Don’t let hope dieDon’t let the world winDon’t tell your dreams goodbyeBut find a way to begin again Don’t let negativity get you downFor there is always a brighter futureDon’t follow the beliefs of the crowdBut find a path that’s newer What you see before you nowMay have a special meaningYou can’t see it somehowButContinue reading “Don’t Do This”
Category Archives: Creative Writing
What Matters at Christmas
It’s that time of year againMy head’s all a scatterWhat gifts should I give?Would it even matter? I look here and I look farUntil I find a decent storeGoing everywhere in my carI think I’ve been here before Want to give a gift that’s specialSomething that says “you matter”Maybe something sentimental? One that could trulyContinue reading “What Matters at Christmas”
Distracted
A sigh slips from my lips as I plop into my desk chair. The computer is up and ready with the purple screen of a desired webpost. “Alright,” I knead my fingers between my knuckles. “What should I write about this week?” The roughness of my knuckles makes me purse my lips. “My hands areContinue reading “Distracted”
End in Gratitude
What positive events have taken place in your life over the past year? As the year comes to a close, it’s easy to look back at it and think of all the hardships we endured. Loved ones lost. Trials we went through. We often feel drained and dead stare into the new year with theContinue reading “End in Gratitude”
I’m Grateful
Thanksgiving is tomorrow. Some may spend it with family or friends. Some may be working or maybe you’re spending Thanksgiving alone? Maybe you don’t celebrate it? Some families have the tradition of going around the table and saying what you’re thankful for. I wanted to do that here and encourage you to think of atContinue reading “I’m Grateful”
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”
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”
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