By Monica C. Voskamp I turned the page and found Blank white with no scribbles. There were no mistakes. No scratched out lines. No misspellings. I savoured the moment, So freshly untainted. But within a few minutes I blurbed splotches of ink. I didn't cringe. I didn't cry. I simply acknowledged and moved [...]
By Monica C. Voskamp You don’t realize Right now the impact You have on that person Right there beside you. But just because You don’t realize Doesn’t mean you give up. And just because No one recognizes Doesn’t mean you bail. The gift you are The life you give, The smiles you bring, You don’t [...]
By Monica C. Voskamp Morning is bursting open With golden shafts of light Dawn is rejuvenating With all her possibilities. The silence is beautiful Like the beginning of a song. Relief is all consuming When eyes see the light of dawn. Photo Credit: Photo by OC Gonzalez on Unsplash
By Monica C. Voskamp She finally saw the stars Long been told and known as An evil curse. Now staring at these lights She saw they weren't anything Like she had heard. The tiny orbs were beautiful, Divine pinpricks in the sky Contraire to a curse. Many years she had believed [...]
