“A person is the product of their dreams. So make sure to dream great dreams. And then try to live your dream”, says Maya Angelou, in Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey Now.
Lord rest her soul, but Continue reading “Dreaming of A Nightmare Killer”
Category: Poetry & Prose
So What … Of the Meantime
In the meantime,
I’ve been….
Writing
But, of course!
Watching
My babies grow.
Enjoying
Summer.
Investing
In….
Loving
him.
“He loves me…. he’s special…. ly different”
In the meantime
I’ve been
Working
On a masterpiece–
“Thinking of a master plan/’cuz ain’t nuthin’ but sweat inside my hand”
I’ve been
Affected
No doubt
Inspired
By
Little, but Tuff lights
Glowing in a dark world
But back to
In the meantime….
I’ve been
Recharging– everyone needs a respite
Reprioritizing
Settling
Into my new
Physical places, and
Metaphorical spaces
Tying up my literary shoelaces….
Getting acquainted with
Folk,
Fictional and otherwise.
Shedding
Clothes that don’t fit,
Pounds that won’t sit.
Lifting!
Them
Yes!
Lightening the loads.
Can’t nobody walk tall weighted down!
Ah….
Quiet, personal victories.
Accepting….
A New Season.
In the meantime
I’ve prayed.
For….
Our children,
My sisters-
Several of which,
Though new to me,
Lived in me–
My very nerves and sinew
Long ago
From the start.
My brothers too….
It’s complicated.
In the meantime
I’ve been
Writing
Speaking…. Greater
Life
Into my own Life
Reveling
Quietly
Yielding
Humbling…. to my own gifts
In the meantime….
I’ve been praying for–yes again,
And receiving too,
Divine inspiration
In my….
Writing
Healing
Encouraging
Reading
Engaging
Submitting
Connecting
Loving
Acknowledging
Spoken Word-ing
Injecting
Real…. Meaning
In the time-ing!
I’ve been
Still…. Present
Yes!
Me
In the meantime
Loving
Me.
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So You Want a Debate…Really?
Well…
I’m listening
Attentively
Passionately
Ardently
Authentically
Wanting to know what
Drives us to walk about
Dance around
Skip along
Pretending… Continue reading “So You Want a Debate…Really?”
“My ‘Good Afternoon’ Fixation”
I miss you…often
And especially, this afternoon.
Then again
You give me so much to go on
Your absence leaves me craving
Not wanting
The difference is subtle
I want for nothing with you
Your love is perfection embodied.
The afternoon sun warms me
And right now, its brightness is like a reflection
Of your style, your grace, your kindness,
The very essence of you.
I squint at its glare
until my eyes fall upon the larger-than-life shadows…framed so beautifully
By your scent, your lips, your smile
Your rhythms, your movements.
You’re better than good to me
You’re good for me
In spite of me
With me
On me
Oh!
It’s all good!
I bask in the afterglow
Because even when I’m not so good
You bring out the good
In me
Makes me want to be with you
For good…for ever, for always
It’s definitely a …Good Afternoon, my love!
“Comes Love”, as rendered by Dianne Reeves
Life As An Art Form 