hard for me to write. I was given some thoughts to go with and they were heartfelt and real. So I hope I did the thoughts justice. My heart reaches out to you AJAYTAO and the many cancer patients you give your love to everyday! Life keeps waving goodbye to me Signaling…
Written by John Bentz and HastyWords Creaking trees ice-laden Limbs snapping, echoing Eerie quiet unsettling My heart shaking in the dark I can feel your angry eyes Staring at me from beyond Your fingers digging into my flesh A ghostly reminder of your touch The burden that you laid upon me Is…
About a billion years ago a blogger I knew raved about this talented person he knew, H.E. Ellis. He asked me to read a story he had written for her blog and at the time I remember seeing this book and thinking, “if I ever get back to reading…this book sounds really good”. This was…
Another duet with my beautiful friend Shruti! Written by Shruti and HastyWords The beauty surrounds me As I fall deeper within The snow on the trees Slowly melts Warming my heart within Each morning I walk by Soaking up the beauty Easily, peacefully offered Speaking into me Creating a soul of beauty I…
Written by John Bentz and HastyWords ♦ I awoke to hear him on the tractor Golden light caressed my eyes The summer breeze a ghostly life Coming to coax from me a morning sigh For the bed seemed cold and hard Even summer broke no spell Golden light’s caress so distant And his…
Some of these stats made me laugh and actually did surprise me. These are always fun. Enjoy! The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 57,000 times in 2013.…
Weekly Photo Challenge: JOY When I think JOY I automatically think about my daughter. Look at these pictures and try to tell me you don’t see joy and then you don’t feel joy from seeing her. Weekly Photo Challenge: Joy | Ese’ s Voice Weekly Photo Challenge – Joy | Chittle Chattle Weekly photo…
She has her reasons for having me post this as anonymous but I think this is an amazing poem. I am hoping she changes her mind and lets me sign her name eventually. What do you think? I wear the bruises on my skin With a secret smile on my face I know how I…
My latest book just went live on Amazon and it is slightly different from the last one. In this book, besides the pictures and the poetry, I added voices. It is hard to portray depression’s control over a person through mere poetry so I included conversations I had with depression. Depression has a voice and…
My wish to all my blogging friends… Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays!
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