my life in word - logo

My Life In Word

Life, Love, Loss & Bits of Broken Beauty

  • Poetry
  • Poetic Prose
  • Short Stories
  • Essays
  • Friday Favorites
  • Words of Wisdom
  • About Me

recent posts

  • Friday Favorites: I Have Not Tired of the Wilderness
  • WORDS OF WISDOM #57
  • HIS GRACE
  • COOKIN’ IN THE KITCHEN
  • BE WHERE YOU ARE
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • A POEM A DAY 320

    A POEM A DAY 320

    November 7, 2021

    IMPRESSION

    She left an impression
    On his lips
    And his hands can't forget
    The curve of her hips
    The fragrance of honeysuckle
    He remembers the most
    For it is the scent
    Of his lover's ghost
    
    Simona A. Brinson
    

    Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash

    © Simona A. Brinson and mylifeinword.com All rights reserved.

    Share this:

    • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
    • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
    • More
    • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
    • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
    • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
    • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
    • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
    • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
    • Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram
    • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp
    • Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon
    Like Loading…
  • A POEM A DAY 319

    A POEM A DAY 319

    November 6, 2021

    A PENNY

    She gave me a penny
    For my thoughts
    And I turned it
    Into a dime
    Then I multiplied it by ten
    And bought this pen
    So, I could spin
    This rhyme
    
    Simona A. Brinson
    

    Photo by Adam Nir on Unsplash

    © Simona A. Brinson and mylifeinword.com All rights reserved.

    Share this:

    • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
    • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
    • More
    • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
    • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
    • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
    • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
    • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
    • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
    • Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram
    • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp
    • Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon
    Like Loading…
  • A POEM A DAY 318

    A POEM A DAY 318

    November 5, 2021

    DISMAY

    I whispered to the wind
    And I heard her say
    My dear child,
    Why so much dismay?
    I paused for a moment
    Because I couldn't believe
    What my ears were hearing
    Cause I couldn't conceive
    That the wind had ears
    To hear my voice
    Or that she spoke
    To me by choice
    I steadied my feet
    And replied with composure
    How I thought
    My life was over
    Because the one whom I loved
    Had broken my heart
    She replied with a whisper
    He was of faint heart
    So, don't let such cowardice
    Cause you dismay
    For tomorrow is another day.
    
    Simona A. Brinson
    

    Photo by Elia Pellegrini on Unsplash

    © Simona A. Brinson and mylifeinword.com All rights reserved.

    Share this:

    • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
    • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
    • More
    • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
    • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
    • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
    • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
    • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
    • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
    • Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram
    • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp
    • Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon
    Like Loading…
  • A POEM A DAY 317

    A POEM A DAY 317

    November 4, 2021

    A MEMORY

    When you died
    I couldn't breathe
    I fell into Daddy's arms
    In absolute grief
    Through tear-stained eyes
    I saw Uncle Tom's face
    And when I called for you
    Brother
    His knees gave way
    That is the clearest memory
    I have of that day
    I saw him feel my pain
    I saw his tears fall like rain
    It broke my heart 
    To see him break
    It felt as if
    The earth would quake
    When you died
    I couldn't breathe
    Why brother
    Did you have to leave
    
    Simona A. Brinson
    

    Photo by Ryan Stone on Unsplash

    © Simona A. Brinson and mylifeinword.com All rights reserved.

    Share this:

    • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
    • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
    • More
    • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
    • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
    • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
    • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
    • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
    • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
    • Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram
    • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp
    • Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon
    Like Loading…
  • A POEM A DAY 316

    A POEM A DAY 316

    November 3, 2021

    OUTLIVERS

    There are those
    Who are called the Outlivers
    Those who never seem to die
    I refer to them as trespassers
    Because they only come out 
    When the moon westers low
    And the ground is sprinkled
    With young snow
    Their skin appears varnished
    With resinous damar
    Beautifully unblemished
    Without any scars
    No one knows how many 
    Outlivers exist
    But I am sure their plurality
    Has been overstated by fantasists
    Who delight in relaying
    Unfounded truths
    To keep us shaking
    In our boots
    
    Simona A. Brinson
    

    Photo by Sebastian Unrau on Unsplash

    © Simona A. Brinson and mylifeinword.com All rights reserved.

