Within the four walls of hallejujah An indoctrination prevails Be chaste Wear long skirts and bloused shirts Make your lips blank canvases Strip your ears…
The Great Migration
We ran hot from the South Mostly with nothing In hopes that we would find the something that would make us safe We found “us”…
Alchemy
I have an aloe vera plant It sits in my dining room but I want to move it To recreate the place where it sat…
Hope
I’m sure I’m not 100% alone when I say I hope 2021 goes a lot better than 2020. There is such a hopefulness that saturates…
A “little” Consultation
When I was a little girl I wrote a letter to a pumpkin. I had zany positivity. I said that I would be a pediatrician…
Lake Accotink Park
Happy Mother’s Day Joyce!
It was a Friday night around 10 PM. Church had just dismissed. If you know anything about Pentecostal and COGIC churches, you know Friday nights were largely spent…
A Day in the Life of Trees
I have an amazing view in my back yard. Trees! I know what you’re thinking… “Did she just say trees”? Big deal! But I’m fascinated with trees. Apparently, enough…
Dinner View
It was a beautiful Saturday evening in the ‘Burg!
The Positive Way
Isaiah 26:3- You will guard him and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he commits himself to…