Topic: She Said We's Just Old
Sharris's photo
Sat 09/29/12 09:16 PM

that's sure some heavy metal i read in a while ..lucid , precise and awe inspiring...
please don't publish them in a book for a while if possible..i am really broke, and wouldn't wanna try my luck on whether i could restrain myself from stealing it off the shelf...


You are kind to warn me.They are my children's legacy. My heart is all I have. Thank you for reading and enjoying.

Sharris's photo
Fri 10/05/12 02:36 PM
Old Man’s Legacy

We shall remember
All you have said.
Stories of the war,
How our God has blessed.

How you loved each of us,
Cherished Grandma Lue.
We really understood
Faithful, always true.

Every day we were together
You impressed us to know
What really mattered most
Would be the seeds to sow.

You taught us of freedom,
How great our country was.
Show respect, fly the flag
Do it right just because.

To the next your flag entrusted
With purpose unafraid.
Freedom’s price not withheld
In honor still shall wave.

SadieLu2012
to Adrian

Sharris's photo
Mon 11/05/12 11:11 AM
Palo Duro Canyon

We’ll look back through
this lens of azure vast
panning majestic grace
where fragile layers embedded
between ancient formations
are carved out ruins
exposed by wind and time.
How Autumn’s quilt laid out
surprises of golds,
burnished leaves
beginning their turn
mixing with red clay swatch
cut-outs of the canyon floor
spotted here and there
by gnarly mesquite poised
near boulders and ground brush.
Where echo sounds the distance
realizing silence lives to thrive here
compelling one into its soothe
knowing lonely calm has found a home to heal.
If ever there was comfort in the dark
it is here under this canopy of still.
Glimmering stars, winking and blinking
from their height. Whispers of breeze
teasing around the chilly huddles
wrapped in their blankets
in awe of this wonder transition.
We will look back and remember sweet.

As for me, I will recall how my heart
filled with such love as the realization
of past conversations etched
on an invisible thread came alive,
resounding deeply of laughter, faces
warmth, connected friendship.
How time and space bridged a chasm
needing, hope, voice where once only silence.
That, unconditional was possible,
That the reality of survival and who we are,
what we say to each other cannot be faked.
I saw you with my own eyes.
Love,
SadieLu©2012

Mingle Palo Duro Canyon Meet
Texas 11/2,3,4,2012

no photo
Mon 11/05/12 12:09 PM
Sadie!...How do you do it?...Your perfect prose just keep getting better...All who read this will feel as if they are standing high atop the canyon floor drinking in the raw beauty surrounding them!..Thanks for sharing your gift....

Just have to say for me this line is breathtaking....."If ever there was comfort in the dark, it is here under this canopy of still.":heart:

no photo
Mon 11/05/12 02:33 PM
Absolutely beautiful Sadie..

Sharris's photo
Mon 11/05/12 02:49 PM

Sadie!...How do you do it?...Your perfect prose just keep getting better...All who read this will feel as if they are standing high atop the canyon floor drinking in the raw beauty surrounding them!..Thanks for sharing your gift....

Just have to say for me this line is breathtaking....."If ever there was comfort in the dark, it is here under this canopy of still.":heart:

You are so kind. It was absolutely beautiful. I wanted to share with those who were not there.
Thank you, so very...

Sharris's photo
Mon 11/05/12 02:50 PM

Absolutely beautiful Sadie..

Thank you, Ainjel. You would have loved it...

Sharris's photo
Tue 11/20/12 11:33 AM

Missed and Memories

The dream of missed and memories
filled the air today.
Wafted through the trees
creating silent haze.

Whispers told of days before
Children's play and tears
Holding hands and kisses tender
Everyone so near.

Momma cooked the turkey
I remember how her hands
turned and stirred the bread crumbs
Her stuffing! Oh! So grand.

Lacing up the big bird
In her special way
I can hear her sweet voice
especially today.

Dad so proud of Momma
she could do no wrong.
He'd just eat it any way
Oh! She's been gone so long.

The roses while we live
given each to one
love is cooked and laced
memories are done.

Plated on the table
our lives are dished and shared.
Hearts are opened, family
burdens held truth bared.

