Category Archives: The Notebook

The wind is cold, but it leaves me warm Heat blossoms in my chest, deeper even than my heart For my hearts feels it, though it is not the source A fulfilled yearning,  Something deep in my soul I stand, the gentle roll of the deck beneath my feet The lovely rock of the oceanTheContinue reading “The Wind”

When the last glimpse of the sun  Vanishes beyond the horizonThe final breath of the day escapes, Like a whisper between lovers.When the light fades, And the colors turn to black, The great stretch of sky turns its deepest blue Speckled with stars deep and alight.Somehow the world seems brighter here in the night And IContinue reading “Symphony of the Forest”

First written March 2018 My heart’s been torn,Broken again and again and again.I fear one more will tear it in two,And yet I take another step out to the ledge.I draw near to the edge.Once again I look down,Not knowing how far it goes.And still I stand there,Trusting in the fall.But I know if IContinue reading “The Space in Between Us”

Someday, I want to write about what love is,  not what I imagine it could be.I want to learn whether you prefer sunrises or sunsets,  and see you in the light of both.I want to see you beneath the summer’s sun,  and hold you in the deepest part of winter.I want to see you in the glow ofContinue reading “What is Love”

First written December 2023 Can you mourn something that never was?  Something that never will be?Something you dreamed,   that you hoped.Something you imagined,   but maybe felt in your bones.That deep part of yourself that longs for more,  aches, in ways you never knew you could.That part of yourself that was afraid to feel,   afraid to admit your desperate hope.Trembled atContinue reading “Mourning”

We canceled our plans today,  choosing instead to dwell inside.Sitting quietly as we forget the world,  listening to the sound of rain against the windows.I steal another look,   you smiling as you read your book.I set mine down,   and I kiss the top of your head.At your shoulder,  your cat purrs.As I walk away,  my dog follows at my heels.Minutes laterContinue reading “A Rainy Day”