Walls Broken and Built ~ An Original Poem

Hello everyone, I’ve been thinking a lot about vulnerability as a human being. We all are full of sin. We all hunger for more and more. We all wish for things. But we tend to feel the more we hide and the more mysterious we become the better we are. In all my nerdiness, this…

MLK Day ~ Kings’ and Queens’ Shoulders: An Original Poem

Hello everyone,  “Hate destroys the hater as well as the hated.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr. As post offices and schools shut down this Monday, let us all reflect on the wonderful work accomplished by MLK and other fighting heroes. As a black woman, I am overwhelmingly grateful for those whose shoulders I stand on.…

Top Five Books of the Month: November and December 2020

Hello everyone,  I hope you all are enjoying the new year.  Again, I am very sorry for the lack of a post this Monday. I am working on putting myself on a consistent writing schedule. 🙂 We will see how that goes. Sometimes I am not cooperative.  I am finally doing my promised combined top…

Poems, Prayers, and Promises: January 2021

Hello everyone, “I've been lately thinking about my life's time  All the things I've done, how it's been” Those are the first lyrics to the 1971 song by John Denver called "Poems, Prayers, and Promises". It is one of my favorite songs by the late folk singer.  Give it a listen 🙂 This song also…