[188] For Little or Long
A poem by Lorraine Johnson about the longing for someone.
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Nov 81 min read
[187] Ten Feet More
'Ten Feet More' in poem by Lorraine Johnson explores what happens when you leave fear behind.
Oct 121 min read
[186] My Tomorrow
Lorraine Johnson's 'In Poem'—when you're not quite sure which part of the journey is the dream.
Oct 71 min read
[185] Just Around The Bend
I passed the wave rolling to shore and thought I saw the sun slide behind its wall a sandy wind followed me to the rocky edge of day I...
Oct 51 min read
[184] For You Have Wings
This poem is for those who love too much.
Sep 191 min read
[183] The Moment
Leaves are turning outside my pane yellow toned to awaken our brains the traffic humming with nothing to gain the world turning as time...
Sep 81 min read
[182] Behind the Rose
The wind howls in the long hours as a falling day leaves me by the open door new cold creeps into these walls with lingering sun deep in...
Aug 301 min read
[181] And So Can We
The day awoke gray. Quietly it took its place, like leaves sometimes do when changing their hues. When brown they linger, a bit, then...
Jun 221 min read
[180] But Still
It's been said, but still the moment is elusive.
Jun 171 min read
[179] The Shape of Dust
As I roll out of bed with words fully formed I'm writing for someone, not writing for anyone As words flow from the depths of a lifetime....
Jun 91 min read
[178] Moving Along
Grief stands at your door Courage opens it and love walks through seeking a last or long embrace the reassurance of a known voice the...
Jun 21 min read
[177] Showing Up
The flower doesn't show up all on its own, it depends on bees to pollinate what has been sown A wave cannot create its music without wind...
May 191 min read
[176] From My Heart
Because I wrote effortlessly today doesn't mean I will tomorrow for it is the will of my soul to put pen to paper not force perfect...
Apr 141 min read
[175] Sodden
When you have no words or poetic prose and the silence deafens and your world becomes small and yesteryears disconnect and you find you,...
Jan 281 min read
[174] The Somewhere
The Somewhere —it's when you find yourself neither here or there traveling to, leaving behind, the before, or the after. The Somewhere...
Jan 201 min read
[173] Hope
I draw a breath and plunge right in to the wilds of the day for what else have I but these moments of my very own today, and the courage...
Jan 151 min read
[172] Being
When a winter white falls from the sky for just a moment, time stops a certain warmth embraces a silence wisps through cracks and life...
Nov 22, 20231 min read
[171] Knowing How
The tree had fallen in the forest, across the path I was on I lifted my feet and drew my strength in future me I moved the fallen, just...
Nov 10, 20231 min read
[170] A Perfect Bloom
Grief found me in the hall with heavy heart about to fall around the bend the horn did blow the melodic tune interrupts my flow I can't...
Nov 5, 20231 min read
[169] The Nectar
Taken by the bee, honey drips into one's tea as sweet lips share words with strangers in need.
Oct 21, 20231 min read
[168] Clings To Cracks
Shared humanity tethered in dark spaces as light clings to cracks and love fades — ever so fast religions echo hollow tenets in the...
Oct 15, 20231 min read
[167] Take Hold
The streets fill with windows tight no warmth in sight, yet a lone cat darting windswept paths and the clock ticks, and the bells ding...
Sep 30, 20231 min read
[166] Amble Through
Does the gull dream as it flies above the trees, across blue waters or golden fields? Or does it simply crack clams on rocks below,...
Sep 9, 20231 min read
[165] It Softly Speaks
There was a distant moon a celestial call, and a million stars. Thatched huts creating silhouettes out of darkness, mortars and pestles,...
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