Category: Poetry

  • A Few Little Poems

    A Few Little Poems

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    heathercmorris
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    I’ve been writing poetry my whole life. But I rarely share it. Until now. Hopefully, this small sampling will be the first of a fairly regular set of poetry-related posts. In keeping with my love of writing for kids, most of these poems are geared toward what kids love, think about…worry about. I’ll leave it…

  • 2nd Law

    2nd Law

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    by

    heathercmorris
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    The ruins of time and the ravages of state,                                     The dulling of blades and the dimming of plate                         Foreshadow the inexorable fate                                       Of those of us walking around.                         Disillusionment dances and deftly romances                                     Those with ideals and resolve.                         Whilst hope seems dated and is roughly sedated                                     By those…

  • Rend

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    heathercmorris
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    Render-rent stem from which scent erupted, Parallels my soul, corrupted, Whose save-soul beauty is God-granted fragrance, And it is the essence Of a spirit-sigh released from sin’s groping roots. © 2019 by H.C. Morris

  • Did You Dream?

    Did You Dream?

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    by

    heathercmorris
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    I found these verses tucked into a small journal that I kept as a new mother. I vividly remember creeping into our son’s room at first light, to ensure he was still breathing. I wanted to know what he was thinking, what was he dreaming? When our son was born, a riptide of feelings welled…