Tears: Two Poems by Aaron Sawyer

Tears of Pain They keep falling one by one Every shred of emotion is seen within them They keep falling, never seeming to be done A pain you can’t even fathom hiding behind them They keep falling and they continue to run Your strength fades as you stand there watching them They keep falling, not …

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Beauty Does Not Equal Happiness.

My neighbors are generous souls.  They are just plain good folks. Their home is always filled with friends and on occasion someone who needs a home. One of their latest borders is a young man named David, twenty-two, uneducated and trying to put his life together.  He also has a crush on me.  A bad …

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Beer

Play Nice

It is late on a Friday night and I am living the dream; writing in my undies and enjoying an adult beverage.   Heaven right? Okay, maybe not for you, but this fourth week of school has been pretty rough.  The kids are finally getting into their routines, relationships between teachers and students are being squared …

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The Sea

The sea, ..........Don't you hear it? That primitive, contemporary, futuristic beat .........Of that waves resounds in the minds ear for eternity It's peace and calm, ........Heals the wounded soul Its fury .......Lives for the fight to survive in man The sea, .......Don't you hear it? Inviting one to live, .......Challenging one to survive..... ~ Judith …

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Happy Birthday to …

Time  is always speeding past us.  Always moving forward and going on whether we like it or not. Anniversaries and birthdays come... And often we come up with elaborate ways to celebrate them. In my case, I love to plan and then life does it thing and the plans go to waste because there is …

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No Poetry Today

No poetry today No lyrical musings on life's quandaries No alliteration or clever meter No inspiration demanding to be heard Begging, Pleading for release Just a blank page disappearing With a click and a clack A snap and a tap

Straight Shot: A Review

Review of Straight Shot By K.W. Jeter Available thru Amazon via my A-Store As a recovering Catholic, this book struck a cord on the very first page.  A young women, Marcia, also a recovering Catholic, has been tasked by her estranged father with assisting his passage to the next life on November 2nd, All Soul's …

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Luke the Puppy Dog

My Happy Puppy Tail Ending

This post was going to wait a month so that I could be sure that Luke was going to be staying with me.  A week into our relationship I can't imagine life without him.  He is my puppy-dog  and I am his person. How Luke Came To Live in My Little Yellow House The day …

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This Week’s Review…

This week's review has been postponed because my mind and heart were captured by A review will be posted as soon as I have been released...

An Update On Tank

Sweet little Tank is resting with his Momma.  Or at least I hope he is.. He was taken back a week ago. Apparently, the daughter that was in Chicago returned home with a fashionable anklet to reclaim her puppy.  The family couldn't afford to keep Tank because another member was about to be heading off …

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