July 7, 2016
Poetry Dark, safety, Shadows 4 Comments
Source: We Heart It
Hiding in deep shadows
The darkness creeps in
Allowing me to retreat
From the rest of the world
My place of safety
A sanctuary when life
Becomes too much
I don’t fear darkness
For it is there to
Protect me until
I am ready to seek
The light
And…
Return to what is
Waiting within my
Reach
And…
Walk forward
Copyright © 2016 Annie Original Poetry
Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.
As Ever, Annie
April 21, 2016
Poetry Hurt, Locks, safety 4 Comments
Source: We Heart It
For my protection
For my safety
I have always created
Personal locks
I think of them as
the entry to my
personal space
A barrier between
me and the harsh
realities of the
outside world
Only I have the key
Only I can open
that space
Having been
wounded..
broken…
And …
Destroyed …
one too many times
My locks are the
only way to protect
not only my soul
but my sanity …
Copyright © 2016 Annie Original Poetry
Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.
As Ever, Annie
October 4, 2015
Poetry Demons, Fear, safety, Unknown 13 Comments
Source: WeHeartIt
Here is the Writing Outside the Lines challenge prompt for the week of September 27th:
You come upon a blue door in a stone wall. What happens next?
Prologue: This week has been a struggle for me … not to find time to write, but to take time to write … this prompt or anything else. Personal demons are chasing me and unfortunately they have won some days and I have won others … right now it is a draw because you can never really fight your demons and win.
Blue has always been my favorite color
from the clearest pale aqua to the
deep midnight sapphire blue
Blue comforts and consoles me
while at the same time
haunts me …
Sparkling blue sea water
Clear cold spring water
The artificial blue of a
man-made pool
all call my soul …
Reach out and comfort me
when life needs to be
Rejuvenated…
Refocused…
Renewed…
Yet …
Those deep dark midnight blues
hide my demons…
My fears…
My nightmares…
I long to open this door
This beautiful turquoise door
And find that clear cold spring
That restores me and makes me whole
waiting for me on the other side
But…
The fear that lives in midnight blue
Keeps me on the outside
Where it is safe in not knowing
what is on the other side
Feeling that the known at this
point is so much safer than
the unknown ever can and will be…
© 2015 Annie Original Poetry
Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.
As Ever, Annie
December 9, 2014
Poetry safety, Words, writing Leave a comment
Source: We Heart It
Words unspoken Words to painful to say out loud are easy to put on paper A writer… A poet… uses words to protect them their heart… their soul... Hiding behind the lines and sentences on a page Pouring out their pain behind the safety of creativity Copyright © 2014 Annie – Original Poetry Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love. As Ever, Annie
December 5, 2014
Poetry Feelings, Memories, safety, Security, Treasures, Words Leave a comment
Source: We Heart It
Some call it… word-crafting… word-weaving... For me the very act of writing is the looping of words one after the other into a… story… poem… novel… growing like knitting a scarf row upon row Words… to wrap around the reader like a warm blanket giving peace… giving security… giving a sense of home Words… for a reader to hold… to taste… to drink in like hot chocolate and bring to them memories to treasure Copyright © 2014 Annie – Original Poetry Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love. As Ever, Annie
October 18, 2013
Poetry Fear, Hidden, Longing, safety, Trust Leave a comment
Image: We Heart It
The old saying goes…
Hiding in plain sight…
Appeals to so many
Never letting anyone
know who we really are…
Never allowing anyone
to get close to use…
Never being who
we really are…
Hiding doesn’t always
have to be secluded…
locked away…
But…
Right there in
the open for
all to see
© 2013 Annie Original Poetry
Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.
As Ever, Annie
July 21, 2013
Poetry Dreams, Family, Fear, life, Loss, Memories, safety Leave a comment
CHOICES
Looking into the suitcase
She had to make the toughest
Choices
What must go…
What has to stay…
What is absolutely necessary…
AND
What is a luxury…
So difficult…
So many memories…
Too many things…
She looks around her…
The Family Album…
Her grandmother’s recipes and cookbook…
Family jewelry…
Her laptop — the rest of her memories are there
A change of clothes…
Sturdy shoes…
AND
The camera
All the rest…
while important
could be replaced
Smelling smoke now
And
Hearing the crackle of
flames in the underbrush
The Wildfire was threatening
Finished…
She snapped the latches…
Took one last look
AND
with a deep breath
walked away
Calling the dogs and
Picking up the cat carrier
on the way out…
she hoped for at least
the chimney to remain
standing…
Pointing the way to
a future and
Rebuilding her life.
© 2013 Annie Original Poetry
Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.
As Ever, Annie
Image from We Heart It
Quote of the Day:
The desire to write grows with writing. ~Desiderius Erasmus~
June 20, 2013
Poetry Mother, safety, shawl, swaddling Leave a comment
Sweet childhood memories
Wrapped in your
Loving arms…
Protected
Soft wool…muted colors depending on the shawl
Blues and/or purples
My safe haven in your arms
Always there…
Always Love…
The safety of my Mother’s arms
Swaddled in her woolen shawl…
Rocking me…
Soothing me…
Whispering to me…
Until sleep finally comes.
© 2013 Annie Original Poetry
Image from: www.etsy.com
Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.
As Ever, Annie
Today’s Quote:
I loved words. I love to sing them and speak them and even now, I must admit, I have fallen into the joy of writing them.
~Anne Rice~
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