http://slow.writerscafe.org/Shimmer2004 The original writings of author Shimmerbliss/CAF en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775995693 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 These old lettersWorn and foldedConnect me in timeTo them of oldAre they hereReading over my bent shouldersHelping me with theHieroglyphs of their scrawledLivesShaking invisible heads at the secretsNot keptmy mother waiting for the weekend visitHer mother home from EnglandMy aunt and uncle separated.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1784736/ A beach along the Gulf of Mexicosandy desirein heated dunesDelicate sand vinesweaving touches of greenover grainy hillsSalty sweet lipslight from phosphorous wavesrolling in and overBeneath Poseidon 'swatery whispersI can hear a mermancalling http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1784735/ Our love is like... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1784734/ Mary Mary quite contraryDid your garden ever grow?If it did onceYou've lost your touchbut that the way it goesit goes...So sad the way things go.I doubt you'll ever knowwill you really ever know?Little Bo Peepdid you go to sleep?Where are the sheep you were watching?Too late to risedon't dry your ey.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1783370/ Evening fallsbeast must eatThe moon is upit's time to sleepThe day has dawnedtime to hurry...No time for me...Beast eatsBeast sleepsBeast loves last http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1783369/ I believe in the walking deadto be a breathing stonea vacant faceappearingto have a light still onthe vapor in the graveyardthe shadow behind the treeI believe in the walking deadfor the walking dead is me http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1783366/ Bones in the moonlight glowing no substanceonly something once aliveforgotten http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1783364/ It’s the five o’clock cutwe bleedinto concrete arteriesIn our metal corpusclesWe clottoo much blood rushing at oncefrom the nervous city http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1783363/ In the ashes of the pastI find so many gems that lastthey shine and radiate the joytreasures I can still enjoyIn the ashes of the pastI search to find some gems that lastI know my heart will treasure mostthe ones in which I see your ghost http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1783362/ The strings of mem'rytug my heartand pricking needles do imparta gush of warmththat's almost painfeelings once feltfelt again http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1783360/ No cameras allowedno paparazzi herewhen she crumbleswhen she melts downit's a private showingat her expenseBehind her doorin a downward spiralshe trusts no oneFame’s her prisonshe's rising to collapse at the topshe's a Diva http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1783357/ DivaHidden flip sideHer less than perfect lifeRooms perfumed with premier whiskeyRoses dying in cracked crystal vasesbrittle beauty withers backstageClinking empty bottlesCan she remainDiva? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1783356/ Hidden treasures keptSafe behind my secret doorAwaiting love’s release http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1783354/ Like the walls of the dollhouse falling downopening outwardrevealing something greatera huge expanseof something more http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1783352/ We sleep we awaken only to sleep again Forever a paradox an enigmaa moment of thirst hunger pain regretAnd yet of pleasure desire aand love hours days years are never enough http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1783351/ Confusioncan make you stutteryour fragile heartcannot be trustedLike delicate crystala soul shattersfrom too much painI can hear your reason making musical tonesdisparate chords http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1783350/ You can't hear meas the wind takes my voicefar awayso small is this shouting
the silence screams http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1783349/ How can the victimbe so stronghold hope..forgive?Do not covet sainthoodescapeto your owngoodness http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1783348/ It's a boomerang       whatever you throw at mewill come back at youit's true ...it's true...beware of the whoosh coming nearin the nightyou will lose this fight http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1783346/ `````*`````I'll set a table in a hollow placewith utensils of woodsongs of grace
The wind will spiralthe tambourine treesI will nestle safe'neath roots and leaves`````*````` http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1783344/ Opaque skywhere is goodnessslivers of lightlike sharp knivescut awaymy darknessrevealing such beautysparkling atomsa new view of what wasalready there 4 8 11 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1783343/ The circus has wearied meclowns with garish grinsa child wants to hidethe elephants dance close to my feetUnseen I’m crowdedby grey skin http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1783341/ *************Even Peterscrewed upand laterhis shadow healedMy fallsmy lackmy failuremakes apparentmy need************* http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1783340/ ~~~~~*~~~~~The music conjures visionsfaint glimpses of the pastThey hang like ghosts light in the airI wait for them to pass~~~~~*~~~~~ http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1783055/ About anticipating going back to the hospital http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1782876/ The CUP FROM WHICH YOU DRINKcrapulent == of or relating to the drinking of alcohol or drunkenness Even a drunken sailorwould be more appealingthan you in your sweat shortshair a messyour once beautiful face   rugged face  fragile spiderwebscracking with tiny lines of nothing of a web .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1782871/ It's a mystery this people thing... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1782865/ The marfa lights dartedAnd the duskPainted orange and navyStreaks Across the miles to MexicoChia hula?We drove across the west Texas desertThe caldera beneath our wheelsDostoveskys plaque seemed out of placeNo one for milesSo quiet I could hear my breathIn the stillnessPunctuated by a randomCar on t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1782864/ Listening to Lucinda William's Metal Firecracker... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1782863/ Mary Mary quite contraryDid your garden ever grow?If it did onceYou've lost your touchbut that the way it goesit goes...So sad the way things go.forgot what you should knowhow so?forgot and now it showsI doubt you'll ever knowwill you really ever know?Your pretty maids all in a rowthose pretty maids.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1782862/ KaleidoscopeJan 2007Pieces rearrangeIn new patternsThis beige cylinderWas Gran’s in that old house in GalvestonOn the dark bookcase built in beneath mahogany stairsTurn it slightly and everything is differentRearranged. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1782861/ Volcano
