Atalanta Rising

Oh, Darling. It always happens this way. Their a-gonna come A-creepin’ A-sneakin’ and A-peepin’ Telling you how to run your show. What I want to know is this: What’cha gonna do when they Point that fish-eyed lens at you; A-yellin’ A-sellin’ and A-pimpin’ All these things you hold dear? While they go about A-faddin’ A-addin’ […]

Black whiskers With streaks of silver And grey. You were always teaching me To rise above the fray. And when I’d tell you about My dark and uncertain days, While we drove those wooded Back country roads You’d look over at me And start singing; “I’ll Fly Away” With that sparkle in your eyes And […]

I have been writing this blog for nearly five years –I can hardly believe that! I love my blog, but truthfully I’ve been starting to feel like I’ve reached the end –I even came close to deleting it recently. Then I read my header: Pictures, Poems, and Tales From My Indomitable Heart: It’s about courage, […]

Ratings say it’s ok! . . We’ll figure out how to spin it right another day — just after we’ve made it big!

Don’t get tangled up in The barbed wire of your mind. Someone’s always gonna have A say that won’t go your way. Besides, the biggest land mines Were always in your own head. Slip that leash and speak, You’ll be just fine.

Mirrors, china, glass And earthenware A gem here, a jewel there. Undaunted she continued Sorting through those Shattered disparate pieces. Flummoxed and confused they Watched over this mosaic muse Crying out: “We don’t understand! There’s no flash, no cash — Only this faded trash!” But there was no time to quell that strife. She was […]

Oh, how the world will try. But don’t cha dare let it tame you, You strange wild thing! You’ve got all that soul spice And hot liquid lightning Coursing through your veins! A heart too unbound for the Trappings of a common cage. Mistress of your own wild fate! Bright stars, dark velvet skies And […]