Prism

Posted on 10/01/2020 by Sonya M Fitzmaurice

Prism

Shards of angled light

pierce and merge the guilt and grace,

emblazing the soul.

haiku and image smf

Shine

Posted on 02/14/202003/04/2020 by Sonya M Fitzmaurice

Shine

Looking up I see

Stars as bright as my whole heart

Shower down from high.

-smf

image by A little something

Aperture Washed gray skies fill the large panes; she notes the unfamiliar color as she enters. The broad portal pervades the wall, floor to ceiling. Weathered walnut confronts the cool murky canvas it frames. She sees the window is open a few inches from the bottom. Standing before it, meeting ghost eyes, she stares through […]

Prism Shards of angled light pierce and merge the guilt and grace, emblazing the soul. haiku and image smf

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as she looked into her past, she noticed that the road she had traveled was no simple straight line. her journey toward fully loving herself and the world was full of forward and backward movement, twists, turns, detours, and even some pauses. at times, she doubted her progress, her potential, and even her power to […]

watercolor by Marcos Beccari Renascence Observed from a distance below the surface, she is concealed by inky blue, limbs kicking free, ripples surround. Head submerged with a beacon of sun, befall the baptism. She surfaces from the spotlight and swims to the short berth where a companion awaits. Not so pure the mix and […]

Shine Looking up I see Stars as bright as my whole heart Shower down from high. -smf image by A little something

Now The knot in my stomach tightens squeezing tears, dripping like a soaked towel left on the clothesline in pouring rain twisted in clenched fists. I’ve missed you so much just as you miss him now still here, yet not Forcing myself to remember better times at the playground I no longer recognize modern mounds […]

The early dawn speaks in moody color Awakening with a recollection of my lunar mother As she flew to my throat, this master of disguise Determined to soften, to illuminate a vernal path of light Wealth in blind faith, I will follow. Nocturnal luster flutters forth, and I can see clearer now Enchantment from […]

From this morning Snow flutters like glitter in the wind, so pretty in the rising sun. I see this through the kitchen window as hands busy in the sink; eyes captivated, my mind drifts then directs. A New Year is here. Time to review and renew, embrace and embark. A fresh list of agreements assemble. […]