High Above the Clouds: A Sonnet

A time remembered when I looked above The clouds flowed with ease like water in stream And forever they remained full of love Like the pancakes of old topped with whipped cream The shapes they make when i look far too long Reflecting thoughts to a physical form They showed me birds singing their lovely …

Hello Again Anonymous: Starting Anew

Its fitting that the Daily Prompt for today is restart. Not only does today mark the start of a new month, but the reinvigoration of this little corner of the internet, the procession of documenting thoughts and the reinstitution of a medium to share these ideas. It has been too long since I have come …

New Year Old Me?

Well another year has dawned. It is 2018 and I am here trying to reflect on the past 365 or so odd days since I had started this little blog. I feel like change is right around the corner; or is this just the sense of hope you get when a new year dawns? When …

Do You Really Own What You Think You Own?

In the world we live in today, we are clear to define what is ours, especially in a society that prioritizes materialistic value over everything else, but have you really given thought into what is really yours. Is it the things that you buy with the hard work that you put in yourself? Is it …

A Neighbors Struggle

Neighbors. Those people that most of us today now try and avoid. Those people that we walk past everyday as we go in and out our home. Those people we now give so little thought into when we take actions especially the ones that affect them. My parents would tell me of a time when …

Simmer of the Heart: A Sonnet

My heart simmers from the bright light that shines, from the smiles you make when we're together When I see that you're dressed to the nines, My heart soars as if it was a feather. When you know that your beauty has me spellbound, yet you turn your head away from me to flaunt. Even …

Anticipation of Something Greater

The past couple of weeks my friends and I have been discussing the prospect of success quite often. I think it is mostly because that we are so close to finishing our degree that our thoughts and feelings are concerned of what is to come. Where will I be in the next 2 years? What …

Going Against the Grain; A Sonnet

When people tell how things are done Things that you could make better Would you follow the steps of everyone Or rather become the pacesetter Within the short span of your life If you could make a difference Would you gut it with a knife Or follow your own way and sense When you are …

Never a Rose without a Prickle

" If you enjoy the fragrance of a rose, you must accept the thorns which it bears " Isaac Hayes Sometimes in the face of adversity, I would long for it to be over. I would wish from deep within my heart that life be a bed of roses. From the constant pour of tears …

Everything in a Jiffy

When it comes to time, how many of us really appreciate the value of it? How many of us use the time we have on this Earth to do the things that really matter. On a much smaller scale, how many of us use the time we have in a full day to the best? …