sraewrites

Once in a Blue Moon

Sitting before a blank page, willing myself to write something meaningful – I glance at my feline pal Loki who is lounging on the arm of my husband’s chair to my right. I know our canine buddy Gus is around here somewhere. I think he is ignoring me because I did not take him forContinue reading “Once in a Blue Moon”

Cherished One

Your faith inspires me, Your humor lightens my spirit, Your tears break my heart, And your smile brings my heart back to life again.

A Family, A Field – A Home

The field next to our apartment complex was an inhospitable, bleak patch of land. Shoulder high crumbling brick walls stood sentry on two sides, while a snarling, barbed wire fence enclosed the field. Sunbaked corn stalks, growing in a random, scattered pattern staked claim to one half of the field, standing tall and defiant againstContinue reading “A Family, A Field – A Home”

Climb That Tree, You Never Know What You Will Find

Finding a way to define new dreams.

The Opening

Walking down the street, Listening to the birds filling the air with song. An occasional bristle of the branches in the wind. Suddenly, SNAP, CRACKLE, CRUNCH resounds in my ears. Like someone walking across a bed of twigs, Breaking them all under his weight. Alas, no one else is around. I am now standing motionless.Continue reading “The Opening”

Time to Do

The past influences me, but does not create me. The present tests me, but does not constrain me. My future encourages me and presents me with my own wild frontier to explore. Today is my day. Every day. Written 7/25/21

Knowing Yourself

Azure, cobalt, lapis, navy, baby, light, dark, sapphire all have been used as conjunctions with my name. However, I am merely blue. I am blue to my very core, a finite point on the color spectrum. I am often connected with either a happy calm, or a deep sadness, dark and stormy, or bright andContinue reading “Knowing Yourself”

You Are My Star

I sit searching the sky above, In awe of the expansive universe. It seems that the stars will fall to the earth, In a shower of lights. But in the sky they stay, Out of reach, no way to hold them. They remind me of you, So far away, I long to hold you, toContinue reading “You Are My Star”

Keeping the Peace

Always trying to keep the peace, Intervening in disputes to try to improve communications. Sometimes it works, Sometimes it makes things worse. Like a therapist in some ways, but without the training. Many times unwelcome and unwanted. The peacekeeper needs to learn to back off. Let people fight their own fights and learn from them.Continue reading “Keeping the Peace”

Time for God

I have put God on hold Expecting Him to wait for me to be ready. And when I listen, and don’t hear Him telling me “It’s okay, don’t worry – I’ll wait” I worry. Have I kept God waiting too long? Did He hang up on me? Did He give up on me? WillContinue reading “Time for God”