Bubbles and bubbly

 Sipping bubbly 

In a lather

Of Bubbles 

With Otis

And Marvin

Serenading me

Is bliss

At its finest

Wind

 Dancing in 

The wind

As weeds flail

And trees sway

Behind me 

Cashmere

 Cashmere

Cozy and cuddled

Swaddled 

Liked a baby

Cocooned

From the 

Outside world

heart

 on a journey

with each word

a trek

through uncertainty

to bring calm

to an anxious heart

Pizza

 Pizza

In positano

Gooey cheese

Ocean views

Fall

It doesn’t matter

I’m

There

In all

Her glory

Bread

 Baking bread

On Sunday morning 

Love in

The oven

Saturday

 Me

You

And the

Radio

Old school

Romance

On an

Overcast

Saturday 

In me

 Am I 

Willing 

To be

Uncomfortable 

To achieve 

The greatness 

That is

Within me

👍🏻

 Rainy day

In the South

Naps

Coffee 

Chocolate 

And magazines 

🥰

 I look up

At the cosmos

And look

At the Creator

And marvel

At the beauty

I get 

To enjoy 

Six

 For six years 

I’ve let you in

I don’t feel judged

I’m challenged 

To challenge myself

I’ve not met you

But you’ve loved 

This stranger

More than I deserve 

RBG

 RBG

Rest well

You gave all 

Of yourself 

For us

And a humbled 

Nation 

Thanks you

With a hug

That spans 

Generational legacies

Tea

 Cuppa tea

A book

The dog

And sunshine

Through the window

Counting grateful pleasures

Today 

As breath

Is underrated 

Cry

 Crying

Tears of thanks

For 

How well 

You love me

And every word

I lay here

In this place

Sweet

 Sugarfina

In my Chanel

A little sweetness

In classic pieces 

Candy

 Gummy bear 

Swedish fish

Teddy Grahams 

What I’m craving 

Today

 Sardinia

Santorini

I'm calling

can you answer

i'm escaping

and taking myself

on a journey of self discovery

with your blue waters

as my backdrop

buckle

 buckle up

for battle

with your mind

it's the one

war you 

haven't dared

to face

rise up

and fight

the one 

thing that 

holds hostage

Book

 The writer in me

Collects books

Pens and journals

Every time 

I receive one

It’s Christmas morning 

All over again

Burberry bustle

 Aston Martin 

Cruising the Cotswolds

Jamming to 

Paul and Ringo

Clad in Burberry

And Stella

Craving Pimms

And a lunch

Of Bangers and Mash

Coffee

 Coffee 

In my creamer 

Delicious goodness

In every sip

Fly

 Chasing chickens 

With Ritz Crackers

The country life

Never fails

To make

You laugh

Chasing a bird

That can fly

 Is the dream

For others 

To get lost

In your words

Or that 

I find words

That make

Me peaceful

Yet exuberant 

With a swell

Of deserved pride

In what God

Has made possible 

In me

Faith

 Praising 

Becomes

Faith 

Realized

Pride

 Pride

Will destroy 

Everything 

Take no prisoners 

And return 

With no regard

For your

Distorted view

Of the

Human condition 

Real

 I write

Even when

I don’t find 

My words

Inspiring

I need 

To be 

Real

Not

A picture 

Of

Contrived perfection

Love it

 God

You have

Blessed me

Even when

Words fall

Short

Your love

Sustains

Salt

 Salt

The preservation 

Of a 

Delicious life

That is

A result 

Of fiery determination 

And steely resilience 

Pinky power

 Closet full

Of clothes 

Shoes

And baggage 

I told myself 

I dealt

It was dealing me

Pandemic unpacked 

The scars

I refused 

To address 

Sit down

And sort

The piles

Of anger

Resentment 

And doubt

The job 

Needs doing

So I can 

Unlock

The power

That’s in

Your pinkies

Perceptions

 I don’t understand 

Yet I must accept 

That hardship happens 

Pain is inevitable 

And that

I am to be

The picture 

Of empathy 

Because 

In Baptism 

I gave allegiance 

To You

And not

To past 

Perceptions 

Yes

 Taking stock

Basking in

The beat

Of this 

Day

And knowing 

With praise

Comes redemption 

And freedom

Joy

 Skipping rocks

Into cold water

The plunking sound 

It makes

The joy

It bring

Makes

This lady

Giddy 

With excitement 

Fall fun

 New month

New joy

To find

Happy to 

Apples

And revel

In eating

Doughnuts 

And plopping

Into piles

Of raked 

Leaves

Questions

 I long 

To be one

With the birds

Fully enamored 

By God’s goodness 

Without doubting

When each season 

Feels wrought 

With questions

September

 Good morning 

Golden Girls 

In the background 

Start of September 

I need to

Make some

Pumpkin bread 

And drink

Apple cider

Just waiting

On crisp temperatures 

And my

Perfect scene

Will commence