This may be a title song by Simon and Garfunkel, but to me it is my writing Mantra. I’m a morning person. “Early to bed and early to rise,” that’s … Continue reading The Sounds of Silence by Lourdes Santiago
Nightingale in Scripture by Duane L Herrmann
“Lo, the Nightingale of Paradise singeth upon the twigs of the Tree of Eternity, with holy and sweet melodies, proclaiming to the sincere ones the glad tidings of … Continue reading Nightingale in Scripture by Duane L Herrmann
the mourning dove by jsburl
i heard the call of a mourning dove as it floated on the wind. its haunting tune so lonely in the silence of the dawn. oh why do you sound … Continue reading the mourning dove by jsburl
The Pool by Lourdes Santiago
Me: (going out to the pool on a hot summer day, wishing I could forget and forgive) It’s been a year since it all happened and yet I still blame … Continue reading The Pool by Lourdes Santiago
Here the Frailest Leaves by Duane L. Herrmann
Here my last words and most baffling; Here the frailest leaves of me and yet my strongest lasting, Here I shade and hide my thoughts, myself do not expose them, … Continue reading Here the Frailest Leaves by Duane L. Herrmann
I Cry For America! by Lourdes Santiago
After Slmarsh/ After MoneemaM I hear America crying,Our future it's quickly dying.The wolves, the pound.A Giant falls. I hear America Crying,people are sadly dying.They knock us down within, and trash us … Continue reading I Cry For America! by Lourdes Santiago
Three Golden Shovels by Lourdes Santiago
1. The Danger Within by Lourdes Santiago “STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING” BY ROBERT FROST (last four lines) The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have … Continue reading Three Golden Shovels by Lourdes Santiago
Spring Cleaning My Life by Duane L. Herrmann
How many people have done spring cleaning on their entire life? Started over with a new beginning? I did when I was seventeen. All the members of my family who … Continue reading Spring Cleaning My Life by Duane L. Herrmann
The Road That Does Not Bend by Lourdes Santiago
In couplet formThe long and narrow road leaves no room for change.Not space or time can help to seek or rearrange. The posts they stretch for miles upon miles on … Continue reading The Road That Does Not Bend by Lourdes Santiago