“She is so strong,” The echo came From one nurse to Next, always the same. From long blood and Lines of strength she Came. Bringing the flood And a spirit so free. My beauty, my girl, My Arrie-Marie
Surgery Song
Ode to a Rescue Pup
Trapped in a fence Lost from her pack. Six weeks from whence Her natal day broke. Dog catcher responds To a caller so dear Finding my fur baby, Bringing her here Our family to grow Our patience to test Our love to overflow, Our Bella, our pet. ~RMPropst
Temperamental Tuesday
Temperamental Tuesday (Take 1) Taking-off, trailing traffic, To tend the tedium. The trap tricks, Terminating transparency, Tersely taking turn. “Time to toil!” Temperamental Tuesday (Take 2) Trailing touch, temporalizes Today, terminating torpor. (Tuning-in tranquilizes) Toes tacitly tapping Tunes. Tiles teeming, “Time to thrive!” #napowrimo #timestwo #rwhhohs
Cry me a River
When rest has unfamiliar names, And coping skills of olden days Our smaller-selves compete to reign. Her’clean attempts to ascertain Control leap, unfettered, through the brain. Best plans of mice or men mislaid, For the flood oft thought disdained Taken over and reframed In words of weakness and of shame. Truth obscured though still the... Continue Reading →
Lost and Found
“Oh hey there.” I felt myself say.Smiling in recognition,Sighing in relief.I found Joy on the steps to Swami’s,Never knowing I had let Her go.
Awashed
River, riverFlowing throughWilderness.Ripples, RippleHaunting hollowsStillness.Rivulet, RivuletRunning roundFinessesRivers, riversPouring drownedCaresses.
Contrary Mary-Self
Small self, small self How do your defenses grow? With fearful thoughts of tomorrow And judgments molding each stone.
