The road disappeared behind me as I drove up the narrow, rugged gravel driveway to my family’s ancestral home. As I rounded a treacherous bend, the old house came into view. I was glad that I had thought to rent a 4x4 pickup for the trip. Years of abandonment and neglect had led to that bend being partially washed out. That washout was the first thing that I would have to fix if I decided to renovate and repair the old ho...
I sit on the beach, absently raking fingertips through the warm sand while listening to the cheerful clamour all around. My fellow holidaymakers laugh, squeal, shout to one another, their shrill cries mingling with the raucous shrieks of the gulls wheeling and swooping overhead. My gaze fixes on the waves lapping the shoreline. Each gentle splash and foaming spray is followed by the lulling jingle of shells and stones r...
The families of the three men all endured fear, anxiety, and heartache while their loved ones were in the service. On Veterans Day, America will recognize those who lost their lives after answering their country's call to duty in the armed services. Many people, including some who were in the military, have a problem deciding what constitutes a “real” vet. It isn't a simple designation. Various combinations of length, nat...
He wants to save me With his sweetness Envelope me In the warmth of his love He sees a bird, rare A broken wing A hidden spirit Lost In the fear of flight With his prayers And the touch of his hands An infusion of his spirit The curve of his smile The music in his voice The feel of his heart Beating next to mine As he leads me in this dance And I begin to depend on The strength of his arms He thinks thisW...
I wait and I wait for a message from you, Though I know that you're busy, you've got stuff to do. You might be out of sight but you're way on my mind And I try to be generous, not to think you unkind.~o~ I glance at my watch, I'm still here all alone. I keep looking for mail and, again, check my phone. I try to stay upbeat and not to feel blue But I'm all on my lonesome and thinking of you. ~o~ I find myself antsy, not qu...
I used to think that My heart Was strength Those muscled walls pump life Through my veins and arteries Without help or direction An Involuntary act of nature Like a whirlwind That I could neither capture nor hold My heart roams free Runs deep Beats from pure passion Loves hard Expands and captures Envelopes you Breeds hope What you lack It provides with its over abundance I assumed I was created to give and share What els...
When does a poem begin And where does it end? Does it swoop down like a breeze To swirl around the ankles Of a pubescent girl With knock knees? Is it there the seed begins? Does it shiver In the pit of her groin At the whisper of him near?After months, just short of nine, Does it unsheathe its face And gasp for air As it cries out With the induced pain Of a man’s hand? How many words does it collect And discar...
This story only available on Stories Space. If you are reading it elsewhere, it has been stolen.Once upon a time, there was a little Christmas fairy. She was a beautiful little Christmas fairy! Her lips were as pink as sugar mice, and her eyes were holly-green, like the holly sprig she wore. Her curly hair was a mane of spun gold, and her wings shimmered liked feathered frost. Her dress had a garland of roses, and was wov...
Chapter 33 A Message To Decode “Why?” I ask, perplexed. “We’re almost out of the planet. It will be allright!” This is where I hear a loud thud, and we all fall on the floor. I hit my head on a wall, and get up slowly. Immaul is the only one who did not fall, as he was hanging in the air. He is looking at the screen. I get up and look at it to. We’re no longer moving. We hit something in the sky, and it stopped us dead. W...
Floating over my life she has been there. Her steadfast nature has risen above.I had no doubts that her love she would share, She flew about me like a turtledove. Decades have passed and her heart is still true, With all of my strength I have cared for her, With all of our sacrifice she'll come through, This is our trust, medicines will inure. The universe spreads out before us now, Nature beckons with her beautiful hands...
This poem only available on Stories Space. If you are reading it elsewhere, it has been stolen.The gentleman held out his sword,And told the girl to dance."Dance upon this sword, my love,And sing upon my blade;Twist the sunbeams into braidAnd sing with all your heart.Show me how you love me deeply,And dance, and dance, and dance."And so, the girl, with utmost pride,Her feet, so pink and bare,Rose up and danced upon the bl...
Do I or don’t I?The spirits beg of me:Won’t I?If I knew what it was,I was supposed to do,I’d do itand be done with it.The Spirits begin to waken,I feel them:Writhing, guiding me...Make it stop! Oh God,I beg of thee!MAKE IT STOP!The horror, the bloodshed,the pulse-pounding fear!The realisation. It’s here, I shed a tear. I fearI know now, what it is,what I must do:I pick up my ax,I go forth and chop.To save the lives of man...
And so it happened one day, that my heart led me astray. I fell into the pools of darkness, and discovered how I missed the light of the day.And there from the darkness I looked above, to see the 'ONE' lost in thought,for he was wondering what to do,with foolish me wandering about.And it was then that he stooped low, to my surprise, saluted me and gave me a bow.Said he never saw something like me, that made him sway betwe...
