15 comments Whose Cozier? A Valentine’s Message
Who will move first? Who’s cozier? Who’s hungrier? Who’s lazier? Who’s needs to go to the bathroom? And so it […]
Love & relationships
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9 comments Happy birthday though
My husband gets on my nerves and then I swerveWanting to be right up under himKeep him nearCause he’s the […]
8 comments My Saige – My First by Candelaria Norma Silva
I wrote this poem in an online poetry class – With Dedication Writing Poems to and for Other People, taught […]
2 comments Closeness – a touch, a touch, a touch
To meld into an embrace, hugging so tightly that your breathing relaxes, your muscles release, and you exchange meaning: love, […]
2 comments Today is the only day we have to love
This is the only February 14th I have. I have to do the things I want to do this February […]
4 comments Howdy Partner
Howdy Partner/Becoming Partners The comedian Flip Wilson famously played a character, Geraldine on his comedy show. In one of the sketches […]
2 comments Keep your eyes on the prize: finish the degree!
Dear Daughter, You have delivered them to college (Morehouse and North Carolina A&T). What you’ve been grooming them for truly […]
7 comments Accepting the message despite the delivery
I have learned not to let the messenger or delivery method obscure the truth of the information being delivered .This […]
4 comments Channeling my inner Norma Jean (Mama)
My mother is a strong woman. When the going gets tough, she gets tough and keeps going. I channel my […]
3 comments We found each other despite our friends – Happy Valentine’s ...
My husband and I have several friends in common who we’ve known long before we were married. None of them […]
9 comments Some “ings” in my life and on my mind
I’ve been having some “ings” in my life and on my mind. Here we go: Learning how to love. Learning […]
4 comments Our Love in Write on the Dot Volume IV
There is no greater thrill for me than seeing something I’ve written in print. and I am pleased to have […]
In fascination and in love
I have this habit – I fall in love with people regularly. I find people fascinating. I meet new people […]
4 comments Who’s Zooming Who? – Affairs, trysts – Boston’s small y’all
Who’s zooming who? Affairs, trysts, dalliances – Boston’s small, y’all. In some cases, I knew the mistress first. She was […]
3 comments Love can return after it’s gone missing
Sometimes love returns after it’s gone missing. It can be found again… Can you love someone that you see clearly, […]
4 comments Welcome to the family – Cyrus McQueen & Leanne Gordon ...
Our family welcomes you, Leanne. Whenever there is marriage, it is a vote of confidence in love and in the […]
1 comment Love the One You’re With
Love the one you’re with. I mean really – love the one you’re with but not in the manner of […]
Po-Po-Poetry – David Bickham – National Poetry Month
I met David Bickham about 18 years ago when he was living in Boston. He promised me that he would […]