Tag: Trials

Universally Unique

My story is not unique but it’s uniquely mine My experience is universal yet my own People say, “me, too!” But how can they know They weren’t there My pain is not theirs What others have been through mirrors my ordeals with a twist ______________________________...

Memories

Yesterday, Toni at Kanzen Sakura commented thanking me for writing two haibuns. I replied that I’d only written one. Apparently that’s because the second one was still in the works. So I’m posting this second haibun now for Haibun Monday at dVerse Poets Pub. ___________________...

Sevenling: My Façade

My façade hides pain in my body, in my heart, in my soul I smile broadly, laugh out loud, resort to sarcastic wit . . . but sometimes I cry _________________________________ The Meeting the Bar prompt at dVerse Poets Pub yesterday was to write a...

I Never Said Goodbye

January is the cruelest month despite it’s shimmer of hope It’s when cancer took you I was twenty-three Hadn’t yet made amends for the pain I caused you Still drowning in my own Your death only added to the shame of not measuring up ________________________________ This quadrille...

Sweet Scent of Rain

The wafting scent of petrichor Will remind me forevermore Of streets lined with eucalyptus Where my friends and I played, thus Those were the days of fun and cheer Memories that I hold so dear Before, before the terror came And life was no longer...

Buried Memories

Just below the surface Not buried all that deep Are memories once forgotten Now remembered so I weep Though I know they’re past Each painful memory Leaves my poor soul downcast Engulfed in reverie My only source of hope Is knowing God’s compassion With His love I...

Oblivious

The drunkard grins from ear to ear Oblivious to the pain he inflicts on those who love him Numb to the pain buried six feet under his cold cold heart Bartender, bring me a double That and a grin will drown all his troubles _____________________________...