Healing Tapestry- Michael Erickson

Oh how I wish I could bury my worries in theses waving grasses, The sky is so wide and blue without stain or wrinkle. Gently pressed clouds seem to fit even with their ragged edges, But not me, I am an intruder upon this peaceful scene. Like a bit of colored canvas ripped from its …

Promises at Dawn – Michele Vecchitto

And in the early morning, I wait Tendrils of light sweetly coax promises from darkened skies I watch shadows transform Glittering dust dances in the corners of my mind I am humbled by possibilities My body is quiet as I consider vanishing years and all that is made of mist I float over daring seas …

Unclaimed – Ian Perlman

outside and afraid searching for something a connection not made once beating with exuberant pace a heart tripping with passion be patient, it's not that type of race heading towards light emerging from darkness heavy and daunting, gather your might a train pushing on, stuck on the rails the brakeman says no I only chart …

Sentenced – Ian Perlman

forgotten by time or a lost way? a choice has been made, but not your own expect sadness, welcome it next it’s time to celebrate the core of happiness the time for excuses left yesterday inherit tomorrow’s sunrise before the ground drops making the terrain impassable your heart will be broken, but trust in the …

STAINED GLASS LIGHT

By Charles Robert Lindholm 2-28-2017. At 6:30 a.m. I see the image of Jesus In the darkness of the night Extending love to everyone Through, the stained glass light From sea to shining sea A healing love like falling rain On saints and sinners like me © 2017 Charles Robert Lindholm - The Reluctant Poet …

I CANNOT WRITE IN CURSIVE

By Charles Robert Lindholm  I cannot write in cursive when I write poetry, when I write about you and the life we had  I have to print slowly and steadily as the feelings and emotions roll over my soul again, like a new tsunami every time I write about us in a new and different …

AN EMOTIONAL NUCLEAR EXPLOSION

By Charles Robert Lindholm She set off an emotional nuclear explosion when she said, “I want a divorce”   I was blinded by a burning truth searing my soul   the shock wave of her words wounded my heart   the devastation was complete it destroyed our home our family and our dreams of a …

Poem: Free Verse – “Wildfire” #amwritingpoetry #godoggocafe

Credit: Toa Heftiba via Unsplash. I am a wildfire, A star that effervesces and multiplies; Miracle of light. Seeking love despite, for my innate wildness. I am a wildfire, And untamed with light despite, Treacherous treks through crumbling peaks, Shadows of the dimmest valley's bleak. Glowing through the vast unbroken wilderness. I am a wildfire, …

HE HELD MY HEART IN HIS HAND

By Charles Robert Lindholm My Heart Had Been Shattered With Pieces Scattered Everywhere In My Life Sitting In Darkness Silent In My Sadness Alone Until He Came To Sit With Me He Had Listened To Me And Cared Enough To Search For All The Broken Pieces Of My Heart He Found Them One By One …

Indie Blu(e) Publishing Announces The Release of We Will Not Be Silenced

We Will Not Be Silenced: The Lived Experience of Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Told Powerfully Through Poetry, Prose, Essay, and Art is the brainchild of Kindra M. Austin, Candice Louisa Daquin, Rachel Finch, and Christine E. Ray. The four indie writers and survivors felt compelled to do something after the strongly triggering Kavanaugh Confirmation …