In The Arms of an Angel may your find comfort

Aljazeera says at least six Rohingya died on Tuesday and thousands have been relocated in refugee camps in Bangladesh’s southeast after monsoon rains triggered landslides and flash floods.

(Photo property of FBC, Omnia Caelum Studios València) THIS CITY… _________________________ I walk the streets of this city, without a plan in my head, I hope to find, perhaps randomly, those that were not left for dead, but all I find are just eyes that look out, looking for comfort instead. I sit at my […]

നീലകാശത്തിൻ സ്വരനിസ്വരങ്ങളിൽ വാർമുകിലു ചിന്തിയ മാറ്റൊലികൾ !! #മഴക്കാറ്റ് Rain wind; echoes shed by rain clouds in the flutters of blue sky ~ Akhila

Poem Attribution, Goff James, Woven in Stardust Copyright (c) 2021 Goff James – All Rights Reserved  View more senryū poems by Goff James Thank you for your visit goffjamesart.wordpress.com Art Photography Poetry

Philosophy view of habit A settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up. A long loose garment worn by a member of a religious order. A person’s health or constitution. Biblical view of habit The bible did not mention habits, but it gives us instruction about several spiritual disciplines and […]

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The Metro says: The alarm was raised at 2.40am as the Roman Catholic Parish Church of St Simon caught fire.

Your error is forgetting that you also began as a seed. The starfish that loses an arm still thrives brightly seaward. The coyote howls, then listens through darkness to return to his pack. The angel oak’s reach is far and long regardless of scarred branches. Can you see the lacework between the living? Each reaching […]

Flash of gold outside Goldfinch harvests sunflowers dumping fiber shells Posing for photos Spreading his wings he flies off A glorious array ***** Photos: Dwight L. Roth

So about 6 months ago, when we had just about stepped into 2020, I had written a post (read My Quest for a new ‘Talent’) basically elaborating on the lack of any special skills or talents that I can brag about or post on social media to make my ‘social media friends’ go awww in […]

Photo by Artem Sapegin on Unsplash the sky bleedseach day,renewingitself in its journey,which, yes,is sometimesfrayed aroundthe edges, and is alsopure warmthin its acceptance ofa knowingwe holddeep inside,which,reminds us to lookto the sky, intimes of worry,knowing we shallsee all of ourselvesin the glory we beholdon an early morning sun rising,golden delight,washing the daytimewoes away,with a single […]

With heavy eyes drifting awayfloating on the stream of dreamswhere bright sunshine warms her wrinkled faceand life is buoyant and carefreeNo worries from the past as the present unfolds,a glimpse through bright eyes of youthbehind eyes of old ©2021 Linda Lee Lyberg dVerse Poets Pub: Quadrille No. 132- Stream Linda Lee Lyberg is a wife, […]

I was waiting in line to use the ATM machine outside my favorite Starbucks. The line was agonizingly slow, and I could feel the little caffeine-deprived miner trying to pickax his way out of the front of my skull. The little pick, pick, pick feeling got stronger as the next customer seemed to be […]

Photo: Joshua Newton I’M GOING TO START THIS STORY OFF WITH A BANG. ALL CAPS BABY. WHOOOO! How did that sound in your head? Did it feel like I was shouting at you? How about now? More reasonable? Good. You’re probably wondering what this is all about. I promise I’ll get to that in a […]

I have been in a bit of a reading slump and something I like to do when I find myself in that situation is to pick up a fast-paced book that I can read in one sitting. So, I will be sharing ten books I either read in one sitting or could have read in […]

To capture Alive, I leaned my chest towards the end of a massive boulder. What was I thinking? Inch even closer. Never let our years passed us by without trying. Wasn’t Alive enough, so I moved a few more inches just a shy away from plunging into the deep blues beneath. See, believe and live […]

The view from Yellow Rock Outlook, Devil’s Den Park ~ humid lush and green valley ripe with summer growth my verdant moments ~ The park is over flowing with limestone bluffs and boulders. I finally got out in the woods to feed my body and soul this Sunday. Thankfully, I timed it well in between […]

Dear human!You know your journey You know your destiny But the need of money? Beyond the basic needsSearching your agony!We get to see a dead bodyOn our journey of each dayTraveling to it’s destiny After a beautiful journey On the way to heaven/hellThe soul may rest on hillLooking at the mourningsKnowing breath stands stillFinally the […]

this morning the pills have not been there kitchen top cabinet not there but of course the world wouldn’t explode if he didn’t take the pills for one day Things were going too fine to slip downhill now He didn’t need the pills. It actually was like the doctor said, the power was inside him The power to change to become better to leave the past behind. The power was in him And in dearest Kyu, his therapy dog, a small corgi who needed to be walked everyday He smiled as he thought of Kyu called him and Kyu came and he put the leash on and went outside The rain didn’t bother either of them Only problem during rainy days was the lack of other people to socialize with People hated rain and that was that but not him and Kyu They walked through the park and the rain grew more intense fatter drops heavier colder louder splashing the little rivulets flowing on the sides of the streets weren’t so little anymore This would turn out to be a total flood better go back home Kyu seemed to get the meaning they turned back and the rivulets at the sides of the street grew more potent and the leash grew lighter and lighter Gods! The rivulet carried Kyu away! Oh God, no! Straight into the curbside storm drain! In the sewer! Kyuuuuuu! And there was no one on the streets not even cars passing He had to do something by himself because no one would help him nobody ever helped him He had to pull himself out of this ditch by himself once more Cursing between clenched teeth he dropped to his knees and crawled into the storm drain after his beloved Kyu He landed on hard concrete and broke his foot so badly that the jagged shinbone protruded through the flesh and skin and came out like a blade He screamed and cried and cursed the day he was born and the people in his life and outside of it Of course everyone would be outside of it Nobody would be in his life not mother not father not sister grandparents friends? What friends? He never had any of those People were cold people wanted to see him cry because seeing him cry was their food and they needed food to stay alive, they needed to eat and their hunger was insatiable they should…just die actually The dirty water showered all around him and onto his wound and onto his head and eyes but he still saw it He saw them carrying Kyu away dragging him by the paws towards the darkest spot of the sewer despite his whimpering protests He screamed, shouted at them but they wouldn’t listen “Hey, you bastards, let him go!” No, they would not let Kyu go Words were not enough to convince people. He had to do something. He crawled after them through the cold filth with pain and determination propelling him Oh, it was them, of course Mother and father and sister they were dragging Kyu away from him just as they dragged everything away from him This was too much He couldn’t let this happen. Too much! He crawled after them crying screaming cursing and reached for his broken shinbone and pulled it out of the leg and stabbed them with it again and again He kept stabbing at their backs their heads, their throats, their chests, their arms everywhere stab stab stab “Thought you could take everything away from me my friends, my life, my love, my soul, my freedom, my purpose, my way, my choices, my health, my possibilities, and now even him, my dearest Kyu? Fuck you! I won’t let you! I won’t let you!” and he kept stabbing and stabbing stab stab stab until that hand just wouldn’t work anymore and he fell with his head on Kyu like on a pillow as he always did and darkness came about him Good night, Kyu