Poetry Partners #89

A poem by Christine Bialczak of ‘Stine Writing and Miniatures’

Happy to know that life has my back
even when sorrow has given me slack
I swim in the glory of water outside
The colors and feelings are the mood of inside.
Nothing to bother me, no problems here
Loved ones, my husband and daughter are near
I'm thankful and gracious for all that's for me
Hoping the world will soon be peaceful and free.

• Stine Writing and Miniatures: https://christinebialczak.com/

A descort poem by ben Alexander of ‘The Skeptic’s Kaddish’

rhyme and rhy- thm fail me when emotions burst my vessels; it's been a dark forever since I last felt so happy, so contented, so - I don't know how to articulate... let's put it this way: I no longer feel I'm just existing until death, so that my daughter can have a good life; I'm alive…