And in this midst of memories
tabled meals of care
Silent thanks and giving
For "Loved" and those not here.

Sadie Harris©2007

Sharris's photo
Tue 11/27/12 10:07 AM

Contemplations

Once again,
the evidence is clear.
Complacency clothed in finery
composure fitted for the occasion
distinctive persuasive quality
exposed to elements
We await viable
to birth serendipitous recollections
pulling from thin air
to a heady redeemer.
The need
always
insatiable.
Artificial means
futile.
Scaling down to simplicity
serves only
to stifle it's fate.
Haven't decided yet,
Should I decorate this year?
I mean..it's just me.
Are you...going to ...decorate?
SadieLu© 2012

Sharris's photo
Tue 01/01/13 10:12 AM
Edited by Sharris on Tue 01/01/13 10:35 AM
Hypothetically Thinking

Oh, this balancing act
above ground.
one foot in front of the next.

Those questions that arise
pondering
decisions based on
dreams versus hopes
reality versus desires.
The "what would I"
"what should I"
"what will I"
circling back around to
"what I do... in all actuality.

Never have I been able
to let my dreams soar any higher
than the solid ground desperately needed
to keep me from falling too far
because it hurts
deeply and painfully.

You will catch me, though
in a quiet moment...
this woman that is too serious at times,
wondering how it feels to have her face cupped
by tender, strong hands in a passionate
expression by the man who loves her.

She might even get lost in a gasp
when she sees two lovers
caught in a stolen moment
of hushed communication
from across the room.
a silent knowing.

She does cry tenderness, exposed.

For the most part, though,
I just try to live everyday.
I am thankful and blessed.

If I had a choice, would I rather...?
I cannot imagine this life, this gift
without God, my Savior.

Life has a way of filling in the blanks
answers come and go...a new day, perhaps.
Actually...there's nothing new under the sun.
Choice...can it be hypothetical?

SadieLu2013



no photo
Tue 01/01/13 07:58 PM
Even reading this again is wonderful...Happy beautiful New Year to you Sadie...May the blanks life fills in this new year be fantastic...:heart:

Sharris's photo
Wed 01/02/13 06:33 AM

Even reading this again is wonderful...Happy beautiful New Year to you Sadie...May the blanks life fills in this new year be fantastic...:heart:

To me, time and the lines are not as distinct as they once were. Spending together..that renews our souls. Thank you, Anj. You are a sweet fragrance.

no photo
Thu 01/10/13 07:29 PM
Really good stuff !
I am truly enjoying reading your writing Ma'am
Thanks for sharing !

flowers
KiK

Sharris's photo
Sun 01/13/13 11:30 AM

Really good stuff !
I am truly enjoying reading your writing Ma'am
Thanks for sharing !

flowers
KiK

Thank you and welcome here. Hope to see you again.

Sharris's photo
Sun 01/13/13 11:31 AM
Us

We live for these moments
surprises when
Knowing they really shouldn't be
Sweet times where friends
let each other know
that it's perfectly fine
to be that child
Eat cake
be a bit wild.
Most of of all
it's the "presence"unwrapped.
Sharing our hearts
Giving back
Parts of ourselves
the best you see
Our gifts to each other
that makes us just "we".

SadieLu2013

no photo
Sun 01/13/13 12:13 PM

Us

We live for these moments
surprises when
Knowing they really shouldn't be
Sweet times where friends
let each other know
that it's perfectly fine
to be that child
Eat cake
be a bit wild.
Most of of all
it's the "presence"unwrapped.
Sharing our hearts
Giving back
Parts of ourselves
the best you see
Our gifts to each other
that makes us just "we".

SadieLu2013


(((Sadie)))...Presence unwrapped, sharing our heartssmitten

Teditis's photo
Wed 01/23/13 06:32 PM
Haha... luv it. Straight to the point.

kc0003's photo
Wed 01/23/13 07:59 PM
Sadie, it's always nice to read you...flowers

Sharris's photo
Sat 01/26/13 01:26 PM

Haha... luv it. Straight to the point.


Always good to see you, always.

Sharris's photo
Sat 01/26/13 01:28 PM

Sadie, it's always nice to read you...flowers

Love seeing you here, reading your collections and listening to you. You are quite the tender soul.