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One

How high the mountains sweep to the sky… But how low the valleys are to the eye. Swift wind Oh my, how it all flies. And finds me alone, Finds me alone. Finds me alone. I am not alone, I am with the wind so swift, the mountains so high, the valleys so low. IContinue reading “One”

Posted byRitaJanuary 19, 2023Posted inPoetryTags:alone, Closer to nature, Poetry3 Comments on One

Homeless

Without a home Without a place to lay your head Where to go Where to live Run away Run away Take care Take care Who takes care of me Me

Posted byRitaJuly 5, 2022July 5, 2022Posted inPoetry, PrayersTags:homeless, Poetry, wanderingLeave a comment on Homeless

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

Bloom

I am a tiny green bulb I push my way up through the cold earth Up, up, up Air – finally I sprout, growing Toward the sun Stretch, stretch, stretch I swell, I ripen Out comes my color Small at first Then bigger, bigger Pop my petals Shoot out Bloom

Posted byRitaApril 27, 2021Posted inAdventures, Poetry, WritingsTags:Bloom, Bulb, Flower, Grow, PoetryLeave a comment on Bloom

A Barren Tree

A barren tree, I stand alone. Frigid breezes rip at me. They have been here before, They show no signs of abating. Some day I might lose a limb. Some day when the wind howls and Blows its roaring breath at me. I will break and fall, Down, Down, Down.

Posted byRitaFebruary 18, 2021Posted inmental health, Poetry, WritingsTags:A Barren Tree, Abuse, alone, depression, dying, PoetryLeave a comment on A Barren Tree

Hope

Today I saw a spark of hope, It barely showed at first. But as we fanned the tiny flame, It light and warmth forth burst. The smallest kindness made the flame, Kindle larger and make known. It’s presence be not very small, But great to us, it’s light forth shown.

Posted byRitaSeptember 19, 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:Flame, Hope, Light, Poetry2 Comments on Hope
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