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Goodbye

There are always goodbyes. Just when I thought it was finished. It’s not. I find myself tearful again. Will there ever be a final goodbye? I have said the words and left you behind, and yet… To me you still call, waiting for me, Waiting to say goodbye.

Posted byRitaJune 23, 2022June 23, 2022Posted inPoetry, WritingsTags:change, Goodbye, house4 Comments on Goodbye

Hide and Seek

Games learned as children are games no more. Hiding that had been learned at childhood’s door. Hide we still are, Near here and there far. Will we ever be found, will the game never end? What awaits us around the next bend? Waiting Hiding Seeking no more.

Posted byRitaJune 9, 2022June 9, 2022Posted inPoetry, WritingsTags:Abuse, childhood, games, hide and seek, hiding, true self2 Comments on Hide and Seek

Mind Storm

Twisting Swirling Truth Lies Mind in chaos Voices Visions Is truth known Delusions

Posted byRitaMarch 26, 2022Posted inPoetry, WritingsTags:Anxiety, depression, mental health, mental illness, schizophrenia2 Comments on Mind Storm

White Night

Sleep evades me tonight Whirling just out of reach Like the mist I reach out to touch it Disappears Impossible to catch Evasion is its game For what am I waiting A night to rescue me No dreams here No more white knights

Posted byRitaFebruary 24, 2022Posted inPoetry, WritingsTags:Dashed hopes, Insomnia, No fairy tales, White nightLeave a comment on White Night

No Idea

I have no idea who I am. I have no idea what is expected of me. I have no idea how to respond to the atrocities which present themselves. Where do the lines go that you imprint on yourself? Where do they lead? Is it significant their numbers? Is it significant that they’re increasing? OnContinue reading “No Idea”

Posted byRitaFebruary 10, 2022Posted inPoetry, WritingsTags:cutting, Lost, mental health, mental illness1 Comment on No Idea

Nowhere

Where do I go from here, Lord? Where do I go from here? I ask your counsel but all I hear Is the wind blowing in the clear night air. Where do I go from here, Lord? Where do I go from here? Where are you now as I struggle along? Where are your lovingContinue reading “Nowhere”

Posted byRitaDecember 28, 2021Posted inPoetryTags:Nowhere, Where do I go from here?, Where?Leave a comment on Nowhere

Escape

Sleep. Sleep. My only respite from the darkness Swirling around me. If only I could Sleep Forevermore sleep.

Posted byRitaOctober 22, 2021Posted inPoetry, WritingsTags:Escape, mental illness, overwhelmed, Sleep, StressLeave a comment on Escape

A Dream

Darkness A pinprick of light Sound overwhelming Brighter, brighter Screams Floating Flying Freedom? No Dreaming Waking Breathe

Posted byRitaOctober 14, 2021Posted inmental health, Poetry, WritingsTags:death, Life, Poetry, TrainLeave a comment on A Dream

Life Strategy

Hope is not a strategy He said. No. It is a way to live in God. Hope in God. Hope in Love. God is Love and He has never failed me.

Posted byRitaAugust 5, 2021Posted inPoetryTags:God Never Fails, Hope, Hope in God, Life Strategy3 Comments on Life Strategy

Birthday Pain

Today is it My birthday Wonderful start Lots of fun things to do Even on a Tuesday Good meals Good dessert Saw a post from you So excited after such a long silence A reminder post Reminder of all I’ve lost Pain

Posted byRitaMay 18, 2021Posted inmental health, Poetry, WritingsTags:emotional pain, HP, Lost child, mental anguish, painLeave a comment on Birthday Pain

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