Michele

Hope bound and gagged by the intimations of false prophets ~ and there is no peace #ThePhotoHour

At this point I’m more afraid of life than death,” she says, grey eyes meeting mine. Her gaze is steady, empty, and I wonder if she felt it, the moment hope slipped away. #SlapDashSat #vss

strands of melancholic wistfulness all these what-might-have-beens a haunting penance we leave behind ~ what is yet to be, our Hope #ThePhotoHour #poetrycommunity

may we embrace today (and everyday) with the joy and reckless abandon borne of a courageous heart #ThePhotoHour #chasingsunsets #poetry #Happy2022

today there is a palpable lump in our throats a collective sadness may we channel our grief into sheer grit and get to work

and the weak shall perish when the vulgar rule

we say there is after this and our vision shall survive tumbling down a rabbit hole we say there is after this and maybe, there is #poetry #poem #vss #photoart

may we find beauty in walking paths of our own making ~ and courage to stay the course #orjay #vss

it takes courage to recognize some things are bigger than you and i and an almost otherworldly strength to act accordingly

we hold on with tender ferocity hope deferred, a palpable ache #ThePhotoHour #hope

today there's a palpable lump in our throats a kind of collective sadness may we channel our grief into sheer grit and get to work

there came a day she let go of the frightened little girl carrying all that pain and on that day, she skipped wide-eyed with wonder into the world

let’s leave before the spring azures come just open the garden gate, and go #ThePhotoHour #butterfly #springazure

her eyes, beautiful in the fading light of day ~ and he weeps, winter #ThePhotoHour #haiku #poetry

“Paydays we’d wait for her in that old car hoping for a Marathon bar, the best cause they lasted so long. Then we’d get groceries and go home for supper. Table always set. Napkins in laps. Grace. Candy waiting. She never said I love you,” he smiles, “but we knew.” #SlapDashSat

sadness nipping at her heels ~ she takes another step #ThePhotoHour