http://slow.writerscafe.org/hoytlucas The original writings of author hoyt en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776029597 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 pondering thoughts of bringing words to life.... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/2167861/ "a hunter of shadows, himself a shade"... Homer http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/495992/ "Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/489643/ written for the modern day nursery rhyme contest http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/489571/ "Most egos have conflicting wants. They want different things at different times or may not even know what they want except that they don't want what is: the present moment." Eckhart Tolle http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/487780/ a poem written in a moment...... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/487402/ a stream of consciousness write. for maginations contest. Just wrote and stopped. and "a winter breath" sounded better than "stuff i thought as i walk from my truck to the house" http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/482868/ This is written for the BAD POETRY contest..please remember that!...lol http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/480529/ another for fun and the limer-ex contest. THIS one is fiction..lol http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/477054/ For fun for the limer-exs contest http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/476863/ Just something I wrote last year. A most wonderful Christmas experience. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/473042/ There is a road in Bryson City NC, that goes into the national park, through a 400 ft tunnel, and just ends. In the early 70's they stopped building it. It is called the road to nowhere. I disagree. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/469538/ just a little story i wrote,...with questions and hope, found in a moment...:-) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/462738/ just sharing a moment i saw.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/419626/ thinking of my mom on mothers day...the bestest mom ever..:-) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/408806/ inspired by the morning in the great smoky mountains http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/403592/ written for fun,..for the "short and sweet" contest... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/394629/ A poem i wrote for the "what if" contest.... what if we could, ...should we? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/384464/ This is a song i wrote for my parents fiftieth anniversary six years ago. goes better with the tune, but here it is anyway...:) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/380182/ Sunrise spills light in the air      like blood in the veinsbrings life to what it touches,     and casts shadows like stains.In the noon day sun     stains fade, shadows flee.light immerses the earth,   .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/379039/ This one I wrote for a "spoken word" presentation. The theme was Rapture..so there ya go! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/377855/            At sleep in my dreams     I see desires,but also see    things tangled in wires.Some dreams, I hope     will come true.others  I fear    may come true t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/376776/ I sit in awe             of the air.Though with  eye not seen            still it is there.Ever present           as my breat.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/375874/ Eyes closed, In darkness I sit.I am still.In silencemy soul listens.Each of my sensesin their time,together painting lifeIn my mind.This moment I listen.The silence pleasantly broken,my ears tickled awake.Children laughing! Eyes open, I see them playing.This time .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/375293/                                                   .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/374701/ Standing, singing in a stale choir,…timely notes, lower then higher….in unison, the voices aspire , to conform mindless, but never tire,….soon the drone dulls the fire,  a painted smile my soul calls a liar.So breaking from the choir alone, ..Before my smoth.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/374544/ a poem/story... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/373346/ This was the first poem I wrote a little over a year ago at 45. I felt it and it is reflective of what many people may feel. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/373071/ This is one of my personal favorite poems, because i remember the feeling as i sat by the river and wrote it and let it flow, just enjoying the moment...:) http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/372678/  always there                                              &nbs.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/372489/ A breeze, the treetop bends,A leaf breaks free.    “Do not fall, but ride the winds!”Could a leaf dream, would be it’s plea.   We can dream, our minds set free,     Hearts desires our dreams transcend.    &nb.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/hoytlucas/371747/