This poem inspired by the Wiz/ Wizard of Oz…was from a challenge to conceal (or reveal) something… my words do a little of both… do you see it? Busy Season Oh, how this season has me deep in its Vibrant, vigorous grasp of task and toil Ever so summoned, engrossed, absorbed- Reaching my depths and […]
Broken
Broken I should’ve never said “yes” every ounce of me knew but i was tired- trying to find and hide and hope for true in the tiny pieces of my splitting, shattered, seedling soul. Drowning in pride. Details and dresses and drama and daddy’s dimes over my head- too young to be good […]
The Missing Element- A Poem
Oh, words four days now the busyness has swept in. I’ve swept away dirt thoughts dead- lines check marks on my floor and mental black- bored without you. Missing you sweet, sweet words. Together, let’s move forward- once again leaving the dust and past behind. Buen Viaje! ~Jen
laptop
laptop Open me up turn me on photo credit: Lorenzoclick via photopin cc i’ll take dictation, sing you a song capture thoughts, follow your friends clear your windows or mac- ro lens but my web itself seems just a race- careful, I’ll invade your space […]
The Missing One
written for the November poem a day challenge Thanks, De for always inspiring me with your words. Please check out De’s amazing blog of poetic ponderings here. The Missing One Eleven thousand dollars. contained our Spanish bank account yet our hearts were empty. Hopeless- it wasn’t as planned we were missing ONE. It should read one […]
Inspired to Help- Oklahoma Tornado Disaster
I remember being terrified as I hid under my oak school desk with my hands wrapped around my head. Tornado warning sirens and even preparedness drills in my midwestern school as a kindergarten girl left a deep imprint in my soul. And those were just drills… warnings. This storm was Oh. So. Real. Unthinkable. Unimaginable. […]
Miscarried- A Poem about Miscarriage
Grieved and inspired by two beautiful women’s recent experiences, I was forced to bring my dark time of grieving after miscarriage into the light to make sense of it… This is dedicated to all those cherished and gone before we’ve met with the promise of the Lord to meet again someday…and to the women who […]
No.
This morning, my homeschool day was pushed aside to have just one more “play-date”. A chain of events spawned by my distractions out of the house led to a Pelligrino bottle crashing onto the floor at Whole Foods and shattering into thousands of pieces- half of which ended up in my son’s flip flops. We […]