I AM
I am… I am from coke floats And football games I am from homemade ice cream And wedding punch church …
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Raising children is the hardest thing next to losing them
Raising children is the hardest thing next to losing them.
Journal Entry 1/4/06
I saw an old familiar face this morning. It was over 20 years ago that I first met him. His …
Sunset at Roaring Gap-2009
Night time approaches Sunset colors streak the sky We are all amazed ~Monica Sleap Roaring Gap Writing Retreat 2009
Ponds, Lilies and Dazzle
On this date 167 years ago, Henry David Thoreau moved to his cabin in the woods where he lived for …
Just like the old oak tree…
From an e-mail that I received from Dottye tonight: “However, I do have some sad news. For those of you …
I Am From……
I am from the snowy streets of Buffalo, NY with more cloudy days than sun. I am from Dick and …
I Am From . . .
I am from. . . I am from red clay roads, party-line telephones and “I Love Lucy” when it was …
Prompt Writing
Prompt Instructions: 1. Lines of a poem are cut apart and placed in a bowl. Each person draws a line …
I Am From…
I am from fried chicken and chocolate meringue pies, from large nap-inducing Sunday lunches after we returned home from Sunday …
Going in the direction you cherish
Essay from prompt “going in the direction you cherish” by Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Han – 9/30/2007 “If he …
Breath of Sol
We are 13 women who lost… 14 children, 10 high school graduations, 11 college graduations, countless birthday …
Between Remembrance and Resilience
“Caught between Remembrance and Resilience” was a phrase from a newspaper article that grabbed my attention. Those words seemed to …
Lean on Me
This family portrait was one of my first creative efforts following the death of my daughter, Rebecca. Sapped of my …
What I Save
In this stage of my life, I save less and less, fewer items, less stuff. I was thinking just yesterday …
The Perfect Fit
Feet. Shoes. Fit. All those shoes … they seemed to fit at the time. Pink satin ballet shoes. They were …
The Wedding Dress
The fading of an elegant dress-satin, tulle, a fine nuptial tiara, now crumpled and old in tan tissue paper decorated …
Killian
You made an imprint On our hearts and on our souls Miss you Killian ~Monica Sleap 4.17.12
Call of the Wood Thrush
Hopeful wood thrush calls
high in the clean mountain trees
one sweet note missing.
10 Years
As I sit here and watch the minutes tick by, I can remember exactly where I was and what was …
Farther Along 