http://slow.writerscafe.org/mmclaughlin The original writings of author Michael McLaughlin en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776032649 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Beyond This Sandy BeachBeyond this sandy beach,The ocean there does lie,From here it seems to reach,The early morning sky.It's massive waters stretch,As far as I can see,Into my mind they etch,A dream of being free.Within this elegance,Great secrets lie untold,Their truth and circumstance,In time to.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mmclaughlin/2812137/ The Road To NowhereWhere do I go from here,This road is at an end,I search about in fear,Brave knowledge I pretend.And nowhere can I see,The way that I must go,For who I am to be,I fear I'll never know.I see the other side,Where I would like to be,This road that I have tried,Leads not to there for m.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mmclaughlin/2812133/ The Blades of FallThe grass is burnt and brown,As Summer turns to Fall,Its weary blades retreat,From Winter's chilling call.Yet once not long ago,The blades stood tall and green,Their simple elegance,No longer can be seen.Before they were alive,But now seem dry and still,As if the breath of Fall,Had.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mmclaughlin/2812131/ To Mom, I Love You, January, 2010I look into her eyes,Deep blue and loving still,But cannot find the spark,Of her unbending will.She knows not who I am,But knows that I am hers,Her strong and certain mind,Now feeble and unsure.She lifts a fragile hand,To brush along my cheek,I hold her other hand,An.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mmclaughlin/2812013/ The CardinalsJust outside my window,At the foot of a hill,I saw two Cardinals,Go sifting through the mill.Through twigs, leaves, and branches,They searched among the fray,While chirping back and forth,To get their mate's okay.They flew into a bush,A little ways away,And traveled back and forth,Throu.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mmclaughlin/2812012/ The Fox: A Chance EncounterLast evening I spied,Along a quiet road,An elegance and grace,From Heaven's hands bestowed.My lights fell full upon,A figure proud and vain,Who looked at me with scorn,That bordered on disdain.So silently he moved,To get out of the light,I watched him trotting by,And slipp.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mmclaughlin/2812011/ Another RoadI've looked a million times this way,And never seen a thing,But walked another road today,To see what it would bring. From where I stood it looked the same,But now I see it's not.So distant from the way I came,I've lost myself in thought.I realize I can't look away,And say I'll neve.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mmclaughlin/2812010/ CrossroadsAhead a crossroad lies.A stretch that winds and weaves.And here my progress slows,To guess where each one leads.I think of moves I've made.Some good and others bad. And wonder how I strayed,Into the course I've had. Both ways I cannot go.And know not which to choose.Though one of.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mmclaughlin/2812008/ Death ComesWas it you I sawEvening last?Are you a personFrom the past?And how was deathOur final friend?Did he treat you well in the end?Was it cold and dark One final dayInto a world of dismay?Did he take you gently Into the night Or was it a bitterAnd angry flight?Where are you from.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/mmclaughlin/2812007/