Tag Archives: Appreciation
I Tweet, Therefore I Am
I’ve been having such fun on Twitter and I just want to share. What better day than a #followfriday. This poem is for people on Twitter and for those who may be curious to see some of why people are so keen about it. Oh, and when you read this, read @ as ‘at’ and [...]
Day 9
All of a sudden
I understand
the sweet sick feeling
that’s been welling up
from the pit of my stomach.
At the back end
of each joy and delight
that passed through me
while in my hometown
was a sick
curly cue punctuating
experiences with—
In my quiet last night
I understand
it’s the downturn
of the roller coaster ride.
In all the excitement
of remembrances
we were creating in great detail
they included
the [...]
Graces Like Mercies
The Hard Parts
I was preparing to leave my dad’s hospital room. He was very sick with cancer and other complications. He had suffered and recovered from setbacks that required surgeries, but he couldn’t seem to shake everything. Blood clots were his problem four years earlier and he still was plagued with them. We saw him [...]
Stopped
by Shari Lynne Smothers
Only the sun showed bright.
I couldn’t tell if it was doing it though.
The air was still
the clouds didn’t move
power lines didn’t sway
as there was no breeze.
A green S.U.V. in the
middle of the street
carried people who
didn’t move or speak.
The family dog at the house
across the street
had fur that seemed
to be on pause and [...]
What Could I Lose?
by Shari Lynne Smothers
What would
devastate me
should I lose it
in this lifetime
is nothing I
can touch by hand.
For if I can
touch it
someone else
could break it.
Or, I could lose
my hands.
It is nothing
I can see
or smell.
For I could
lose
those senses
as well.
It’s nothing
I could taste.
An edible thing
is transient.
And finally
that sense could
fail me, too.
What would
devastate me
should I lose it
in this lifetime,
would only
disappoint [...]
