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Post #90 – The Taboo of Human Trafficking and . . . A Poem

By Nancy on March 27, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Angels whisked her away to her childhood ethereal wildflower fields Ripples of gentle waves dancing upon crystalline waters Reflected her lithe frame waltzing in the midst But then She woke up bleeding and freezing in an empty bathroom balled up in the corner on an icy rocklike floor […]

Post #88 – 6 a.m. Another Painful Sleepless Night and a Raw, Unedited Poem

By Nancy on March 16, 2016 • ( 3 Comments )

Please correct writing errors in your head. Exhaustion wrote this entry. I just went along for the ride. As I watch my computer clock race towards 6 a.m., I have an unsettling awareness of my heartbeat. I feel it tapping against my skin. My whole body hurts; my bed chokes […]

Post #87 – Death Is But A Doorway – A True Short Story and Two Poems

By Nancy on March 13, 2016 • ( 10 Comments )

It must be so, lest all our sufferings be in vain, making life nothing more than futility. After experiencing nine near-death encounters, I believe in my heart that something beautiful awaits us. I will share two of them, the first and the last. In 1995, my leg spasms were so […]

Post #86 – Popsicle Sticks, Bumblebees, and Blossoms – A Poem

By Nancy on March 8, 2016 • ( 4 Comments )

Pearly billows samba amongst aureate blue skies Kaleidoscopic tulips and crocuses bid cheery hellos Emerge the sleepy hedgehogs, chipmunks Grizzly bears Snowy mounds deliquesce Fragrant showers bathe blossoms, budding trees, earth Popsicle sticks floating downhill through streams in gutters Delight a child’s eyes Lingering daylight, baby ducklings, chirping […]

Post #85 – Voice in the Storm – A Spiritual Poem – Raw and Unedited

By Nancy on March 7, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

Clap of angry thunder, Crash of mighty trees Sinister crack of a whipping lightning bolt A soft whisper blows gently in a breeze Blasting, howling winds; Surging, tumultuous tides Ferocious waves hammering Herculean rocks While in the midst the whisper hides Mind is spinning; burning, stinging tears, relentless […]

Post #81 – A Closed Fist Crushes Life – A Spiritual Poem

By Nancy on February 28, 2016 • ( 4 Comments )

We cannot lose what was never ours, no matter how much we want it. It was never meant to be. Accept this and peace will flow in our hearts. Our life is sweet savor when we sacrifice it. Hold our sister and brother’s hand. Guide another to the […]

Post #79 – Delightfully Unfettered – A Poem

By Nancy on February 24, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

The confines of my paralyzed condition hinder not my senses or imagination Unfettered A chariot of feathery clouds escort me to ethereal wildflower fields Overflowing with dancers just like me running free Whilst on earth A leafy ballet romances my eyes as a balmy breeze caresses The graceful […]

Post #72 – Aurora Rhapsody – A Poem

By Nancy on February 12, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Sublime hues of eventide Evanesce Darkness twinkles Moisture lingers Pattering raindrops Dancing on my window pane Gently awaken me all rights reserved © Serendipitous Purlieus – a diary of poetry and prose by Nancy J. Walker

Post #71 – I Saw the Outside World – Thanks to a Doctor’s Appointment – Prose

By Nancy on February 11, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

And I snapped this photo. I’m a water girl – a true Scorpio. The symphony of verdant lushness coupled with glimmers of sunshine dancing upon this stunning azure lake called out for me to plunge in. But, alas, it has been twenty-four years since I felt water against […]

Post #69 – Oh, To Live in a Dream for More Than Just a Moment in Time

By Nancy on January 31, 2016 • ( 13 Comments )

It has been a rough couple of months for me physically and the pain has not abated, so what happened last night while I slept enraptured me when I woke up. I had exquisite vision last night during a dream. I danced! Pirouettes! Extraordinarily vivid. I literally felt […]