My Little Girl

My little girl likes candy, My little girl likes sweets, My little girl wants a ‘dandy’, My little girl weeps. My little girl is a museum piece, My little girl likes goats, My little girl rides alone, My little girl chokes. My little girl is a beauty, My little girl wins the prize, My little girl is a nature lover, My little girls’ the right size. Big and little, strong and weak, Lonely for love...read more

Nurturing Love’s Presence

Love has been so elusive Fleeting moments of respite from the desert of night I wait for my gentle lover to come to me Not knowing if he exists or ever did I wait holding on to the quiver of love The small flame that lights up my darkness I wait and nurture that flame As all that I have All that keeps me alive In the dark of the night So cold I shiver Urging myself to stay present In the not knowing What will...read more