Emeli Sande is one of my new favorite artists. The way she writes is beautiful and her voice is just lovely. Take a listen…
To My Unborn
Although I am not child bearing, this exercise was to see if I could write to the unfamiliar…My topic was my future unborn son or daughter; a free write of thoughts. Innocence bled through a tube used for feeding I often wonder of you One created from love and passion You’ve developed amid me…and him …
9 Months
Delving into various forms of writing is always a joy. As I challenge myself through the many forms of poetry, writing some prose, even jotting down dialogue to replay later I find that at times it is difficult, but can be so rewarding. For this piece entitled 9 Months, I decided to write a sonnet. …
Crying Cracks
Although most often I write freely, some of my writings take on specific poetic forms. This piece is a small ballad that I wrote some time ago. The murder rate in Philadelphia was high then and it is even higher now. It’s entitled, ‘Crying Cracks’. Tainted cement has become shades of burgundy The cracks …
The Band Perry
I am a soulful girl. After all, I was raised on vinyl records (although it was the 80’s), the creative genius of Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, The Queen of Soul, Lionel Richie and so many others. Then the 90’s spawned and I was jammin’ to Mary J. Blige, Boyz II Men, Jodeci, Aaliyah, and so …
Interlocked
I touched his hand For the first time in three years, we connected through some sort of internal magnetic field other than our eyes. People always say ones eyes never lie. I used to believe that I could look into his eyes, peer through his shielded soul, and evaluate his hearts desire. I looked at …
A Proclamation of Self
On the second floor of my school, the senior AP English class had written these ‘I Am’ poems. In these writings our students professed who they were and where they stood, at the age of 17, 18, and 19 years old. I stood there reading these young lives posted on a bulletin board. The pages …
Citizens Cope
A friend of mine (one with the hugest heart) often “puts me on” to some amazing music. His musical library is an array of sounds intertwining with his personality and mood at the time. I never know what he is about to tell me to listen to, but what I do know is that it …