When I was little I looked at my reflection in a puddle

I was to little to notice any imperfections

I giggled and jumped into the puddle without a worry

I grew up a little more and it was my first day of school

My mom holds my hand as I walk in

A little older and I see a boy. He’s cute

A little older

I cry because i don’t have friends

But I don’t understand why

A little older

I...

Aching legs

Marching feet

Stairs after stairs

Up to the unknown

Sweat piling

Out of breath

Stairs after stairs

Neverending

But then,

I’m out of breath

for a entirely different

reason

I can see the city

the entire world

From just this

one point

The mountains hug the city

The gentle setting sun

Casts an orange hue

over the land

What used to look

so intimidating

so imposing

so tall

now looked li...

Red and green and

Snowy white

Flakes of heaven

In the night

Layers of snow

On the street

Little pink nose and

Little cold feet

Presents sitting

Under the tree

Some for you and

Some for me

Hot cocoa and

Candy canes

Laughing dolls and

Choo choo trains

Little grubby hands

And smiles

Elves on shelves

For the child

Winter boots and

Mistletoe

Making angels

In the snow

Secret Santa

Exchangin...

The puffy white clouds are pierced by the tower. It's surrounded by the garden, full of great trees, prickly grass, and a path that pierces through the green. In the trees, the creatures hide, trying to stay out of your sight.

This place seems unreal like it was pulled right out of a book. It feels like you've entered a new world. The forest rises so high, it feels like your trapped in its maw.

A...

sinking sunlight glittered off the water. i stared at the orange and blue as they washed together. my mind was blank, and i wouldn’t realize until after. i watched my feet dangle above the water, as my eyes drifted in and out of focus. the breeze blew my hair and i leaned back on my hands. i was so thankful to be here, i had waited so long for this. there was an aura of orange in the sky, fading i...

We are awful short sighted creatures. We have a habitual aversion to what is inevitable. Happiness, for example, is not sustainable or constant. Sometimes we aren’t even aware we are experiencing it because people never know what they got till it’s gone. We avoid sadness, shame, dread, and all things we decide are unwanted.

We fail to descend that desire is the source of all suffering even when a...

The fur that covered each part of the paw gave me great joy. I had to touch and feel the softness only to be met with that paw hitting the top of my hand lightly, warning me not to touch. I could not help squealing with joy. My heart, body, and soul felt such euphoria from seeing this sight. I decided to rub on the gentle fur. Such warmth on the palm of my hand. It felt therapeutic to me. There wa...

A white gown and harp song

Arm in arm with my father

One last time

A new name sealed with a kiss

A new life with my love

Forevermore...

The rushing blanket of dark blue water became a bubbling mass of foamy white as it fell furiously down the cliff. I could only stare speechless at the heavenly landscape, the most beautiful place I’ve ever been. If I got too close, the mists would soak my clothes and hair. The sound was deafening but I didn’t mind, I loved it actually, it was a natural sound and, for all the time I was there, it m...

A mass of bodies fluttering and gliding in a dance in the sky. The sun was bright and the clouds were like soft pillows of wool. The water below hugged the yellow sand with a wet kiss before bowing back to muster another ever-reaching hug. This mass of bodies moved as one. Connected in their synergy and mirroring each other’s rhythm, circling, diving, swooping as one entity. They complemented the ...