A single spark of lightHeld gently in the handsAgainst the dark of nightAnd terror in the lands. A single spark of lightGleaming in the darkWaging battle brightWith a single spark. A single spark of lightShining to the eyeSending out its mightTo the empty sky. A single spark of lightHeld in every heartSpreads throughout the nightAnd… Read More A Single Spark of Light
This popped into my head a few days ago in response to a blog post I read. I thought I would share here. Hopefully this will become a regular weekly thing. We’ll see. For now, I hope you enjoy. Summer’s End The golden summer glowFades to autumn’s golden leaves.Then the first hints of snowShine silver… Read More A Touch of Hope
Since I seem to be waxing poetic lately, I thought I’d just start a poetry corner. Not sure how long it’ll last, but I’m playing with the blog and seeing what I want to do with it. As for the poem that inspired this. It was, itself inspired by a post from an acquaintance of… Read More Odds Ends, and the Poetry Corner
Just a quick note, and hopefully the start of a habit. The writing is coming. Whirlwind of Stars is finished and I’m wrestling with Indesign for things like covers. (I’m paying for it. Might as well use it.) Bearskin is, as the side bar shows, about 30k in. It’ll probably be 70ish k words or… Read More Getting things moving
Look to the skyLook to the starsThey can’t take us overThey can’t take what’s ours. The work of our hands,We can always redo.The things in our mindsWe pass down to you. The will to the strivingThey never will break.The hope in our laborsThey never can take. The fire that burnsIn every free soulIs something they… Read More Look Up
