A mother bears... Elation at a positive test. Excitement over pregnancy news. Confusion at parenting issues. Terror of health problems. Pain during labor. Euphoria when seeing her baby. Stamina through exhaustion. Delight in first steps, foods, words. Intensity to make the best decisions. Toughness in discipline. Enchantment at handmade gifts. Fervor for… Continue reading A Mother Bears (a Poem)
Category: Wordsmithery
Fun words or lines I find to share.
C.T. – my gnome character (a Limerick poem)
Christian Tompta trudged through the grass, across many obstacles did he pass, he made his first friend when he came to the end where he ran into a very sassy lass!
Writing – (a Haiku)
Writing, a trial: testing words to understand. Ah! comprehension.
Marriage (A Gnomic Verse)
The wedding ring turns again as old habits cycle in the wind. Through the years around they go coming back and forth, high and low, causing joy or pain that one could fear, but lessening in each passing year.
Easter Morn (a Haiku)
Morning sun sparkles as I remember the cross. Jesus' acts saved me.
Winter to Spring
Buds peek through, before the flowers bloom. We see raincoats and hats, umbrellas too… Little galoshes splash through the puddles, mom makes chase, stays out of the muddle. One day cold and rainy, the next warm and sunny, snow melts, we see squirrels, birds and bunnies. Muddy messes abound as outside comes in… while amongst… Continue reading Winter to Spring
Gone Again (a Poem)
This breathless emptiness in my chest, makes it hard to breath. I know he did not intend to leave, nor did he want to. His blasted integrity makes him take another trip and... the kid suffers as much as I do. She becomes cranky. Her grumpiness causes me to feel even… Continue reading Gone Again (a Poem)
Sludge (a Poem)
Today I feel like sludge inside. It flows out of my feet. I see it creep across the lawn and up into the trees, which are bare of their leaves. I walk the orchard to see over the hill. The wind blows my hair up and I stand in those trees until my mind… Continue reading Sludge (a Poem)
Dawn Marie Paul 