Tag: release

  • Letting Go

    “These days, these days These days I seem to think about How all the changes came about my ways And I wonder if I’d see another highway”-Velvet Underground Letting Go by Carmen H Gray Tears Not just those quiet ones That slide down your cheeks Like graceful swans The powerful, unrestrained ones That reach far…

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  • Infinite Night

    Acquainted With the Night by Robert Frost I have been one acquainted with the night. I have walked out in rain—and back in rain. I have outwalked the furthest city light. I have looked down the saddest city lane. I have passed by the watchman on his beat And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.…

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  • I Travel Light

    “If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness and fears.” -Cesare Pavese  I Travel Light by Carmen H Gray In the station Bustling with distractions I glance around At my fellow travelers Heaving burdens Possessions that subjugate the possessor I look down at my own…

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  • Exhale to Life

    Exhale To Life by Carmen H Gray A rush of tears Like a deluge in the summer heat Flood my bruised heart Cleanse my mind The Great Exhale That was in a holding pattern Breathes New Life Survival Progress Tenderness Into me The swelling and pain Blue-black wound Healing Changing Into a flesh tone Of…

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  • Gifts

    We visit my husband’s grandparent’s graves every year.  It’s a beautiful resting place and we end up telling each other the same stories about them so often that the kids or one of us says, “you said that last time”.  I think older people do this subconsciously to pass down memories to the next generations….not…

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  • Hope Is the Thing With Feathers

    Ava’s sketch book page from yesterday.  Last night I dreamed that wings sprouted from my back and I was flying.  The wind was crisp and cool on my face.  The skies were dark, but my heart was light.

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