Loss – Page 2 – Another Fearless Year

September 11, 2020

Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #37

It’s Thursday afternoon as I write this 37th paint chip poetry prompt. It’s been a struggle to concentrate on anything today as the skies and air around me becomes smokier by the minute and friends south of me are having to evacuate their homes. Some...

Willing to Empathize

The words sympathy and empathy are, according to the dictionary, synonyms. Many people use them interchangeably, but they don’t mean exactly the same thing. I can sympathize with pretty much anyone if I want to, but there are many people I cannot empathize with. For...

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December 17, 2019

Melancholy Merriment

This past Sunday we had the most beautiful Advent service of songs and scripture readings, plus my poem that I was blessed to recite. Everything was perfect, even when it wasn’t quite. This inspiring service was the brainchild of one of our worship team leaders,...

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October 25, 2019

Of Eggs and Mad Money

I wrote this poem last May for a contest. Because it had to be unpublished for the contest, I didn’t post it here at the time. I wasn’t a finalist, so now I can do what I want with the poem. I decided to post...

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August 4, 2019

The Power of My Wound

Healing doesn’t happen all at once. Sexual trauma runs too deep, is much too complex for simple remedies. We have no Star Trek sickbay or magic tricorder to bind up the wounds, erase the battle scars. And would we want to if we could? Would...

Poetry Comments: 7

July 16, 2019

Blue Sky Lies

No sunny Southern California blue sky watched over me the day everything changed. I grew up under an honest sun. Shining high in the cerulean sky it brought warmth. But here that celestial orb when it deigned to appear was a stone cold liar. ________________________________...

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April 4, 2019

The Sun Was Shining

I lost my virginity One cold October morn Truth be told, it was stolen The sun was shining I lost my innocence Control became an illusion Thoughts descended into confusion The wind was blowing I lost my voice Unable to tell a soul A hidden...

Poetry Comments: 19

September 13, 2017

Stillborn

One of my nieces asked me to write a poem for her good friend who had a miscarriage at 35 weeks. She knows that I’ve had a miscarriage and write poetry, and she said all the ones she could find in cards or online were...

Poetry Comments: 40

April 12, 2017

Lost

Cerulean sky An honest sun Warm spring breeze In an instant undone This sun is a liar On a crisp fall day When everything changed And I lost my way

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September 22, 2016

Missing You

It never leaves the pain, the heartache of losing one so dear Or one who should have been dear but for youth and shame that kept me from truly knowing and being known by you I hid so much from you I didn’t let you...

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Another Fearless Year

Tag: Loss

Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #37

Willing to Empathize

Melancholy Merriment

Of Eggs and Mad Money

The Power of My Wound

Blue Sky Lies

The Sun Was Shining

Stillborn

Lost

Missing You

Tag: Loss

Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #37

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Willing to Empathize

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Melancholy Merriment

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Of Eggs and Mad Money

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The Power of My Wound

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Blue Sky Lies

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The Sun Was Shining

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Stillborn

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Lost

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Missing You

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