Writing

From Beyond

Time is not a promise. You live in my heart and my memories. You’ve been gone for years, yet your absence affects me the same with an emptiness and a longing to feel your parental embrace. I talk to you in those moments when I need a parent. My understanding has changed. Often in real… Continue reading From Beyond

Coffee Blog

My coffee has no flavour

If we were having coffee I would share with you that my coffee has been without scent or flavour the last little while but I still reach for my mug and try to find comfort in the warmth it attempts to pump into me with every sip. My mother past early last week; it appears… Continue reading My coffee has no flavour

Miscellaneous

Photo Prompt Week 15: Rue

The rules are simple. Use this image as a prompt to create a post and reference back here. You can come back and share by posting your link in the comment section below. That’s it! Can’t wait to view your posts… Rue Grappling with my state of mind I seek ghosts where none are to… Continue reading Photo Prompt Week 15: Rue

Writing

Something desired, but failed to attain: Poetic Trilogy

Eluded Haunting me – your eyes, your smile burnt behind my eyelids with a whisper of you soft against my earlobe. You’ve progressed in your actions, no more hiding behind smiles. You linger in the moments, and hold me with you. Our blatant actions are leading. Passion mounts behind the games you play as you… Continue reading Something desired, but failed to attain: Poetic Trilogy

Parenting & Other Life Stories

“It’s Okay Mom!” Children’s exposure to Death, A positive note on a very emotional topic

Taking children to funerals is a controversial topic: should they attend, is there an appropriate age, etcetera? For us, like most, it wasn’t something we had discussed beyond the shared idea that it is a highly personal decision. When we were faced with the decision about whether to take our son, who was not yet… Continue reading “It’s Okay Mom!” Children’s exposure to Death, A positive note on a very emotional topic