MoltenBubbling fireUnder pressureBuildingTo eruptionUnstoppable ReleaseFurious destructionNo conscienceThickAliveOh theFireA high tideBreaksThe calderaDormantAwakensHereIt comesFloods of FahrenheitLiquid destructionPerfect searingMovingOver An oceanOf fireWith no heartA mind to expand&.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1782860/ WITHOUT SOUVENIRS           KEEPSAKE   Lost in PaisleyI will never have a scrapbook of youI can't create a scrapbook of youThere are no matchbooksor embossed napkinsfrom fancy placesto place.We shared timeand thought fanciesand there are no.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1782858/ Just turbulence... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1782857/ Everywhere I turnthere are changesin my life....I shiver uneasy      in trepidation     with uneasiness  unease  misgivings  uneasyfacing so many unknownsbutI knowI am stronger than before.I have learned to wait.Yet,I  wait with tappin.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1782856/ NATALIE MERCHANT IS SINGING “THESE ARE THE DAYS” I LOOK OUT MY WINDOW AT OUR RESTORED PONDTHE WATER IS MIRRORED AND STILLTHE DAY IS SO GREEN WITH NEW SPRING FOLIAGEI HEAR WHAT I THINK IS A WEEDEATERI SEE AWHAT I THINK IS A my neighbors small dogbut am surprised to discover that it is a s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1782855/ The sand is mercilessIf you fall for longIt will cover youSlowlyRhythmicallyIncessantly1997 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1782853/ The Willow’s LessonBend or you will breakWell,I’m toe to toe with my feetAnd I still hurtThere is a mighty wind shaking us And in this stormYou need your mother But she is goneAnd so is mineYou ask for things constantly      As if my obliging is a sign of love&nb.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1782852/ The abyss is dark,yet we float above the darknessthe terror is real and yet,we are protectedwe pray for lightand receive itit lifts us toward the sky to freedomAll is not lost we will rise from the ashes of this painstronger purer wiserwith bonds unbroken  unburned http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1782851/ Supernaturallybrought togetherfor a twinklein God's eye; only a secondin eternity. Our deepestselves are now inseparablespiritual sistersbonded forever soul to soul 1988 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1782849/ UNWELCOME   1984I did not want to mount and goBut castle walls are steep and wideAnd all your love was locked insideSecured as if against a foeI longed to hear the trumpets blowAnd see the banners gaily tiedI did not want to mount and goBut castle walls are steep and wideIn dusty mail I st.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1782847/ The night was a fairy... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1782846/ 1/3/07Death stalks quietlyin this hospital roomOur longingfor more timeExpressed in tearsThe moments drip            Love slipping away    down my  face  my cheekthe moments flowlike tearsDried with a stiff tissueI can h.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1782844/ There are dishes in the sinkA mound of dirty clothesare piling up on the floorand the dust continues to gatheron the chest and tableBut there are sunrises to breatheand beaches to travelFriends are waiting down the roadand one on my front porchThe windchimes sing in tuenand the ocean is calmtodayLet.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1782843/ She is only 5 foot 4And I am taller than sheBut she is nowAnd will always beBigger by far than meFrom the time my daughter could barely crawlI have looked up to her strength I was shadowed by her strengthI basked within her shadowI gloried in her shadowShe battled for lifeAnd changed us allAnd she i.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1782841/ Empty NestWhy this sadnessThis hollowness of heartWhen I’m surrounded by blessings?My children are growing ChangingNo longer childrenThey need meIn new waysNeed meTo let goTo stand backTo sever the ropeThat binds their independence.If the knife has to cutThen why so slowly?Must I hear the ripp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1782840/ First Fall StormFirst storm of a fragile Fallthe crisp wind runstoward a battling sky    toward battling treetops still greenstep out into the gray half lightbreathwind plunges like a rapid birdan invisible bird      invisible wingsthrough battling trees pulls.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1782839/ I'm a gypsyof the years  with pieces heredamage there…flower petalscrumbled frailall in ashIN ASHES    DELICATE AND FRAILMY STIRRING WINDCAN IT RISE AGAIN?CAN IT RAISE ME AGAIN?THE STRIPES IN THE HIGHWAY   (HIGHWAY STRIPES  UNNERVING)WINDINGPEACH AND NECTAR .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1782838/ Listen... you can almost hear love speakingwith the soft whisper of bird voicesthe breath of the breeze http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1782837/ Please don't  knockJust pass on byDon't  call at the windowLeave a note if you likeThe night isn't too windyExpend no effort To check the groundsI am not withoutDisregard the glow insideForget you saw my shadowIf I had need of companyThe door would be ajarAs you can see I've shut it nowNo .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Shimmer2004/1782836/