An abecedarian poem — a poem completed alphabetically. — A True Story. and then I found among the trees beyond the sky and forest a crafted home with style and grace designed amidst the tranquil trail. eagles floated swiftly above flying gently on the breeze with grace, I just knew this was my calling. home in the woods was…

Life Before -Life After. It is both easy and difficult to walk this planet. I often think back on the veil before life here. I remember “the before” in bits and puzzle pieces. Random rememberings and notions of spirits. Faded memories that are truly real. The literal gravity of human…

Truth in Words Rarely Spoken — Did you ever sin? What exactly does that mean? Were you judged by someone or believed in things unseen? Might your greed or selfish acts have caused ill will in disguise? Did you lie or cheat -then were disgruntled with the prize? Was the dark place that you visited a…

What is on your list? — Is my body a “temple” as I have been taught? Nourish and replenish with every waking thought. Am I to be grateful for senses in the making? Each mindful thought has consciousness for the taking. Is it possible to know the needs of the body and the soul? Weaved together…

Please… — Can we keep the titles and subtitles relatively simple and read what we put down before submitting as it is really amazing that we can just ramble on and on and the points made are few and the grammar and punctuation as well as photo and image attribution are left…

Yes — in 2022 — I have a faint vision of what it would have been like living as a teen in the 1960s. I read and study that time, and although filled with revolution and distress — as today is — key elements are quite different. Teens had a voice. They took chances and…

A Simple Story of a Complex Man — She found herself alone on the sandy beach after the 3-hour drive south. Ventura California was not at all what she remembered. When she left her fiance in San Diego one month prior, Ventura held fond memories for her. Their romance began on this Ventura beach and ended on the…