Orange Baby

CHAPTER 4 THE SAGA CONTINUES Morning Mindmeld c.SUSANTMARTIN2022 (sold)      I got off track in the last chapter...      Too many offshoots and alleyways. Let's move along a few years to 2020...Pandemic lock down, I'm working on Zoom with some friends. Suddenly, Donna breaks in with a plea, " Would anyone like a Maine CoonContinue reading "Orange Baby"

ORANGE Baby

AKA The Crazy Cat Chapter 3    I didn't want to become the "Cat Lady" of my new neighborhood. I had gotten off on the wrong foot, on day one, with an off-balance dope fiend who lived directly across the street from me. While attempting to acclimate my kitties to their new home, they hadContinue reading "ORANGE Baby"

Orange Baby

AKA: The Crazy Cat Chapter 2     Relocating to Tampa after my Dad had died was a horrible experience. I had run from the house I inherited when my Dad died. I had been primary caregiver for both of my parents; their deaths six years apart left me traumatized. Aching for maternal love, Tampa seemedContinue reading "Orange Baby"

Orange Baby

AKA The Crazy Cat     It was a rainy February night, cold for Tampa Bay, when I found the kittens. There were 2, frightened and crying. One came to me readily, I thought it was alone until I heard another faint "mew" from the bushes that lined my front porch. Peering into the darkness, IContinue reading "Orange Baby"

Carl, the Wolf Spider

Am I insane? Does it really matter?

Floating

The Dance    Dance of life never ends Ebbs and flows, comes round again                Love, loss, joy, strife Husband dies bereaving wife               Child is born, flame ignites Plays, then works, attaining might             Dawn rolls into darkest night      She loves, in love, loves inspite    Many times is love heartbreaking         RelentlessContinue reading "Floating"

A Message to Myself

...from a year ago...  I have been crying again. here, there everywhere. Are these tears sure indicators of a heart? if indeed they are, is it a good one? A kind one? A redeemable one?  Who knows the answer, but my God. I used to think I knew who I was, I thought of myselfContinue reading "A Message to Myself"