Don’t construe what I say
As something it isn’t
I am just speaking facts
We are good for each other
We support our goals
We can sit in silence
We can talk for hours
In my observations
I feel there is emotion here
You label it what you will
I believe it is love
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – construe
Life had become so hectic
The gym, the store, the volunteer center
Lessons, sports and homework for the kids
The vet, the business trip, the salon
All these things filled our days
We never had time for each other
Now we hear stories of how
Families have come together
Mealtime around the table has returned
Game night is now a thing
Movie watching and show binges
All make the day pass quickly
Yes there are things we miss
But think of how much we have gained
If there is a silver lining to every cloud
Let love be ours
And we remember the togetherness
When we reach the end of this crisis
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – hectic
She was sending another set of lyrics to her friend Sam. He was in a local band and they had collaborated to set one of her poems to music. She was over the moon hearing him sing “her song.” Now she had written three more hoping one of them was good enough for music and they could collaborate again.
In just a week her phone rang, and he was calling with good news. He had talked to his friend in New York and he loved the song and wanted to buy it. She almost fainted. Her dream was coming true.
(100 words)
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – collaborate
I can surmount the pain
I can defeat the feelings of despair
I can triumph over my demons
only if you are in my corner
only if you stand by my side
only if you give me your strength
together we will survive
together we will thrive
together we will live
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – surmount
Taking a walk
I glance above,
At the blue sky,
And wonder what
The skies look like
Where you are.
Could it be possible
We are both enjoying
A walk in the sunshine,
At the same time,
Feeling the same warmth
Radiating down on us;
Connecting us for a moment
On an mystical plane,
Together once again?
Will you be my partner
Will you share in everything
Will you love me deeply
Will you want only me
Will you think in terms of us
Will you dream of our forever
Will you be my partner
Will you share your life
Hushed voices
Mellow moments
Your arms around me
In quiet comfort
Together we share
A subdued Saturday
The trash talk was flying… I had been challenged. All week my daughter and I have been going back and forth claiming to be ready to put the other into the poor house in Monopoly. The battle was set to start tonight after we all got together for a pizza dinner. My daughter, my boyfriend, a brief appearance by our cat and I all set down to battle. I thought I had the world in my hands when I purchased both Boardwalk and Park Place. But fate would prove to have different plans for me. I fell first, then my boyfriend, and my daughter did truly reign as the Monopoly champion tonight. Even in a loss I easily found my moment of happiness tonight.
