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Rise
Read more: RiseRise by Carmen H Gray In the sea of flames I watched the shells of me and you Slide, almost too easily Into the pit Dismembered parts Of old selves And WOOSH, I suddenly felt The wings of a raptor Lifting me in the skies Was it carrying me Or did those wings belong to…
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Through The Glass
Read more: Through The Glass“So as through a glass, and darkly The age long strife I see Where I fought in many guises, Many names, but always me.”-from Through A Glass, Darkly by Gen. George S. Patton, Jr. Through The Glass by Carmen H Gray Wisdom doesn’t happen from being wise It is not a matter of age…
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Swan Song To My Old Self
Read more: Swan Song To My Old SelfSwan Song To My Old Self by Carmen H Gray Silenced, I Tried to keep up But could not fly Named and defined By the periphery Left me lost and blind You led me to see Glimpses of A new reality In the still water Where I saw My son and daughter And all of…
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Irrepressible
Read more: IrrepressibleIrrepressible by Carmen H Gray Pushed and pressed Myself compressed But you will find My sweet suppleness Will meet that sullenness With fluidity Another version Of my heart’s subversion Rising, rising Like doughy bread Irrepressibly tread
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Grace
Read more: Grace“Un-winged and naked, sorrow surrenders its crown to a throne called grace.” ― Aberjhani Grace by Carmen H Gray Sorrow said to me Hold me Keep me In your heart For just a little while So I kept it Hidden and safe And bestowed it With gifts Of time And in the meanwhile You said…
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Small Things
Read more: Small Things“We can do no great things, only small things with great love.” ~ Mother Teresa Small Things by Carmen H Gray A look A sigh A book A why? A word A song A cry unheard A laugh along An afterthought A shooting star A perfect spot A tiny scar A molecule A fluttering wing…
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She
Read more: She“There are two ways of spreading light. To be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it.” – Edith Wharton. She by Carmen H Gray The bright light that scintillates From you Illuminates the book that narrates your life Glowing girl Exuberant and fierce Margarite, an ancient pearl Born of protection From assailants You are not…
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The Art of Mothering
Read more: The Art of Mothering“When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.”-Sophia Loren The Art of Mothering by Carmen H Gray Mothering is a messy creation From the first sighs of elation To the scars borne from formation During…
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Climbing
Read more: ClimbingClimbing By Carmen H Gray The air was cool and damp I surveyed the distance up to the peak Perilous rocks, slick with mist Summoned me to climb them The first rock I set my foot upon cracked Breaking into a thousand pieces Falling below me into the crevasse But you urged me onward…
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Retrospection
Read more: Retrospection“Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens”-Khalil Gibran Retrospection by Carmen H Gray When, at the end of a day You have given…
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