There was something
On my mind
Dig through files
Cannot find
What it was I
Had to say
It will come back
Somewhere, some way
But for now it’s
Lost in transit
Important words in
Jumbled typeset
Month: April 2026
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Stitches
Running stitches round a hem
Running down and up again
Piecing quilts and piecing dreams
Mending hearts and mending seams
Sewing love in many ways
Sowing seeds for future days
Pinning patterns for a shirt
Pinning plans that somehow work
Cutting fabric, cutting losses
Patching tears and patching bruises
Basting hopes in fragile strings
Basing faith on unseen things
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Distortion
The ache was only a mirror
A hard glass wall of fear
A trick of the light
To obscure my sight
And keep only sorrow near
The wish was only a star
A twinkling glow afar
A promise of light
That blinks out of sight
A distracting repertoire
The life was only an act
A shell with stuffing packed
A play thing too light
To keep within sight
And let me keep hiding from fact
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Unknown
What will happen if I let go?
Is it okay if I don’t know?
Will I see before it’s too late?
Will I lose out if I wait?
How can I survive this change?
What happens when life’s rearranged?
Will I lose the things I need?
Will I know how to succeed?
How can I keep myself on track?
How can I keep from looking back?
Will I know how to make it through?
Can I be strong and wise and true?
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The Monarch
Clinging to a pumpkin leaf
The monarch’s fuzzy wings unfurled
To coal-black splotches ringed in orange
A tiny jewel in the world
Wild flowers glowed with dew
The monarch’s thread-like tongue uncurled
To drink the nectar, sweet and clear
A tiny jewel in the world
When the shimmering sun was high
The azure sky with clouds was swirled
Up—up—the monarch soared away
A tiny jewel in the world
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Break Through
Today I doubt, today I cry
I look for answers I can’t find
I ask why is this suffering – why
Do we just fall further behind
Tomorrow I will try again
Tomorrow could be better, sure
I believe we still will win
All we can do now is endure
I cry for help, to see, to know
The answers to show us the way
To set us free from this great foe
Break through the night to light of day
