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Your Heart is Your Lighthouse
Background: A post by a LinkedIn connection about what freelancing taught her struck a chord in me, and I felt inspired to pen this little prose poem to…
Dear Aunt Linda
Background: My dearest aunt Linda, whom I have been close to for decades, requested a poem from me. I wanted to capture her years in these four stanzas…
For Joyce & Janet
Background: Joyce is the dedicated mother of Janet, a neurodivergent artist who is no longer walking this earth.
For Sariya
Background: Sariya wanted something written about her love-hate relationship with the daily traffic she faces as she transports her daughters to and…
Dear Janice
Background: Janice is one of my oldest friends from our university days. We went to Spain on a scholarship together, and we had the absolute time of our…
Before There is a We
Background: A little prose poem inspired by a LinkedIn friend (Linette) who wrote a post about loving yourself first before loving someone else.
Afendi & His Cows
My friend Afendi recalls herding his family’s seven or eight cows as a child, guiding them to grazing fields and finding peaceful moments lying on tree…
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