The farmland that had fed two generations before me was barren. We were in the middle of The Dust Bowl, or, The Dirty Thirties, that’s what they had named the dust storms and drought that blew away the top soil...
love
The Last Flight Chapter 26
"At last, karen is home... Isn't she?"
The woman in the rearmost seat had her hand reaching out to me across the aisle and I pushed myself back against the cabin wall beside my seat as I stared in terror, moving my head silently from side to...
Your love is like a lighthouseCalling me homeCalling me to your armsThat feels like home. Your love is the light,Showing me the wayThe way back to your armsThe way back to my home. I can see your loving lightFrom far...
Our urgent skin mingled together,a flash of violet and whiteflashed across the sky,danced along your intricate formas we began to reach out.Our hands were so uncertain then,hearts booming in tune with thunder,muffling the very first gaspwe ever shared together.I wanted...
Resisting Fate – Part Three of Three
"Her Fate Is In Her Hands..."
We traveled many days together, my beautiful White Dove and I. That journey was the greatest time of my life, and Elsie and I were deep in love long before we crested the hills above the valley where my people...
Looking back on my life, I realize that we are all products of our experiences, but certain events are more pivotal than others. When questioned, most people would say the most important things were things planned, like college, marriage, and...
Across the sea
"My mind can travel where my body can't"
I send my heart across the sea It's yours to have and hold My body may be stuck right now But there's no lock or bolt That keeps my mind from wandering From being close to you Because you're always...
Somebody
"Everybody needs somebody"
I need to hold somebody Someone who will be mine Does not have to last a lifetime One night will be just fine Someone to cuddle Place a kiss upon my brow Just to remind me That I matter somehow...
If you feel time stop in your veins,an echo of when you once called me a heartless stray, fold the moment and press itclose to your cheek. Close your eyes and peel everything away, every crease and linethat made me....