Month: September 2024

Poetry

I see you

mywords2228
Advertisements
Video by hello aesthe: https://www.pexels.com/video/hot-tea-in-mug-14319069/

And I want you to get up

And to not give up

I know lately it’s been hard for you to balance everything.

Letting others come and go.

It’s OK, but losing yourself is not what I want you to go through. So join me for a cup of tea, and let’s rise together.

These cold days are coming; tea and cookies taste better when you have someone to share them with and a new conversion that outlasts them both.

Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

I tried

mywords2228
Advertisements
Photo by SHENG YE: https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-woman-laying-on-a-bench-in-black-and-white-27702825/

To get up but I’m so tired

I just wish I could get the right amount of sleep so that I would not be too tired, but my body is all out of whack.

I know my sleep would be better if I left this place, but I haven’t gotten the sign yet.

So here I am, trying to sleep and trying to live, too. The sad thing is, no one can relate unless you have been through it, too.

One day, I will get enough sleep, get up, and have energy, but today isn’t that day. I’m sorry.

There is no way of winning, but you can try with all your might. Maybe you will win or get out.

Sincerely, Nightshift.

Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

I didn’t think

mywords2228
Advertisements
Photo by Oscar Lopez: https://www.pexels.com/photo/star-field-over-the-trees-16915886/

I would be able to see the stars so clearly that day.

It felt like I finally got that second chance to spend time outside in nature.

There was no rushing to my next destination

I could think, get lost in the night sky, and see the beauty around me.

It was breathtaking to see, and I initially didn’t want to take a picture of this moment because I was in it.

But letting this sky fade from my memory made me snap a picture, knowing I would never forget it. If I did, I could pull up the image and know this was the day everything came clear.

If I allowed the light into my life and accepted that the darkness would be there, too.

Because in the darkness, light, like the stars, always guides us home.

Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

How do

mywords2228
Advertisements

You really feel today?

Do you feel good today as the cold air nips at your arms and legs?

Or does the cold air wash over you and wrap around your body like a thin sheet, and you can’t shake the feeling no matter how much you try to warm up?

But then, just like that, the air changes, and it’s warm outside again, and you miss the coolness of the breeze blowing through your hair.

And the patting of the dog is all you hear before you squat away the bugs and get back inside before it rains.

Now that you’re indoors, preparing a delicious dinner, you’ve completely forgotten about the rain that never arrived. It’s as if you were anticipating something big, but instead, you’ve been pleasantly surprised with an evening that’s turning out to be delightful!

Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes