[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...
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CAPTURED IN WORDS
BY LORRAINE JOHNSON
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- Aug 30
- 1 min
[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 22
- 1 min
[180] But Still
It's been said, but still the moment is elusive.
- Jun 17
- 1 min
[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 9
- 1 min
[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 2
- 1 min
[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 19
- 1 min
[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 14
- 1 min
[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 28
- 1 min
[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 20
- 1 min
[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 15
- 1 min
[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, 2023
- 1 min
[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, 2023
- 1 min
[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, 2023
- 1 min
[169] The Nectar
Taken by the bee, honey drips into one's tea as sweet lips share words with strangers in need.
- Oct 21, 2023
- 1 min
[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, 2023
- 1 min
[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, 2023
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[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, 2023
- 1 min
[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,...
- Sep 8, 2023
- 1 min
[164] In The Small
Gather from the small, —the small things missed in the know-it-all. For it's in the small, where life's magic —lifts you tall.
- Sep 4, 2023
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[163] Yet To Come
I thought I heard the wood thrush calling from the trees, as the dawn rose slowly pulling sleep so I could see. The red beauty has not...
- Aug 7, 2023
- 1 min
[162] But A Dream
I am that. All of that. Sorrow and beauty. Sadness and joy. Both wise and empty. For I live in the paradox of an earthly world. Seen and...
- Jul 28, 2023
- 1 min
[161] Opening Walls
a fresh breeze appeared at dawn to wake the slumber from my walls planting seedlings for another round here as always, to astound like...
- Jul 15, 2023
- 1 min
[160] Always, Home
There once was a man who traveled across the world —along overgrown paths, shiny highways, windy, humid landscapes, sandy deserts,...
- Jul 4, 2023
- 1 min
[159] The Sweet Glow
The drops ping outside my door There is no sun, but I rise to soar The flowers know and reach out more Five in a row, the gulls align...
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