The universe reaches out to us in surprising ways. It sends us messages telling us positive things like "You are stronger than you think" and "God doesn't make mistakes." Then sometimes like today, it says get over yourself. Message received universe. I will get through my current dilemmas and things will get better. Thank you for all of … Continue reading Heartaches and Reality Check
survivors
Folk
I come from mountain Folks Hillbilly trash you might say Who bore winters colder than your stare Built lives on mountain sides In cracks and crevices worked the land Bringing life from stone Whose bodies may have broken But their spirits never died So they got up again And again Three times grandma’s back broke … Continue reading Folk
Flying Free
They thought your trips and stumbles were the sign, the end was near, and whispered as you walked that the angel of Death had given you a fright. No one saw how the angels held your arm and let you stand, Walking straight and true with dignity and grace. Or how they whisper that everyone … Continue reading Flying Free
Dust to Dust – A Principle of Love
Lust fades - said Pops But Love is constant yet mutable It changes as it grows ~ each year Blooming more beautifully than the last Until this mortal realm returns it to the dust To fuel and fertilize another flower
Life Does Not Stop
It does not slow because we are having a bad day or just can't deal. Forward, always forward. That is the way we have to go. We can not look back to the good old days. They really weren't that good for everyone other than those at the very top. We need to stop lying … Continue reading Life Does Not Stop
I Object….
"I object" she said... And we all teared.. We all agreed... And the tears flowed...
Pausing for a Happy Dance
Today, I had every intention of finishing the poetry post after school was out. Then I read something at lunch that stop me in my tracks. An email informing me that I am now the new English Department Chair. For the past three years there has been a different chair. Each time I found out … Continue reading Pausing for a Happy Dance
The Way
It was good, genuine people, bad times, too few words too many emotions that broke the world we made loved thrived in It was good people
Shoes
Piles of soles some with laces other just slipped off pushed off to the side cast away waiting for their vessels who shuffled away long ago Piles of souls left wondering why
Papa and Momma
Papa broke Momma’s heart, Broke it real good, Smashed her innocence into A million trillion pieces But she did not die No, Momma did not die Momma, she took those pieces, Each and every one and set them High Up on a shelf. Time she said, Time will mend it. But I don’t think it … Continue reading Papa and Momma
Lucinda Rose 