Tag Archives: love

Whoa-man!

I never imagined that reading, writing and watching romance would have such a powerful affect on my appreciation of WOMAN in the world.

We need this balance of the female more than ever. In fact, I believe the world is in the mess it is because we have not honored the Female the way way we honor the Male.

We need both. Balance.

Separate AND equal energies for creating a world wwhere we treat everyone and everything with kindness and respect.

So be it.

Discover ‘Under The Autumn Moon’: A Steamy Romance Novel

Romance Novel Now Available

When bestselling author Lexi Maxwell meets legendary guitarist Paddy May in a quiet London bookstore, she doesn’t expect her teenage crush to be soft-spoken, holding her latest book and extending his left hand to shake, knowing she doesn’t have a right.

That single, deliberate touch sparks more than just a connection. It awakens something electric. What begins as a morning coffee becomes a day-long walk, a moonlit dance, and a night of aching closeness neither of them wants to end.

Lexi lives a life of word and solitude- famous for her novels, but not her face. Paddy has been running from fame’s glare, numbing himself with noise and excess. But in Lexi’s presence, he finds something he thought he’d lost- desire, purpose and maybe even a little magic.

To stay together, they’ll have to fight for something rare and sacred: a love powerful enough to burn through fame, grief and the ghosts of the past. A love written in the stars- and sealed Under The Autumn Moon.

Award-winning poet, essayist and author Betheny Lynn Reid has written a lyrical, mystical, sometimes steamy, story that reminds us to always take the first step toward love.

Now Available online or ask your local bookstore.

Celebrating Love

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There’s something magical about being married to your best friend more than half your life.

It isn’t just the shared memories and experiences, it’s the liking, loving and respecting someone that cuts a groove of grounding, stability, trust and then the freedom to explore, change and become a fuller person in this world.

I know I’m very fortunate.

Cafe Crowd Diaspora

We’ve been wandering for nine weeks now

The old place closed without notice

The weekday usuals scattered

by twos and fours

to several sites

around the area

but the weekend regulars

have all landed

at the sister café

three miles

down the road

some staff

from the old place

are here

smiles, hugs, laughter

trying to make

it feel

like it did before

wanting home

in a new place

Haiku for Harris

Kamala so strong

joyous and focused for us

we must elect her.

~~~

Nation not party

consequences most high

there’s only one choice.

~~~

Let us turn the page

we all have more in common

Let’s build on that joy.

~~~

She wants solution

she wants to bring back our joy

focus on the good.

Growing Family

Little feet

padding quickly on the wooden floor

from his room

to ours

in the middle of the night

standing by my bed

waiting.

I reach down with one hand

and sweep my toddler son

into the middle of our bed.

He lays flat on his back

placing one hand on his dad

and one hand on me.

deep sigh

then falls back asleep.

Bigger feet

lumbering across the wooden floor

from his room

to the kitchen

early in the morning.

Refrigerator door opens

he stands

grazing

on leftovers dipped in ranch dressing he leaves in little bowls

just for this purpose.

Pops a can of flavored water

then back to his room.

Grown feet

softly walking from his childhood room

to the kitchen

where he stands

boils water

for morning tea.

He feeds our cats

whom he misses when he not here.

Looks at his work emails

plays news podcasts.

We are still his home

but he has a new home too

with his beloved

who is our new beloved too.

28 enero 2022