Joy Comes In The Morning  
Joy Comes In The Morning

Blackness comes at me like a fog
Threatening to overwhelm my soul
Leaving me vulnerable and helpless
Feeling alone and deathly cold

I push my way through the darkness...More...

3 comments | 1 kudo | 31 views | posted Nov 22, 2009 at 10:09 PM

~~~~Children Are Most Precious~~~~  
I am not talking about all children here with this poem. But all the recent molestation and killing of the young girls helped to inspire this poem.
Children Are Most Precious

Children are our...More...

4 comments | 3 kudos | 20 views | posted Nov 21, 2009 at 9:00 PM

In The Fire  
In The Fire



Rising from the volcanic ashes
Of a love that has burned out
I refuse to s...More...

10 comments | 7 kudos | 66 views | posted Nov 21, 2009 at 1:06 PM

~~~Farewell To False Love~~~  
How many times must I ask why
Before I sit down and literally cry
Why must I feel like I want to die
Why do I even care or try

If this is love, please pass me by
To another planet, I hope you f...More...

6 comments | 3 kudos | 82 views | posted Nov 20, 2009 at 10:36 AM

~~~Gosh I'm Tired~~~  
Sometimes I wonder if it will ever end. Will live ever quit throwing curve balls at me? There has been a lot going on in the last week of my life. Of course I am here at the lodge with my sister and s...More...

13 comments | 3 kudos | 125 views | posted Nov 11, 2009 at 1:20 AM

Freedom Isn't Free  
Our freedoms are not free
Even though they are nice
Lives of friends and family
Is just a part of the price

You thought you would defeat us
When you attacked us on our shore
But you only made ...More...

3 comments | 1 kudo | 37 views | posted Nov 8, 2009 at 10:46 AM

Daddy Look What You Missed  
I was reading some poetry on another site I am on last night and got the inspiration for this poem. Although I had a father growing up and he was home all the time, for the most of my life he was an a...More...

8 comments | 3 kudos | 75 views | posted Nov 8, 2009 at 12:03 AM

~~~She is not feeling well at all~~~  
I hate days like yesterday and today. They leave me feeling helpless and not much of a sister at all. My sister and I are back at the Hope Lodge for another round of treatments. We had to come a day l...More...

15 comments | 6 kudos | 135 views | posted Nov 5, 2009 at 1:47 AM

~~~We Have a Week Under Our Belt~~~  
I wish that I could paint a portrait of the lodge that Carolyn and I stay at for her treatments. It is like a motel, but better. The lodge is free for cancer patients and the family or friends helping...More...

9 comments | 3 kudos | 83 views | posted Oct 30, 2009 at 11:15 PM

~~~When A Woman Lies~~~  
One day, when a seamstress was sewing while sitting close to a river, her
thimble fell into the river. When she cried out, the Lord appeared and asked,
"My dear child, why are you crying?" The seams...More...

10 comments | 1 kudo | 91 views | posted Oct 30, 2009 at 10:21 PM