http://slow.writerscafe.org/lizc0123 The original writings of author lizc0123 en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776050686 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Excrusiating weight,won't determine my fate.No further will I carry,these things that I hate. To be rid of the pain,and the powerful drain.I take all that I have,to the place you were slain. I lay them all down,beside my thorny crown.I will bear .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/lizc0123/825232/  Like a sharp and sudden breeze,I'll make you chatter at the knees. The lily pads are hoppin',While the frogs do all the bobbin'. I can shake you from your sleep,But I cannot make you see. The flowers are in bloom,But they'll tuck in bed at noon. I .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/lizc0123/824573/  When my writings fade,and my thoughts are visual.May you then understand who I am. What I cannot depict,you interpret clearly from my soul.May then you understand who I am. When the words I write,resonate in your ensemble.May then you understand who I am.&nbsp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/lizc0123/824569/  A match lights.A forest grove ignites. The animals scurry.The world spins around me in a frantic hurry. You vanished from behind your cape.It is you I cannot recreate. A raindrop falls.An abandoned heart calls. The wind it whistles.The dancing tr.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/lizc0123/824565/ Inspired by the following excerpt from the novel, Hope For The Flowers: "How does one become a butterfly?" ... 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A vast emptiness inside.Your wonder filled my days.All too quickly disappeared.Mystery is what remains.Some say love is a choice.Maybe this time it chose me.You are the .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/lizc0123/801535/ Thoughts are left unsaid.Words still exist,Now reside in my head. Entrapped they wait inactive.Alone in the hollow,Undesired resistance holds them captive. Achingly my chest will plead.Enslaved and bound,In the barren landscape of my memories. Chances that.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/lizc0123/792384/ With a witty conversation,And a quick abbreviation, Your true feelings are not rendered,Though the timing is not tender.  I could wait for you to show me,Where this relationship is going.Instead I think I'll grab the lead,And gain some speed. If.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/lizc0123/786246/ It has been here for a while now, Oh this ol' forgotten sky. Embracing all the changing colors, It's radiance is passing by.  Soft and still it sits and waits now, To be embraced and so will I. Looking for something to remember, When this ol' life is gone.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/lizc0123/786241/ Sitting outside in the thunder,I feel the shaking of the ground. I cannot help but wonder,Will this next strike take me out? How I wish that you could see me,In my purest, truest form. A free running gypsy lady,Equal parts steady and norm. It's as if your soaring high,A.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/lizc0123/786235/ Around me you go buzzing,In my garden I am fussing.How pesky I truly think you are.For with your constant wheezing,Your persistence never ceasing.You give it all for the greater cause.Come with every single season, Yes indeed, you have a reason.Seeking that which my crops abound... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/lizc0123/786172/ In a line, they sit in rows.Intent was to dry out the bone.They rest there waiting patiently,for me to wish then set them free.To one another, they are bound.Cannot move until I've found,another hand to help me break.Separate them for freedom's sake.How I env.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/lizc0123/786166/ I'm a tough ol' bird,gonna fly the coop. I'm a dashing Kingfisher,gonna get the scoop. You can see me soar,starin' at my tail. With my giant mast,you can watch me sail. Out into the deep,cross the distant sea. On a tropical isle,that is where .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/lizc0123/786147/ What will you do with rejection? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/lizc0123/785522/ What should you do at the end of your rope?Very few choices, best to let go.Put your hands to better use.   Harvest your dreams and tie up your shoes. Go into the world, out there it awaits.So many suprises and options of fate.It's waiting .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/lizc0123/785520/ Always willing, my heart overexposed.In his dark room, no one goes.My pictures hang for all to see.He locks his in and leaves them be.I tell of how I captured these moments.He hides away his secret components.My photographs, 1,000 hues of blue.If I could see his, I'm sure they are too. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/lizc0123/785505/ Like Lady Liberty,shining light into my night. On my nightstand she holds a shade,which helps illuminate. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/lizc0123/782088/ Lord, help me. 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