Do we need

The frigid breeze

The dying leaves

The changing

Seasons now?

Do we need

This cold we feel

To know what's real

And that this nightmare

Ends somehow?

Do we need 

To be in place

Frozen in this

Space and

Time?

Do we need

The brutal chill

To know we will

Come out

The other side?

Turning Over a New Leaf

I am trying
To turn over
A new leaf
Regarding
My fear
And alarming
About things
I can't change.
It's about time
I realized
That sometimes
A storm is
All that a
Storm is.
That sometimes
A storm is
Necessary
For a change
In the
Weather.

Love at High Tide

Hold tight
To each other
And weather
This weather.
Make
Your own sunshine
With love
At high tide.
In the midst
Of your everything
Know
That we're praying.
Know
That we're sending
You
Love at high tide.

Planner

Iced mint tea
96 degrees
Cornrows
And writing
And birthdays,
Yes, please.

Cover

Destruction
Comes
Too close
For comfort.
So I pray
For protection
For peace
For calm
For recovery.
Today
And
Every day.

Take Deep Breaths

Take deep breaths
And write this out
And don't be scared
Because...
I can't control it
Anyway
So why should I be
Afraid?
Put my faith in
This and believe
It all will be
Okay.

A Rain That Inspires

I have made a decision
Now hold me to it.
I have decided
To let the rain inspire me.
It has scared me long enough
Leaving me to wonder
Where it will lead
But I need not worry.
So I'll let it splash
Against my window pane
Let it fall and let it
Help me grow away from
This fear and sit at ease.

Seasonal Effect

Such pretty people
And such pretty things
Such pretty snow and lights
This season brings.
So much love
And hope to treasure.
So much peace
And grace to measure.
So grab that love
And share it freely.
Take that hope
And hold it nearly.
Take the peace
And pass it, easy.
And take this grace
And grow it,
Really.

Beautiful Fall

Today was a beautiful
Kind of day.
Fall is in bloom
With its vivid reds
And oranges.
Its brittle leaves
That crackle
Underfoot.
I appreciate fall
In a way I have
Never before.
And I appreciate
This day
For the miracle
It is.

Fall Love

Oh, how I love
The crackly orange, the
Apple cider
And pumpkin spice,
The costumes,
Vivid colors,
And the first snow
That falls
In the fall.

Complete

A beautiful night
With some rain
And some thunder
And some Criminal
Minds just to make it
Complete.
Oh, how I love me some
AJ & Matthew,
Some Joe & some Kirsten
To make me
Complete.

New Skies

Some people
Pray for blue skies
But right now
I pray
For new skies
And I am grateful
That my prayer -
Even now -
Is being heard.

Balancing Act

How do I balance
Being scared
With being
Prepared
For what's
To come?
This is what
I'd like to know
Now,
And tomorrow,
And forever.

Past-Present-Future

So what is new,
What is old,
And what should
Stay the same?
The day is new,
I feel old,
And the weather should
Definitely stay the same.

Skipper

Beautiful day,
Was sixty degrees -
When six days ago
We had snow.
The weather in Minnie
Is crazy
But lovely
And I can't express
How I adore it.

First Snow

Today, the snow
Hung ironically
In the trees -
Still green.
It made me feel
The Christmas season
Was just
Around the corner.
The birds carried on
Because it was too cold
And they weren't
Expecting it.
Well, who is, really?
Maybe
We should all
Fly South together.
Or we could bundle up
And watch the strangely
Beautiful spectacle,
When winter came early,
And fall
Got skipped
Completely.

Attempting Memory

The rain falls,
And ith it,
The memories
Fall in around
Me.
Seven months
Isn't
So very long
Ago.
Especially if
That's when
The middle
Almost fell
Out of my
Family -
And the
Bottom
Almost fell
Out of my
World.

Fall

Today
The day
Was crisp and
Clear
Just like
The day
Should be,
When the
Leaves
Fall off
The trees
And land
Right next
To me.

Warning

So nervous
Can't fight the panic
As the storm rages
Outside
I pray for weakening
So it doesn't worsen
And I can come out
And face the world again

Windy Nights

The wind outside
Blows through
And makes me
Shaky.
The building sways
And my heart
Quavers quick.
So now I'll take a
Breath
And calm the
Quavers and shaking.
Start again tomorrow
To stand strong
Despite it.