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You Should Know

I often think of writing a journal
for you to read on lonely nights

by BellaD 18 lines, 5 comments, 2 days ago. In Thoughts, Contest, Personal, Love
Hell must be missing a Martyr

I do not see myself as the half-full glass
nor the half-empty one.

by BellaD 20 lines, 6 comments, on Nov 25 10:34 AM. In Angst, Personal, Sad, Thoughts
Dreams in Black and White

Your beauty drugs me and I stagger stupidly
into the room, sit where I can watch you

by BellaD 27 lines, 4 comments, on Jun 2 9:26 PM. In Contest
House of Faith

What shall I build to house my faith?
A marble temple with ornate columns

by BellaD 26 lines, 5 comments, on May 22 6:40 PM. In Spiritual, Faith
Trusting Gaze

Eyes that trust
say

by BellaD 7 lines, 2 comments, on May 22 2:50 PM
So Unlike Me

when I turn yellowed, crackling pages
of an old family photo album

by BellaD 51 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 21 4:28 PM. In Contest, Thoughts, Family, Personal
Waiting

satiated,
you lay sleeping

by BellaD 22 lines, 5 comments, on Mar 27 8:30 AM. In Love, Patience, Thoughts, motherhood

Thoughts while counting stars

Counting stars
from my window on the world,

by BellaD 16 lines, 9 comments, on Feb 7 9:43 AM. In Contest, Love, Other
Sonnet for a Rural Road

That certain stretch of road that in the dawn
beholds the pearly pink and diamond dew

by BellaD 19 lines, 6 comments, on Jan 30 4:41 PM. In Nature, Sonnet
Inside Out

Writing is the slowest,
least efficient form of suicide

by BellaD 18 lines, 11 comments, on Sep 11 7:52 PM 2008. In Contest, Thoughts, imagery
Correspondence

Sweet girl, be strong.
Remember that the lilies of the field

by BellaD 19 lines, 11 comments, on Aug 30 7:24 PM 2008. In Contest, Personal, Feelings
Prayer for Justice

Goodbye is unbearable,
so I leave without any

by BellaD 16 lines, 9 comments, on Aug 28 3:37 PM 2008. In Personal, Spiritual, Thoughts, Contest
Evolving

Evolving
slowly into

by BellaD 39 lines, 6 comments, on Aug 17 9:17 AM 2008. In Thoughts, Spiritual, Personal, Contest
Silent Witness

I am an impostor, but not a crook.
Born in 1924, they named me ‘Governor’

by BellaD 56 lines, 4 comments, on Aug 15 9:05 AM 2008

Her Self

Her self-esteem was like a fish
flash of silvered scales

by BellaD 20 lines, 2 comments, on Aug 15 7:50 AM 2008. In Thoughts, Prompt
Toothpaste Tube

Does it seem odd to you
that no matter how I

by BellaD 14 lines, 7 comments, on Aug 12 7:31 AM 2008. In creative, imagery, lotsa fun, contest
Tea with an Old Friend

I try to compose my face
when I see how gnarled you

by BellaD 28 lines, 12 comments, on Aug 9 9:45 PM 2008. In Nature, Personal, Thoughts, Contest
Just Another Morning

Fingers play
over the soft fur and hard bone

by BellaD 38 lines, 8 comments, on Aug 7 10:21 AM 2008. In Life, Personal, Thoughts
Shallow Water

Water cools my ankles
as I step gingerly on

by BellaD 22 lines, 4 comments, on Aug 7 7:47 AM 2008. In Thoughts, Human Nature, Contest
I am just a flat line

Floating above myself
I see white-coated arms

by BellaD 52 lines, 5 comments, on Aug 6 8:45 PM 2008. In Contest, Suicide, Life, Pain
Silk and Steel

Each silken thread
with tensile strength of steel

by BellaD 14 lines, 4 comments, on Aug 5 3:44 PM 2008. In Pain, Hope, Love

Naked Stars

Do I dare reveal to you
my thoughts

by BellaD 16 lines, 8 comments, on Aug 5 3:21 PM 2008. In Contest, Creative, Imagery, Thoughts
Wild Spirits

Unholy nights and decadent dreams
swirl in eddies of amber liquid.

by BellaD 18 lines, 1 comment, on Aug 5 3:06 PM 2008. In Personal, Thoughts, Spiritual, Addiction
Epiphany

Frenzied morning madness,
reluctant kiss,

by BellaD 13 lines, 5 comments, on Aug 5 7:39 AM 2008. In Personal, Thoughts, Contest
Elevator Blues

How I weary of the vicissitudes of life—
ups and downs—

by BellaD 14 lines, 8 comments, on Jul 24 12:58 PM 2008
Peeling

So many years wasted trying
to sort out who was to blame.

by BellaD 19 lines, 6 comments, on Jul 24 7:49 AM 2008. In Thoughts, Word Bank, Personal
Remembering Dandelion Days

I miss the morning—
slap of footed pajamas

by BellaD 24 lines, 8 comments, on Jul 22 7:52 AM 2008. In Personal, feelings, imagery, thoughts, Life, contest
Birthday Presence

For my birthday, Mom, I would like to give you

by BellaD 37 lines, 5 comments, on Jul 20 8:29 PM 2008. In Spiritual, Personal, Sad, Life, Love
Carousel

Seems I always buy a ticket

by BellaD 11 lines, 8 comments, on Jul 19 7:37 PM 2008. In Thoughts, Contest, Life
Respite

After thirteen years, I returned
and rested a long while on the grass of

by BellaD 35 lines, 9 comments, on Jul 19 10:47 AM 2008. In Personal, Thoughts, Life, Nature, Contest
Nightly News

Flickering screen illuminates her in his arms

by BellaD 14 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 16 8:46 AM 2008. In Thoughts, Life, Contest
Gossip

Cuchichean. They whisper words beautifully-robed

by BellaD 22 lines, 4 comments, on Jul 14 11:40 PM 2008. In Personal, feelings, imagery, Thoughts, Life, Other, Contemporary
Bending

Ancient philosophers knew that only flexible reeds

by BellaD 16 lines, 9 comments, on Jul 14 6:55 PM 2008. In Thoughts, Contest, Personal, Spiritual
Family Wedding

Many times your harsh words crushed my tender outreach.

by BellaD 25 lines, 3 comments, on Jul 14 7:59 AM 2008. In Thoughts, Love, Personal, Contest
Awaiting God's Answer

I lay this morning face down, arms outstretched, pleading in prayer

by BellaD 23 lines, 3 comments, on Jul 6 5:05 AM 2008. In Personal, Sad, Spiritual

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