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Post #54 – Chalk – A Poem

By Nancy on December 30, 2015 • ( 3 Comments )

A Piece of Chalk I am chalk on a blackboard, Mere specks of powdery dust; A mild breeze carries me away Gentle rains melt me until I am no more. There will always be another piece of chalk. all rights reserved © Serendipitous Purlieus – a diary of […]

Post #53 – I Didn’t Know How to Talk about It – Memoir

By Nancy on December 27, 2015 • ( 2 Comments )

Chapter 44 Descending When I was a kid, sun showers captivated me. I splashed in puddles and danced in the soft drizzle. Popsicle sticks floating in streams of water along a gutter enchanted me. Simple times. I was happy. During my teen years, I took long walks in […]

Post #52 – A New Dawn – Poem

By Nancy on December 26, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Post #51 – Abstract? Absolute?

By Nancy on December 24, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

The human dilemma; We each have our point of view. Spirit-in-the-sky, galaxy explosion, sugar daddy to some, bully to others, inventor of life, creator, him, her, it, invisible force. What do I know? I glean from others. But, truth be told, no one dead dropped by to let me know anything. […]

Post #50 – The Gentle Power of Forgiveness & My Ninth Near-death Occurrence

By Nancy on December 21, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Forgiveness – A new kind of healing has begun within me. I feel it. I’m not as overly sensitive to innocent remarks that spurred triggers. Also, even when blindsided now, nothing shakes my faith. I’m able to trust in the God I cannot see, the one I cannot […]

Post #49 – Counterfeit Love – A Poem I Penned About a Long Ago Lost Love

By Nancy on December 15, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

She loves him so deeply, She hates him as much, She longs to be with him, She craves his sole touch, Her total fulfillment embodied in one. Yet love’s lost in the whirlwind, Swept away, slowly fading, listen oh hearken! Sadly because of a promise rescinded. The lies made […]

Post #48 – Reminiscences – A Poem

By Nancy on December 13, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

The soothing whisper of a gentle wind waltzes through a lonesome palm tree; Peaceful waves dance upon jagged rocks, The cooling water blends with the breeze, and softly kisses my face. Billowy clouds fade into shadows, as amber, crimson, and gold melt into the smoky sky; Shimmering stars peek out from […]

Post #46 – A Street of Shadows – Memoir

By Nancy on December 8, 2015 • ( 2 Comments )

_______________________ Chapter 1 – Desperation and Hope “Like wildflowers; You must allow yourself to grow in all the places people thought you never would.” ~ Ernest Victor Thompson I might rather have been withering away in a dungeon during the Middle Ages. The road to safety might be […]