Tag Archives: struggle

northerns – March14

Posted on March 15, 2016 by landl30

3.14.2016 they say there’s northerns in that pool below the waterfall worked their way upstream to find a place of their own. maybe we did that too on our way to minnesota. ——————-

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7.3.2015 at some point you realize that you have fought many fights survived many struggles and are surprised at how well life has turned out except for the friends who after a lifetime have … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged ambivalence, battles, friends, gratitude, life journey, losses, preception, reflection, struggle, survivor guilt, wins | Leave a comment

she asks for four – July 1

Posted on July 1, 2015 by landl30

7.1.2015 she asks for four bag lunches each morning supposedly for children unseen her approach is slow, steady head down covered up in her coat and hat expression blank responses mono-syllabic as if life has … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged care, compassion, grace, homeless, hunger, lonlieness, need, nourishment, pain, Prayer, souls, struggle | Leave a comment

Iolani Palace – May 28

Posted on May 29, 2015 by landl30

5.28.2015 uneasy lies the head that wears the crown so Kalākaua built his palace to fend the closing in presences from America. ————————–

Posted in poetry | Tagged annexation, betrayal, burdens, Hawaii, kingdom, leadership, pressure, projecting, protecting, royalty, strife, struggle, tension | 2 Comments

holocaust -the bondage of death – April 17

Posted on April 18, 2015 by landl30

4.15.2015 a long slick narrow bridge over waters filled with death hate filled people gleeful in pot-shotting at random victims a gauntlet of terror each movement only forward unsure if the next moment will be the halted … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged anxiety, courage, cry, danger, death, despair, fear, flight, genocide, holocaust, mistrust, plea, Prayer, refuge, sin, struggle, violence, war | Leave a comment

due do dates – September 23

Posted on September 23, 2013 by landl30

9.23 mortgage is due, baby is due, what to do when the dream has fallen through. ———————————

Posted in poetry | Tagged bank failures, binds, courage, failings, faith, Financial Services, Mortgage, poverty, struggle, victims | Leave a comment

MLK 1965 – August 28

Posted on August 28, 2013 by landl30

8.28 the long black car drove slowly majestically through Boston streets lined with faces, hands arms reaching for hope and i jogged beside to keep the inmate safe. bullets, knives and hate also striding through the streets reaching for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston, bullets, civil-rights, fear, hope, justice, Martin Luther King Jr, parade, struggle | Leave a comment