BLACK RIVER Oh, Black River Where do you run As daylight fades away? And from where Do you return When the sunshine greets the day? Simona A. Brinson Photo by Clint McKoy on Unsplash © 2021 mylifeinword.com All Rights Reserved.

IN THE MEADOW In the meadow Beyond the fields Where the lilies bloom Is the place I secret daily To visit my future groom We hold hands And steal kisses As we watch the clouds go by I see love And feel warm inside When I gaze into his eyes I have never known A…

WHEN YESTERDAY WAS LOVE When yesterday was love The skies were never grey When yesterday was love Butterflies flitted throughout the day When yesterday was love I knew the softness of your kiss When yesterday was love We were one in bliss When yesterday was love Harmony filled the room When yesterday was love I…

MY DARKNESS, MY DEMON She is my darkness She is my demon, too She is with me When I rise and when I rest She follows me throughout the day She is my Black Hole Sun Every calendar day of the year She doesn’t understand the meaning of rest She’s like a hamster in a…

GOING-ONS The cheep of a cardinalAnd a Carolina wren’s callI wouldn’t hear these soundsIf behind 4 wallsI wouldn’t know the feelOf sun-kissed brown skinOr the flavor of the breezeThat is carried on the windIf I stay locked behindThe 4 walls of this houseHow would I ever knowThe going-ons of the field mouseWho stays busyDoing this…

SAY MY NAME There was a time When black skies were blue When you loved me And I loved you When clover was our Attire of choice And time stood still When I heard your voice Say my name Say my name Simona A. Brinson Image by Comfreak from Pixabay  © 2021 mylifeinword.com All Rights Reserved.

MISTRESS In the days of my dark persecution My mind was so corrupt with pollution That I’d stand in front of the mirror In an attempt to see much clearer The soul within my eyes But all I could read was the Devil’s lies To this state within I had become prisoner Every thought that…

THE BEENS Somewhere back in my long ago I fell head-over-heels in love And sunshine and rainbows Filled the skies above He was my true love A man among men I think of him Every now and then And I wonder about The could have beens The might haves And the shoulda beens Simona A.…

WHEN DARKNESS FELL When darkness fell And her eyes no longer shined You would expect him To be compassionate and kind But he was just the opposite Heartless and cruel No one had taught him The golden rule Treat others as you Wished to be treated But he couldn’t because He was thoughtless and conceited…