http://slow.writerscafe.org/ashw The original writings of author ashw en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775442940 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 I glimpse through the curtains A flickering light,And my imagination takes hold On this stagnant spring night.I fancy it a signal, A call to something great;It’s the start of an adventure, The beckoning of fate.When I investigate its source, I know my life will change,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ashw/1668769/ A thousand different images Flicker through my mind,But the one I seek most desperately Has found some place to hide.I know I had it with me, It’s always been right here,I only had to think your name For your image to appear.It’s tried to slip away before And I g.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ashw/1667328/ Yesterday I took a walk, And passed between the changing trees,Their leaves were clinging With final breaths of life, Some had fallen, given up, Waiting to be dust on the forest floor.But I paid no mind to nature’s course; My thoughts were focused on useless things.I w.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ashw/1667326/ Upon this poem I entertain relief, From an uncertain journey With lack of reprieve.A prayer delivers The same result, A warmth in my being, An absolving of fault.My thoughts are freed From their hampered state, No longer caged by triviality Or the dullnes.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ashw/1666399/ I once was on an endless journeyOf turning left and right There was bramble all around me, onlyNothing not alike.Though none were up above meI could not see the sky,All except my inner strengthI had been left alone to die. Deserted by the moon and stars,I was even without light,But despera.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ashw/1666099/ I’ve been alone for countless years,A speck of dust my only friend.Deep inside, no hopes, nor fears,Just myself these many years.I have no past to reminisce,Therein no future to predict,There’s no one lost for me to miss,No one with whom to reminisce.There is no way to pass the time,As I.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ashw/1666096/ I find myself on uncertain ground,Straddling an impossible horizon.On one side is day, where my consciousness thrivesOn the other is night, where fatigue claims its prize.For years, it seems, I have longed for sleep,For a reprieve from wakefulness, and the sun’s piercing light,But now, as I st.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ashw/1666095/ It’s no longer the escapeit used to be,My thoughts- they’re toofull, They can’t let me befree. The gift of deliverance,How I cherished it long,The hours of relief;All those times I wasgone. I was taken away,With people I tru.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ashw/1194787/ My survival becomes uncertain, As my feetbegin to drag,I stumble ten steps forward, Then concedeand raise my flag.But just before defeat sets inI hearyour voice call out,My eyes begin their frantic search, Toounreasonable to doubt. A seeming speck on t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ashw/1162748/ As light shines through my bedroomwindow, casting shapes upon the wall,My thoughts drift to days long past,which I’d rather not recall.The shadows start to twist and turn, myhands begins to shake,And as I shift to get a closer look, myheart begins to break.No longer do .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ashw/1158889/ As I glance around the path I chose It seems so narrow now,But at the time it seemed the only wayTo make my loved ones proud.Forever striving to do what’s right,Despite my own desires,I realize I have lived my lifeBalancing on a wire.Perhaps now that I have been.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ashw/1158377/ As I rest beneath a sturdy willow I dreamof days long past,Of long before my universe had veered from its straight path.I have lived a life with happiness; I have no reason to complain,But imagining things that could have been overwhelms my heart with pain.I wonder if he'd be here with me,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ashw/1157919/ Wearily I rest my head upon your offeredshoulder,Always there to shelter me from the fearsthat make me colder.Just as the darkness closes in,persuading me “come hither”,There you are to rescue me, just beforethe shiver. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ashw/1157894/ Forever avoiding me,It has a mind of its own,I reach out to grab it;Always too slow. My fingers once brushed it,I thought I had won,It consumed my whole body;My face felt the sun. Before I could bask,The warmth disappeared,It left me alone;.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ashw/1157643/