Nikki

I Can Do

I can build thingsI can see thingsI’m learning what help can be done I go with an optionIt may not be your first choiceBut I go with what I can do I use what’s aroundMake it happen in the nowAnd I promise you, it’s all true It may be outlandishIt may not be the easiestButContinue reading “I Can Do”

An Old Character

I found an old character From my college days.He loved being a pilotFlying everyday.His most treasured possessionWas, of course, his airplane.The sky was his loveA big beautiful dame.On adventures, he’d flyFor his platoon, he made a way.Yet, his greatest dislikeWas when they entered a cave.For he feared all the earthWould be his grave.A simple characterWasContinue reading “An Old Character”

Repeated Adventure

I went on an adventure as a younger girl. It felt like a dream. So many islands with different ages and cultures. Yet, for some reason, I was alone. I found myself with just a notebook and a library of puzzles. How did I get there? I’m afraid I didn’t know. But, to navigate theContinue reading “Repeated Adventure”

On an Old Notebook

I pulled out an old notebookTo see what I could readAnd down on its pages Were dreams written by me How old was this notebook?It doesn’t have a dateBut the dreams, I do believeStill ring true today What’s it say if a notebookHolds dreams that still ring trueIs it a purpose or a guidance? SomethingContinue reading “On an Old Notebook”

Book Review: Sapphique by Catherine Fisher

Last week, I was able to finish my audiobook of Sapphique by Catherine Fisher. It’s the final book in her two-part Incarceron series. From my last book review of Incarceron, you know I wasn’t shy in saying how much I enjoyed the book and Sapphique is just as enjoyable. The old characters and new areContinue reading “Book Review: Sapphique by Catherine Fisher”

Night of Halloween

Come all you ghoulsCome all you ghostsFor come night Is HalloweenThe gleam of the twilight To a foggy, cool dusk Haunts lie in the nightKeep low. Be hushed. Over the shine of the moonWitches fly on their broomsBats take leathery flight The vampires looking for a bite. Hear the wind howl The werewolves share theContinue reading “Night of Halloween”

Pages of Life

I pulled out an old plannerAnd flipped to a random pageThere I found an old resolution Where I vowed to write every single day I know it didn’t happenMy writing fell off the shelfBut I had high hopes back thenAnd they’re still my hopes even nowTo make it an author’s decadeThat was going to beContinue reading “Pages of Life”

For Fun

The puzzlement in my brow keeps falling deeper and deeper I’m sure it’ll leave frown lines on my face. A bundle of words sit on the screen. Two paragraphs in the entire document that I had no idea would come out. “You look troubled.” The cool voice had a hint of a peaceful night toContinue reading “For Fun”

Words it Takes

Notebooks upon notebooksWords upon wordsSo many things writtenTo help a story be heard Two notebooks with ideasAnother with remindersThen there’s the several That have the story in their binders So many with scenes written out on the pagesTo be reviewed and editedThe start of the stages Let’s not forget All the loose papers,notecards, and listsContinue reading “Words it Takes”

Working on a Dream

I’ve been working on a chapterThat doesn’t come for a whileI’ve been pouring out these scenesBecause the characters make me smile I have it on the pageOf a notebook of white blossomsThe character’s heavy. Hope’s erased He’s feels he’s at rock bottom Perhaps I’ve been at itBecause I know how he feelsPerhaps it’s easyBecause, toContinue reading “Working on a Dream”