Lost Beyond the Empath's Sight

I can write about love

that tight feeling within your soul

lifting so high

all that is encompassed in its light

love wipes out the dark corners

lifting so high, I note.

Songs of happiness

don't calm me, don't bring me peace

love is something foreign

when the Empath's sight

dims like the day's twilight 

love makes days easy, I sing.

The sadness in my eyes

mirrors the feelings around me

it is my most powerful drug

this sadness encompasses my name

whispering the truth

for it pulls me up not down, I wonder.

Reasoning leaves behind

feelings that should be so unkind

it is where I love to fall

where I find the peace I need

love flees beyond my fingertips

as I rise to sorrow, I sing.

A dance upon the forest floor

I walk with sadness

my destiny never cries or wants

my heart needs to feel

the passion of loss to understand

love is boundless, I twirl.

Tears are filled with rebirth

warm and soft they fall with purpose

blindness is washed away completely

as new growth breaks ground

loneliness comforts

knowing my heart beats in each

sad song, I sing.

barb

2019 Off to A Bang

I wasn't finished

life took that last turn way too fast

it lost traction

black ice is something

not acknowledged until it can't be ignored.

My mind filled

thoughts of yesterday, plans for the 'morrow

churning without distraction

cementing choices

brushing away doubts and roadblocks.

Life was finally okay

things seemed to be wanting to go my way

releasing my breath

fingers crossed in hopes

that the sun was finally rising for me.

I wasn't finished

not in a long shot was I done

but it didn't matter

not at all

I lost traction and now here is where I lay.

barb

MERRY CHRISTMAS

I WISH EVERYONE WHO CELEBRATES THE CHRISTMAS

HOLIDAYS A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS

THOSE WHO CELEBRATE THE LOVE OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT

THE BEST OF ALL THINGS!

THE SERIES "THE VISITOR"

WILL BE FREE TO DOWNLOAD ON AMAZON KINDLE

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

FOR CHRISTMAS

DECEMBER 22ND AND 23RD

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THE SERIES IS SIX BOOKS SO DOWNLOAD

ALL SIX AND READ WHEN THE DAY IS COLD AND THE COFFEE

IS HOT.

MERRY CHRISTMAS PEOPLE OF THE INTERNET!

BARB

The Visitor Series

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WHEN THE WAR IS OVER

THE BOOK IS FREE TO DOWNLOAD FROM FRIDAY [DECEMBER 7TH] 

THROUGH SUNDAY [DECEMBER 9TH]

ON AMAZON KINDLE

I took the above photo a few winters ago

in the Manzano Mountains that are located South East

of our home.

Download it today.

Memories of Thanksgiving

travelling along the old country lane

a long way I have come

a long time

seeing the landmarks of my youth

the old trees at the bend

welcoming those who come happily

warning those of no good.

Each footstep leaves its mark

from my fine leather boots

in the snow that dusts everything overnight

the sweet smell of chimneys

mingling with the crispness

of the mid-winter freshness in the quiet

journey of days long past.

the goose is stuffed

overflowing with old bread

apples and herbs from the summer

onions baked slowly

sweet potatoes added to the pot

I take myself

through the memories of my past

have I been forgotten

out of sight and out of mind

a whisper in the night

Mother, have ye not had a single word

from that child of thine?

the best to him

as he travels beyond the bend

the laughter comforts me

warmth from the embraces of love

changes will rule this day

as I once again

sit at my mother's table

taking in her tears of comfort

as they cut the Thanksgiving goose.

barb

Horton Hears A Who

When was the last time you read a children's book?

I grew up reading everything

an obsession before I knew what obsession meant

I read all the fairy tales that used to be

in the Encyclopedias

hours upon hours sitting on a neighbor's floor

starting with A and finally ending in Z.

I went to every movie show from Disney

sitting in large theaters with airmen and eating my popcorn

I colored every fairy tale

coloring book that was produced in my time

then I found libraries

it was like giving rich chocolate to a child

a whole building filled with book after book

giving me a new floor in which to sit.

Children's books are stories

the entertain children across the world

written in languages and illustrated to bring words alive

but...

children's books are really lessons

lessons of morals, lessons of love, lessons of compassion

they teach the path of giving, sharing

and just caring.

Horton Hears a Who

is about the importance of each of us

the importance of good against the foes in our path

the importance of standing together

fighting for the right

of each and every individual on this round ball

of humanity.

Dr. Seuss taught many lessons

and we need to raise our voices for good

for rights, for love and for the future.

barb

WordPress For My Published Books

I have started a free page on Wordpress that hosts all of my published books and unpublished short stories.  I'm still learning the site and whether it will work to highlight my writing.

Published Books and Short Stories