Gossamer Lens

In my early teens it became a common activity for the young women of my church to make "lists for your husband." The idea was to...

With 2019 closed out I reflect not just on the year but on my recent feelings. The holiday season is full of weight. People expect simple...

A dreadful story it is that I am too afraid to speak it. Thus it will be written down on black and white. Do not read aloud not even in...

Death has touched my family with its greedy fingers. No longer does it claw at my neck, but still it stays near. It's fingers have...

The language of love. Make wide spaces in your heart. Life gets so chocked up, kindness so lost, love slips by unseen. Smile at a...

Sitting here writing Wisps of image Shrouded shadow Of Imagined future...

You say My cheeks Are beautiful These ones...

Sinking in misery I curl around her Arm around waist Holding hands...

Talking with a friend, we found ourselves discussing the state of his relationship with his girlfriend. As we spoke he stated, "I just...

Shadows move Like misery Through fragrant winds Light shimmers...

Oh joy of joys! Elation that I feel In my bosom burn Why were you...

She drinks in the sobs Of her child. She comforts and consoles. She brushes away the tears...

Running turns to walking When faced with ice So loving should turn to nothing When ones treated as a vice...

With my arms I have tried to protect you I told you Of my joys...

I say tweet tweet in the wind, The new bird can fly Mama bird gives a worm to eat I sit and think...

In every culture there is a different way of going about dating. Some date one boy in particular and give him everything, others go out...

Happy Birthday Grandpa! Kindness, gentleness, and love. Stories of the Wickenberg Triangle, camping trips, when you were dating...

Valentines Day... I think its probably once was a really cute idea to have this day dedicated to 'love' and 'passion.' However, now it...

A thought formed over three days: Christmas is wonderful. As I sit here writing this, my sister is starting to use the fashion...

Recently while talking to someone about Christmas in correlation with death I said, "It still hurts to know that somebody's missing, but...