Delirium

Rain falls softly Outside my window Living feels so easy Close my eyes Spread my wings Reach for the sky Aloft in flight Darkness pales In the shadow Of this light Where broke Is no longer The shape of My heart © Jill Terry  

Happy Earth Day – 40 years and counting!

Show a little extra love and respect for our Mother today; she’s the only Earth we’ve got! Honor the sacred. Honor the Earth, our Mother. Honor the Elders. Honor all with whom we share the Earth Four-legged, two-legged, winged ones, Swimmers, crawlers, plant and rock people. Walk in balance and beauty. -Native American Prayer Small

Writer’s Block

So many stories Which one to tell Perhaps I’ll embrace Silence Pitch my pennies In the well © jillterry

Celebrate Life

This disregard For human life Is nothing new To our species It overwhelms As it shadows Our light In media’s Many Forms Everywhere We turn Daily news So bad Good news So seldom heard This human Condition The darkened Soul Can dampen The brightest Of spirits But only If we Allow it © jillterry

Easter at the Vatican

Standing At the manmade altar Dressed in gold As if possessing A direct connection To the Lord Our God Men of sin Most sadistic Vile unconscionable Acts against the Innocent Professing to the Holy Father To be on the side Of God Rallying for Themselves In defiant Denial On this the Holiest of days A

Well worn

Lonely In the dark Of night With no one Else around The beating Of my heart The only Audible sound Close my eyes Picture you there Across from me You sit In that worn Leather chair A smile Play across Your face A knowing look Sparks in your eyes Hang my head In sorrow Ask

Old country road

I remember your face That look in your eyes How many times you asked Was I sure this is right Some things Are hard to remember Some things You never forget Memories fade Blown with the wind Of times that never Will be again Still I’d like to Drive with you Down that old Country

National Poetry Month

Inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, National Poetry Month is now held every April, when publishers, booksellers, literary organizations, libraries, schools and poets around the country band together to celebrate poetry and its vital place in American culture. To participate in this year’s events, peruse the extensive archives of poets and their