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Tag: Hope
Thoughts on a Windy November Afternoon
For nineteen years, I was beat and belittled into quiet submission. I was trained to understand I would never measure up. I laughed too loud, I talked too much, I read the wrong things, I didn’t fit in, I didn’t understand my peers. I… Continue Reading “Thoughts on a Windy November Afternoon”
Seed of Hope
Bravely she took his outstretched hand And folded her own into it He offered her solace Peaceful rest Beautiful lyrics An open heart In exchange for…. what? He asked nothing of her Just simply and inexplicably Held forth his hand A soft light shining… Continue Reading “Seed of Hope”
A Daily Prayer
May the Light of Love blind us to the faults and imperfections we each have, now and forevermore. tara caribou | ©2017-2021
Through The Window
The first time she climbed through my bedroom window in the middle of the night I was ten and she was eight. She didn’t say anything, just clung to me beneath my purple unicorn blanket and quivered. I wrapped my arms around her and… Continue Reading “Through The Window”
The Moon Brings Hope
My heart aches.I long for that spark,that touch of understanding.My face is a grimace;My hands lift.My fingertips tremble.I look to the east:hope rises with the moonand sets with the waking sun.Morning rests upon my face, butall I crave is the night and the promise… Continue Reading “The Moon Brings Hope”
Book Release – Memoirs of an Addicted Mind by John A. Graser
Raw Earth Ink is proud to present Memoirs of an Addicted Mind: the silence is broken, a collection of poetry from first-time author, John A. Graser. John Graser serves up hard-hitting and alternative spiritual lyrical works of poetry in his debut collection. From the… Continue Reading “Book Release – Memoirs of an Addicted Mind by John A. Graser”
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