SHE CHARMED MY HEART

There is an initiative on twitter #1000speak and a facebook group that started with two wonderful people Lizzi and Yvonne. February 20th bloggers will unite and speak about compassion. If you don’t have a blog you can submit a piece to the blog they started by clicking here.  What started with 2 people quickly turned…

A FAMILY IS…

If you had asked me 3 years ago if I would ever risk meeting someone I had met over the internet I would have said, “are you mad?”  How do you know who is on the other end of the screen?  They could be psycho-vampire-killer-monster-zombies! But now? Now I would say I think I have…

CHANGE

I really truly love this poem and have re-read it a dozen times since Mel sent it to me.  I am so happy to post it here for you today.  In fact I was so inspired by the words that I broke my camera out and took pictures to accompany it.  I hope you like…

EMBRACING SCARS

  WRITTEN BY BRITON “PUNK ROCK PAPA” UNDERWOOD   Oh meandering and wandering and wondering what I’m supposed to be Clouded in my judgement but clearly seeing you Bending over backwards and jumping through these hoops Teach an old dog new tricks for that is what you do Piece of heart a piece of soul,…

Hasty’s Dragon

I feel like Christmas came early and Lisa gave this beautiful gift. Her words have always been a light inside of my dark despite the darkness she herself fights. I am so very grateful for friends like her. She said something beautiful I never want to forget in her comments. She is more like a…

rêves romantiques

Check out this wonderful new duet partner by clicking on his name under the picture!   WRITTEN BY FRANZ PIERRE-LOUIS AND HASTYWORDS I’ve counted the days turning into years I have to sleep without you next to me And inside the quiet stillness of the night My dreams craft my own make believe   A…

THE WORD OF LOVE

Originally posted on Experimental Fiction:
So small a word, so letters few, Such impact has this term, A whispered breath can deliver so, A word the earth to turn. A symphony in single phrase An orchestra of sound, Yet many people small of heart Just throw this word around. Some to appease, some to convince,…

PERFECT TO ME

I read this last night after a very long day and two very long nights. I read this as if it was meant for me and then I read it as if I had written it for others. There is a magical healing in these words.  I don’t ever want these words to disappear. I…

RAINING POETRY

  Another new duet partner.  Thank you for writing with me Matticus Also, I am using an image I found of an artist named Khaled al Saai, who is incredible and I hope you check out his art site by clicking on the picture. Written by Matticus and HastyWords The ‘sphere, smooth, invitingly gleams, Word…

THE REAL ART IS YOU

The Sisterwives are looking for submissions to guest post on their site.  Do you have a story or a poem you want to share?  One of triumph, survival, abuse, love, hope, inspiration or motivation?  If you would like to submit something all you need is the story, bio, a picture to accompany the post, and…