Flickering candle, light the way,

reveal to me what to say,

So many emotions wrapped up in your flame,

Happiness, joy, sorrow and shame.

In time I know your illumination shows,

Forgiveness may come as the light glows,

Forgetting his influence? It will never fade.

Yet through this darkness I still wade.

Some days are hard and that’s when I need him most.

But his life didn’t move forward, called to be a ghost.

I don’t know if there really is a heaven or hell,

but I toil and carry on doing my best as well.

Now, the crackling of the fire brings me back.

I must attend to chores and have life to attack.

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A constellation landed on my ankles

this weekend under the stars.

An evening walk to the spring’s shore.

A beautiful night filled with a brilliant show,

Twinkling lights and satellites abound,

Even a few shooting stars to astound.

But as I crawled back into the tent,

The sensation started to set in,

Itching and scratching soon followed,

and now days later, the marks remain.

What should I call them I wonder,

what would they be if I connected the dots?

A horse running across the field,

and mountains on the other side,

Maybe just figments of my imagination

running away with me until

my ankles have time to heal.

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Those darn mosquitoes!

I linger longer,

longer than I should,

When memories are triggered

by the little things.

A smiley at the end of an exchange,

Reminds me of your real grin.

An inside play on words,

I smile from ear to ear

When it comes up

after all these years.

An old photo

from a trip out west,

A vacation I rank up there

with the best.

A click of the shutter

when I look through the lens,

Even that takes me back

to times back when.

Other thoughts and memories

come to mind,

Some make me blush

and even fantasize,

But many are precious,

innocent and sweet.

The day he asked

For me to be his mom,

That’s when I knew,

I hoped, it would

Always be you.

Hold my arms, push me against the wall

And stare at me in the moonlight.

Press your body against mine,

share the air between us.

Breathe slowly as your lips meet mine.

And kiss me as if your life depends on it.

Let my love be your elixir.

Take it all from me,

then share your own to restore me,

So we can do it all again.

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When beautiful transcends good looks,

When lust no longer craves just any firm body.

When understanding and trust

Mean as much as flirtations and laughter,

When you just get each other’s rhythms.

That’s when you know it’s real.

Crimson reds, sunset oranges, and golden yellows abound.

The crunch of fallen leaves underfoot, that sound.

Fireplaces soon will billow with soot and smoke,

The time nears to gather with friends and kinfolk.

High school football on Friday nights,

Marching bands playing under the lights,

A chill in the air brings sweater weather,

and an excuse to snuggle closer together.

Let’s enjoy a warm tea and give a cheer,

It’s no wonder I love this time of year!

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🍁 Happy Fall Y’all! 🍂