The nights grow long In winter's melody Of windsong and distant owls The desert hides away As the sun sinks Beyond the mountains Huddled into nest and den In search of warmth Memory carries us Through the sleepless nights Without dream or rest To offer relief We hold fast To remembered warmth To each other … Continue reading Warmth #MondayBlogs
Family
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Beyond each peak Another to climb With barely a moment To breathe - Beyond each horizon Another to chase No matter if the answers Can be found - Reality is a mirror Revealing beauty and chaos And fracturing What we see - Testing our shoulders To see how much we carry Before we stumble And … Continue reading Untitled
Full Speed
Every step On this journey One motion closer To letting go The separation That marks The human condition Every age Every moment A farewell Until we all Meet again ~ Caroline A. Slee
Neeve #MondayBlogs
Hold fast To who you are For there are dreams To be dreamed And a wide world Left to explore ~ Caroline A. Slee
Remembrance #MondayBlogs
Hidden away like treasures The history of our memories Moments of bravery And words of homecoming Triangular bayonets And telegrams From a long ago relative Standing at the Somme We remember to remember When life feels out of hand The loyalty and strength That brought us to today - Caroline A. Slee
Homefires
We keep them bright Held fast Against sudden, intrusive Gusts Your own star To give you guidance Standing out In the dark nights A gentle beacon A reminder Home waits And welcomes you No matter how far The travels Or how weary The outcome You are certain Of the warmth Of welcome Within the sanctuary … Continue reading Homefires
Spreading the Word *TRIGGER* #MondayBlogs
Those of us who have pets treat them as beloved members of our family. They are partners in crime, motivation to get out and walk or play, and if you have dogs (as we do) they are unfailingly thrilled to see you - even if you've just been gone to the mailbox. Our dear friend … Continue reading Spreading the Word *TRIGGER* #MondayBlogs
Meaning and Reason
Amid the chaotic moments Of every day: The chauffeuring The working The phone ringing The lessons to arrange And the deadlines to juggle There comes the calm Of knowing That all that matters Rests here Behind my own front door That no matter the challenge We withstand We overcome Stronger Than any days of solitude … Continue reading Meaning and Reason
Lace Curtain #wwwblogs
From poverty to prosperity We drove a nationality To a new prominence With our faith And desperation Ships sailed from starvation Into a new world Of servitude and judgment Forging a home Still misunderstood Mystics Remembering the past Our lace curtains Hide the struggles We overcame And the world sees only The success And never … Continue reading Lace Curtain #wwwblogs
Within This Here ~
A woman Whose smile I wear Rests after the climb Though I never knew Her voice or her embrace I carry her On my heart In my DNA I see her face shining Through my children I fight her lost battle And wish Upon a family She left too soon And within These walls Rests … Continue reading Within This Here ~