Hope

The wall of stone has crumbled Her many tears still fall And all she feels is confusion The tears she cries Are now of sorrow A memory kept alive In her soul And her heart Never buried Just a tired forgotten She isn’t afraid Yet still not strong Otherwise hoping Forever Holding on…

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Reborn

I’ve awoken from my slumber And my eyes need to adjust I’m alive; out of my coma In my mind I’ve seen so much In my dreams You led the way To the door that you held open To guide me to a new life path… The one before so broken You breathed new life […]

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A Minute In Love

He loved her……he really did. But finding the words to tell her was going to be the most difficult thing he would ever have to do. Why couldn’t the words come easy? He picked up the pen. It was blue, fine point. He liked those the best. He straightened his pad – it was still […]

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The One

Slowly, it emerges from my soul… For a moment Your presence stands before me And shows me The reason love exists…

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Visions fade… Incurring nightmares of the day An abundance of hope I wish this of you Your happiness clouds my spirit Will the stars ever burn As they did A time ago? Will the sunshine of your smile Reflect upon me As it did That time ago? You are a dream My only dream My strength […]

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Eternity

Reflections in my mind They gather like autumn leaves falling… Red Brown Orange Like the sun they light up my life I cannot describe the beauty As the beauty is short lived I envy the eternal I wish for the eternal Forever And ever It will be

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Sorrow

Her mind; A confused, bitter affair The mirror she stands before; The truth reveals An evil glare Sees right through her pain Her eyes reflecting hurt Her heart – Weary… And lame Questioning her motives Why? What is there to gain? Her hands – Bound Her eyes – Blind Her circumstances comfortable But therefore unkind […]

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An Update

I have been maintaining Poeta Officium for over 2 years now and recently, I purchased the theme I am using thinking I should be investing in my work, put it out there and stake my claim….. …….and since I bought this theme I have contributed diddly squat to my blog. Oh, maybe 1 or 2 posts. So. I am now […]

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Meanwhile, Under Her Rock……

Yes, I have resurfaced. I didn’t go away (as is evident from my still-live blog) but I needed to take a break from blogging for a while – it really was becoming a bit of a burden and for a while there, I didn’t feel like I had anything constructive to offer anyone. All I […]

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The Week That Was And The Book That Made Me A Hermit

Unfortunately, yes, the week that has passed was completely consumed by the book I was dying to finish but dreading to finish at the same time (because it was uh-maaaay-zing!) – Stephen Kings’ 11-22-63. So writing was – again – put on hiatus. I’m not complaining because as I’ve mentioned before – the book was […]

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