A poem of mine in the prestigious #SanAntonioReview today. It's about how words, actions, reactions, gestures etc. impact us and our lives. Kindly give it a read and share your thoughts about it. https://doi.org/10.21428/9b43cd98.bc508822
Category: life and its ways
Happy Birthday
Happy birthday, my love!Hope you have a wonderful day,You have become your own person,Found your paths and lessons,Enjoying to cherish solitude and company,And learning to challenge practices and policy.You are a blessing beyond measure,My most cherished treasure,May your life be a mix of purpose and pleasure,Days of hard work and leisure,As you go along your … Continue reading Happy Birthday
Failings
Our varied frailties,Like our qualities,make us unique,and open us to critique .But what is a failing?Is it a lack of a skill?or an excess of an emotion-like anger, rage, lethargy or resignation.Are we born with some?or do these gradually come?uninvited and unwelcome,Influencing what we become.Does a failing come alone?Or in a pair?gluttony and indolence,arrogance and … Continue reading Failings
Pausing
Today, I am not walking or running, I am pausing and stopping. I want to purposefully slow, and believe I have nowhere to go. Want to observe and absorb, feel all that makes my heart throb. remember the paths walked, and all that we talked. Relive moments from memory, and read old pages of an … Continue reading Pausing
Sleep
Some nights this manna in life, comes without any strife. other days, tossing and turning in bed, can make many see red. Sound sleep is a gift, without an argument or rift, one of the best mood lift, oh the places to which one can drift. Dreams of people and place, or past incidents in … Continue reading Sleep
An Old Tree
Flower Tree in my Garden
A small plant came to my life, needed tender nurturing to thrive, I was new to gardening, unaware of ways of tending, I asked others for advise, on best practices for my plant’s rise, so many suggestions came my way, some I took, others did not see light of day. With my little care, I … Continue reading Flower Tree in my Garden
Unsung Heroes
Appreciation is easy of blooming flowers, things seen-fruits, trees, towers. But, what about roots underground? the foundations that silently hold the ground. Fathers I know are like the strong roots, quiet, thinking, unassuming, even unseen, sustaining families and dreams with action, not all are adept at flowery discourses or diction. Moms might shed and dry … Continue reading Unsung Heroes
Children’s Curiosity
Children’s curiosity can put us on a spot, not all questions have answers on the dot. daughter asked about my most difficult test, probably to know a subject that was not my best. How should I tell her-life is a series of tests, that appear at destiny's behest, without a syllabi to prepare beforehand, you … Continue reading Children’s Curiosity
Decades
Teens went and twenties came, What did I lose and what did I gain? lost some attitude and anger, gained confidence and candor. Twenties went and thirties came, What did I lose and what did I gain? lost some ideals and insecurities, gained experiences and responsibilities. Thirties went and forties came, What did I lose … Continue reading Decades
Rhythm & Rhyme 