http://slow.writerscafe.org/starrsinmyeyes The original writings of author rootsandwingsmemoirs.com en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776032562 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 My daughter, Allison, called me today.  Breathy and so excited with ideas for thenursery. She rambled on about the colorful vintage curtains she found at athrift store and about the cribs she’s been viewing on craigslist.org. As shespoke I flashed back to my little girl, tagging alo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starrsinmyeyes/1150189/ Innocent first love. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starrsinmyeyes/1136752/   They named me Sara. It means "Little Princess" or so my father told me once upon a time as I sat on his knee. I don’t know when the memories replaced the years. I don’t know when I became me. At forty some years of age I have begun to awaken. I have begun to look back and forward .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starrsinmyeyes/1136051/ They named me Sara. It means "Little Princess" or so my father told me once upon a time as I sat on his knee. I don’t know when the memories replaced the years. I don’t know when I became me. At forty some years of age I have begun to awaken. I have begun to look back and forward at the .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starrsinmyeyes/1136048/ I've put awayLittle girl dreamsAnd little girl waysBut the worldDoesn't stop thereI can go onIt's okayWiser nowJaded heartStill intactNo one knowsMy Jaded GirlBut I rejoiceI celebrate meAnd the partyIs grand~Sara Jane~ http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starrsinmyeyes/1136028/ On little kitten pawsTomorrow becomes todayWe groan and turnHolding on to dreamsAnd today nudgesAs reality teasesStill we fightThe dawnQuiet is the morningHolding all it's possibilitiesGentle is the sunBefore it decides how the day must be                &nbsp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starrsinmyeyes/1136027/ Little boy laughterCome wrestle with meSparkle my eyesWith mischievous glee.Little girl giggleCome dance with meTwinkle my lifeWith love so free.Laugh and giggleDance and wrestleSparkle and twinkleGleeful life, mischievous love.~Sara Jane~ http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starrsinmyeyes/1136022/ Inside "I"Are good thingsLooks, thoughtsUnderstanding.I keep "I"Close to myselfCause "I"Is easily harmed.Inside "I"Is the  way I amFeelings and ideasInside "I".~Sara Jane~ http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starrsinmyeyes/1136021/ What is this horribly heavy thingInside my chest.Why is it that I do thisTime and again?A melody sweet and trueSomewhere in my heartDistant and hauntingLongs to ring out.My free spirit rides the windLaughing with abandonCarefree and  tauntingBeckoning mischiefBut the storms do rageThe savage wi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starrsinmyeyes/1136020/ I keep myselfIn a boxSomewhereSafeSometimesI escapeAnd the woundingHappensI gather myselfAnd take inventoryTucking me inAgainSigh and breathGlance and dreamHold and loveSafe in a box http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/starrsinmyeyes/1135580/