Love & Loss

For: Sean Clauss Ullrich
When my world gets chaotic, I look to the stars
They let me know that there is more out there
Waiting to be explored, enjoyed, discovered
Some of which has yet to be [+]

I hate the person you've made me
So you'll never hear me say that
you're the best thing that's ever happened to me
I know with all of my heart that
something in me changed when you came along [+]

The map says Fred Astaire's house: there. I lower my window, feel the warm arid breeze. Carole flinches.
Down here, at street level, a low chain-link fence shoulders masses of vine. Perhaps it's [+]

I remember her quick-footed return home after shopping; the bags put down on the kitchen counter and an admonishing word if my brother and I too quickly tried to peek into the bags. An always loving [+]

On a night that sings our
Farewell,
We'll take our
Lives
You and I.
It's written up there
Somewhere
In a place
We can never reach.
It's what some would call
"Fate",
And we can [+]

On a golden gift of an October day, there is sadness near the oak tree. Family gaze, pray and weep for someone so deeply loved. Prayers comfort and loving hearts hold memories as well as each othe [+]

Psalm 92:12 "The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon"
I am here to comfort the dying.
So I tell myself while setting out my picnic
on a [+]

Growing up I have always been interested in the world and everything on it. Not a lot of people take in the true beautifulness of the world. In today's society, we are all connected with our phones [+]

Sylvia laced up her brand-new black sneakers as she stood in her mother's backyard. As a child, Sylvia and her twin sister, Sahara, always had matching black sneakers. Today, Sylvia was lucky if she [+]

No matter which direction Margo turned, she found fractured and distorted pieces of herself. When her eyes darted to the left, she caught a glimpse of strawberry blonde curls held in place by he [+]

He was the star of the show, making magic out of molecules
He always emphasized in was science, talked about the reasons for the reactions
But to me and my brother, it was always magic [+]

Nature is the soul of energy
I come back to the water when I need to rejuvenate
I smoke the green to strengthen and pure my soul
The ocean waves calm my nerves
While the rain makes [+]