and the stars leaned in to listen.”
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Category: humanity
A paragraph from a scene titled, Do Right. The setting is a fictional locale – Ardua Pier- where things happen Truth lies in a dream. The dull blast of a horn signaled a ship entering port. He listened as waves lapped against the pylons. The high-pitched sound of a woman’s laughter rang from the neighbouring sugar factory. From a warehouse loft, somewhere high … Read More
+ compassion, heart, humanity, love, words
If only I could bring you back, start you over. I’d tell you: ‘worth’ isn’t a tailored suit, a fancy car, or the next big deal. It’s about the ones who sit with you in the dark, count stars, and hear you in your silence. It’s about the ones who find you, dust you off, and blast the radio in your car. … Read More
Birdie
excerpt from a draft scene~ a word or two on The Detectives and Birdie The setting: Bing’s Palace 1960 At the mention of Birdie, Gladys waved her fingers on both hands to signify wings. She turned, eased past the two sailors to speak with the host. “That one, toward the back wall-” and pointed to a section of round tables placed beneath a … Read More Birdie
+ ancestry, family love memories, heart and soul, humanity, love, lyrical writing, memoir, short story, sister, strong women, tiny moments, tiny stories
My sister asked, “Do you remember that morning at the beach?” How could I forget? A memory of us. Two children lost in fantasy, tiny feet dancing as the ocean kissed the sand. Accidental twins, our small bodies snuggled in white hoodies. “You took a stick and drew a huge circle,” she said, I remember. “I drew a circle to protect us.” I see her … Read More
~ an excerpt from a life Some days, my mother prefers to read, ignoring my presence. In those moments, we are adrift. Mother and Daughter slip past one another, like ghost ships in the night. I fail to tow her back to now, to us, to me. Today she stares off into the distance, a novel in hand. Her eyes close. She pauses. … Read More
True North
As if gravity let go of earth I fell lost in a spinning world to find you The compass that pointed me home. ~ Lost and Found
A Leap of Faith
Just before midnight step into the painting not yet painted sit in silence breathless hear the rustling of change something is about to burst like a bomb Humanity : you can’t go back, can’t correct Blow a kiss to the old scatter sorrow to the winds take a leap of faith begin again At the stroke of midnight’s magic Pick up the brush … Read More A Leap of Faith
+ beautiful heart, beautiful words, brave, compassion, enchanted, excerpt from a scene, heart, hope, humanity, love, strong women
Beneath a sky of diamonds She knelt Raised her hands to the heavens Perchance he could reach back A gravitational collapse Within a circular path of galaxies and souls Humbled by Divinity His daughter, his blood Born with the stealth of a wolf Fuelled by the heart of a fawn Tenacious as a honey badger Immutable thread: Do you hear her whispers? A spoken … Read More
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