As we enter the holiday season, I have decided to share some of my old poetry on this site. We all have those friendships and relationships that dissolve over time. Sometimes there is an argument that ends the relationship, other times it just ceases in one way or another. For some people the ending is…
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An open letter to any wedding party…
Weddings are generally viewed as celebrations of a new beginning, but a striking statistic shows that they are also the end for some relationships that are put on the back burner before, during, and after a wedding. A wedding is certainly the proclamation of a husband and wife vowing to spend forever together. For women,…
The empties….
I think what hits us the hardest in any type of loss is the emptiness all around us. The empties… The empty desk. The empty locker. The empty car in the driveway. The empty bed. The empty spot on the church pew. The empty chair at the dinner table. All of the empty spaces that…
Lost
“You were there in the background of my dream. You were zipping your coat up and I noticed that you were having trouble. I watched you struggle until you got it. Then you walked out the door into the freezing cold outside. You never saw me in my dream. I just saw you. In my…
Mean girls
“Well, I ain’t a mean girl But I’ve known a few They’ll make you cry, baby And then blame it on you They’ll hate you if you’re pretty They’ll hate you if you’re not They’ll hate you for what you lack, baby Then they’ll hate you for what you’ve got…” (Sugarland) My daughter is two…
Let’s talk about…
Parents, wake up. Yes, I am talking to you. What do I know? Who cares that I have a large piece of paper hanging in a frame on my wall. That was years and years of books and other children that are nothing like your child, right? Yes, my children are still enamored with the Mickey…
Whiplash
Now watch me whip…. Sorry, I could not help myself. It is so catchy! “A sudden jerk, or jolt, from someone or something that usually causes injury.” We have all heard of someone sustaining whiplash from a car accident; that itself is quite common I would think. However, that is not the only form of…
Book
You are just a book. Your friendship is like an old, worn out book. Dust covered jacket, words beginning to fade on crinkled pages. That certain aged smell that comforts whoever opens it and turns the page. They soak you in, drain every ounce of warmth and love you can deliver. Find comfort in your…
Different types of friends
The older I get, the more I learn about friendships. Each of us in our lives have different circles that we run in and those circles are made up of different people. Sometimes our circles overlap and sometimes they do not. Sometimes it is best if they do not. That bothered me for the longest…
An open letter to nurses…
Hello to those who have both been angered and upset by the latest scandal from The View and hello to those ladies who perhaps never intended to spark a firestorm while they sat on The View’s panel. I am not a nurse. I have sure needed quite a few nurses in my life though. Hasn’t…