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Droplets of water, dappled with light Joy and pain entwine, twist and tangle Spinning fragments of vision sparkle And vanish.   Revelation dawns then flits away Flirting, hiding in the shadows Beckoning, wanting me To follow.   Racing onwards to ...

She comes from pain, But reaches for beauty Remember me, the little girl who likes to twirl. She lifts her hand, waves a shy goodbye She doesn't want to see, what you are doing Remember ...

Treacherous, unfaithful hearts and double crossing schemes Stole the magic out of fairytales and the beauty out of dreams They gathered all of the wonderment out of the wishing wells And locked them ...

He was trapped there in the bottom of a bottleRunning on empty and careering at full throttleShe hid behind the emptiness of a fist filled with tiny pillsThinking they could ...

Liz left me over the summer. Our daughter Caitlin still wanted to leave for university in the autumn. I was surprised, to be honest, but you can’t ask them to ...

Wake up every morning, strident voice in your head: on stage in 5-4-3-2-1, costume, make up, action!   Thought it was a rehearsal? Grand opening pending, all prepared? This is it. No technical/dress, no late night lighting/sound check.   Thought ...

  Last week’s installment left us hanging by our fingertips as Brenda, believing herself to be the rightful claimant to the throne of Wales and preparing to storm England, was assembling ...

I tire of explaining or justifying myself; I am - for better, or for worse - who and what I am, here and now. Do you want to hear how, over how ...

Words, phrases; might have illusion of spontaneity; formed in cauldron of questions and doubt: measured and mixed; delayed, diluted, discarded. The ones that work return to the surface, impose themselves on a scattered, ...

I am neither “normal” or “ordinary”; these words do not, cannot apply to either you or me. We are special; extraordinary. Combination of genetics, experience and perception; we become our own galaxy, in ...

When it is dark That is when we can see the beauty of the night In all its glory of darkness To some it brings joy and to some it bring sadness   When it ...

They were here for just a moment And before you know it It was as if no one was ever here They were once here for you lean on their shoulders to cry ...

Hello, friends.  (And yes, if the handwriting is substandard it is because I am dictating this one to my nurse who while a very sweet girl, seems to have the ...

You are not alone I am here with you Fear not I am by your side walk the straight and narrow my word will be your guide you may feel weak and insignificant but my power is ...

1.   We were chatting, on the front deck; sun high above, no clouds in the sky, no breeze, no wind.   Flowers in all their radiant beauty, trees full of fruit, but where are the birds?   Teenagers under ...

As some of you have been pestering me about Ms. Bernard and how in the world she figures in all of this mess, let me just say, I think all ...

Hello everyone, Aunt Alice here.   It has not been a good week. Everyone who has written to me has seemed jaded and dejected. Ah well, what can an agony Aunt do ...

Another day, another worry. Such is the life of an everyday maven. Aunt Alice here again, ready to set the world right and give it some meaningful perspective.   Recently a woman, ...

Hello there readers, Aunt Alice here again.   A great deal has been happening since we last spoke. The year 1872 is becoming a busy time for me.   My presence has been requested ...

Dear Readers,   I have been busy this past week with Ulysses S. Grant seeking my wisdom over two matters of national concern and I hasten to tell you that he will ...

Come! O' we unto your lineage shrine Kneel! Around in encirclement Up! Our eyes we raise Pray! Purdging in our heart pleading   Thus! We are aged old Sunset and moon unfold Pate! Still wise in bald Hence! ...

My pride, my statement, What defines me, Thou taketh from me! Leaving me for dead. Starts like a death sting, and am stripped of my priceless tusks. Irony is, You visit my home donning them: -earrings, bracelets of ...

“can I have a word” said the man,spoken like a toff “you can have two,the second one is off” “there must be an election due, that’s the only time that we see you” “I ...

“A Bread Riot” might strip you of your menace” Mirthless faces sigh in disgust! Must have seen me in the textbooks or wheat fields? Lean skull draped in sweat & dirt Torn hats! Roasting ...