http://slow.writerscafe.org/PaulaHicks The original writings of author JuniperPearl en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775995706 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 A poem about someone dealing with a mentally ill partner http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PaulaHicks/1047957/ Just something I jotted down really quickly. I sew as well as write and my the two always compete for brain time and focus. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PaulaHicks/1043131/ Written during a very lonely time in my life. Having left the city to live for years out in the woods http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PaulaHicks/1041110/ German and English. The poem s somewhat simple as I was practicing my German translation skills. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PaulaHicks/1033320/ My life is exists in shadows.I live in my mind, alone,eternally at night.I think, I feel, and breatheat night.It is humbling to admitthat I needa Sun,or even simply the spark of a flame,which radiates from someone else,to move me forward;to ignite the frosty chill of the moon into dir.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PaulaHicks/1033028/ I want to cry,but I won't.I always hold it together.What happens under the blanket of night,means nothing, if it is not...if it is notreciprocated-under the harsh light of day,which renders clarity and truth.Ironically it is just that harsh light that I detest.Save for the the twilight,which ushers .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PaulaHicks/1032904/ In a very dark, lonely, and overworked period in my life, I wrote this one night while on break from 3rd shift in a factory job. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PaulaHicks/1032900/ Alone in the darkVibrant moon, soft breeze, bugs buzzingCalm, peaceful, soothing http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PaulaHicks/1032865/ A poem written about an intense crush I had on someone, ca 2004 http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PaulaHicks/1032810/ This poem was is in German & English. A first attempt in writing in German, then translated to English. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PaulaHicks/1032519/ A simple Haiku. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PaulaHicks/1032513/ The Irish city of Belfast and the nephew of someone very dear to me inspired this poem http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PaulaHicks/1032510/ I'm standing here,Breathless.Completely perplexed and confused.How did I get here?To the ledge of the cliffsThat soar aboveThe quicksand consumed valleyThat is hell.How...In a matter of mere moments,Did I end up here,Again? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/PaulaHicks/1032508/