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And if you are brave enough to stand beside me there will never come a moment you will stand without me next to you. 

Leaves and Pressed Petals

And when it's long past due to break from the grey, when you find rain within yourself instead of around you quenching this drought too long I will suggest one thing for you; listen closely, you can find me; I'll be your sunshine, I'll make you laugh from the inside out then when I get you smiling enough to join you, together we'll light up the room and the world - when sorrow wins let me be your purest known bliss. Because an old, tattered or dim appearance has nothing to do with what lies beneath the surface protected, from the skeptical glances from the rest of mankind. 

Something Fun to Celebrate

Hello everyone, I am back full swing and I have some great news to share. I have just (literally in the last hour sort of JUST) finished a recent poetry project. It is a contest manuscript of 35 original pieces. If you would like to have an authentic first copy (there are 15 up for grabs) and to support what might happen to the collection once the contest is over, head on over to Patreon and pledge for just one month - August to September or September to October, and you will receive a personalized and signed copy of this manuscript in the mail!

And if you are already subscribing to Learning to Fly on Patreon you have an even better surprise coming your way in a week or two!

I am so excited to share this adventure and first taste of accomplishment with all of you!
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Postcards From Riverview Park

I will continue to ask you to stand tall in my absence, because if you can then I will be more proud than I've ever been before. You see, Love has a strange plan, but you will always have a home in my heart. 

To Celebrate This Homecoming

I will always dread the days you have to leave me, but hey, guess what.

When you come back home, the sun shines just a bit brighter and the amounts of laughter we share talking about your trip make up for every moment you were gone.

I'm so glad to have you back!

Coffee Shop Greetings

Sometimes,  just being open to meeting new people - new friends, is enough to make your day brighter than you ever imagined.

Simple Note of Return

Life does have a nasty habit of getting in the way of our other habits and hobbies, but you should know without a shadow of a doubt, I'll always find my way back here to and for you. 

Fighting for Breath

Tea just isn't hot enough
or strong enough this week

and the hospital isn't an option
this time around the bend.
So instead I've made friends
with the sheets of my bed
and hot water, lemon,

and a few drops of honey

to get through work
before coming home

to die again.

Well, maybe, death's not
the real answer, it's just
when you're as sickless
as me, and you're coughing
up more mucus than your
tiny, little body should
be able to hold

every single moment

feels like you're

fighting for breath.

The Glare of Moonlight

Just because the waves are coming into shore

does not mean the kelp and seaweed will

lose their grip and come along for the ride.



Much like the ocean, you and I

will ebb and flow with the patterns

of each other, but we do not have to



say goodbye to our roots



just yet. 

Powerful Joy

Let's be something so beautiful and so memorable that we help the world shine, even through these unusually dark summer days.