She has so many penpals But they’re pretty much the same Except for their hometowns And all of their names. She has one from Italy and Berlin

A star named Nicholas hangs in th… See it brightly floating by. Tiny light high up above. A reflection of your family’s love… Twinkle, twinkle through the night…

Holding her head up high, She tried to stand tall. She wanted to reach above the clou… And touch the heavens. The bitter night air pushed her do…

There was a time she wanted to say… Other times she wondered why So young so full of life which wil… As beautiful as the new day’s dawn She can see the end is near

Faded leaves fall aside Pale gray sky envelopes all Summer’s gone and fall is stale Aching world begins to weep Somewhere on the verge of change

The hand of hope goes the distance Gently uplifts the wildflower Firmly nudged to sway in the spiri… Wildflower unfolds gracefully Mother Earth taking hold

She longs for ways and times lost… To regain what was, is not possibl… How to create anew from ancient th… A stone, old, worn, filled with tr… Ancient truths, covered by the san…

Soft, atramentous vapors Giving life to flowers as she exha… With sensuous breezes Sent deeply into ecstasy’s divine… Drawn fully on every breath she ta…

Trembling lips come together Tongues—trepidly flicking, teasing… Saying hello. The inevitable push— The world fades away

Close your eyes, little Rainbow C… And go back to sleep for a while Longer Back to the numbness where Pain can not sting

Have you reached the Crossroads Of your life? Was the road clear or full of stri… Do you look back and give a wistfu… Turning for things and times gone…

She longs for spring In waiting to see What her garden will bring Tired of seeing trees Without leaves

What’s going on? Instead of better It’s turning wrong. It’s every day Cain kills Abel, For less than colors

Broken hearted dreams, Crying in the night Fool hearted love, Lost within the night Broken dreams

Her creamy white skinny hand. Twirled around, molded tightly Into Papa’s pudgy mahogany finger… His rippling laughter pulsated Slithered into her juvenile veins