Wake up and Smell the Coffee; Poems, Short stories, Bite-size news- old and new .....Because I Have a Voice!
Reading from the same page that was how it was always meant to be in her visions and rose-tinted dreams but he moved to new chapter and when she turned...it was to a blank page .....so the book was shut... Continue Reading →
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If she had dared consider her plight she would’ve given in to anguish at the dashing of her dreams her voice would thicken with emotion if she’d dared to speak and her fears would’ve destroyed her Time had... Continue Reading →
....and so, I decided to swing going higher with each pass not daring to look below or around choosing to see the wood for the trees using crosswinds to propel me ever closer towards my dreams after all....it's what you... Continue Reading →
Let’s paint a picture of life’s scheme laced with kindness of spirits buoyed by patience and humility Picture this utopia Let’s take it further Imagine one who forgives ...looking beyond ills to lift his nation’s spirits He pulled heaven closer... Continue Reading →
When itch comes to scratch are we really so different from one another? Are we? Tell me! We each- reach for that raging spot desperate to quiet its silent screams scratching and moaning in sweet relief ....as a satisfied mosquito... Continue Reading →
Mortality stalks me like a doe in the forest searching for 'mother' A flash - a glance not quite there- but there hidden among the trees When I move- it moves mirroring my steps so near - so far edging... Continue Reading →
Shifting sands counting down my essence Days numbered down to nought just for me So I breathe thanking days with my ink ©Vivian Zems A tricube poem: 3 syllables, 3 lines in 3 stanzas. Real Toads Poetry Pantry #411
As I was saying...... It’s not in people-pleasing or serving everyone but me It’s not in proving myself while cheating myself out of love of self But it’s in the sweet melody of the ink in my veins pouring from... Continue Reading →
When trapped within the barbed-wire fence of your thoughts Do you search for hope through those perfect openings? Do you see the promised land beyond? If you just reach out with just a little faith and picture yourself soaring in... Continue Reading →