    Share this:

    • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
    • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
    • More
    • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
    • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
    • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
    • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
    • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
    • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
    • Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram
    • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp
    • Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon
    Like Loading…
  • A POEM A DAY 315

    A POEM A DAY 315

    November 2, 2021

    DANDELION WISHES

    When I was young
    I made dandelion wishes
    That got lost in the wind
    Or fell into ditches
    Because those wishes
    Never came true
    If they had
    I'd be with you
    
    Simona A. Brinson 
    

    Photo by Ann Danilina on Unsplash

    © Simona A. Brinson and mylifeinword.com All rights reserved.

    Share this:

    • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
    • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
    • More
    • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
    • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
    • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
    • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
    • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
    • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
    • Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram
    • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp
    • Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon
    Like Loading…
  • A POEM A DAY 314

    A POEM A DAY 314

    November 1, 2021

    BOX IN THE ATTIC

    There is a box in the attic 
    Full of secrets and lies
    Where my family
    Conceals and hides
    All the things
    They don’t want others to see
    I for one
    Do not agree
    In such practices
    Of concealment and deceit
    Because it doesn’t
    Promote harmony or accrete
    It only perpetuates
    The great divide
    Between brothers and sisters
    And husbands and wives

    Simona A. Brinson

    Photo by Jouwen Wang on Unsplash

    © Simona A. Brinson and mylifeinword.com All rights reserved.

    Share this:

    • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
    • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
    • More
    • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
    • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
    • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
    • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
    • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
    • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
    • Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram
    • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp
    • Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon
    Like Loading…
  • A POEM A DAY 311

    A POEM A DAY 311

    October 29, 2021

    PANTIELESS

    She fell head-over-heels
    Without even thinking
    He hadn't a clue
    Not even an inkling
    That her heart now 
    Belonged to him
    And that she loved
    The dimple in his chin
    As night turned to day
    And she awoke
    In a strange bed
    Beside some bloke
    She couldn’t quite remember
    The night before
    Or why her panties
    Were on the floor
    Then she realized
    The mistake she made
    She had had one too many
    And had gotten laid.  
    
    Simona A. Brinson
    

    Share this:

    • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
    • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
    • More
    • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
    • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
    • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
    • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
    • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
    • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
    • Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram
    • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp
    • Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon
    Like Loading…
  • A POEM A DAY 310

    A POEM A DAY 310

    October 28, 2021

    HIS SOUL

    When I look into his eyes
    I wonder what I may see;
    Just two pupils
    Staring back at me.
    Or will I see
    To the depths of his soul?
    If it be the latter
    I may lose control!
    They say to the soul
    The eyes are the windah.
    To the marrow of his being
    I wish to surrendah.
    I want to come to know
    The moral force of his character,
    The boy inside the man, 
    And hear his inner chatter.
    I wonder if the boy inside
    Is as silly as the girl in me?
    Does he like making mud pies
    And climbing up trees?
    Does he like the feel of 
    His toes in the sand?
    Would he, too, be giddy
    If he held my hand?
    When I look into his eyes
    I wonder what I may see.
    I dream it be the little boy
    Smiling back at me!
    
    Simona A. Brinson

    Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

    © 2021 mylifeinword.com All Rights Reserved.

    Share this:

    • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
    • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
    • More
    • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
    • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
    • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
    • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
    • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
    • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
    • Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram
    • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp
    • Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon
    Like Loading…
  • A POEM A DAY 306

    A POEM A DAY 306

    October 25, 2021

    A TANGLED WEB

    In twilight's grasp, where shadows creep,
    Lies and deceit begin to seep.
    A tangled web, so finely spun,
    Threads of falsehood, one by one.

    Each whisper holds a hidden sting,
    A puppet dance on silken string.
    Truth buried deep, beneath the guise,
    Of crafted tales and alibis.

    Deception's art, a cunning play,
    Where trust erodes and hearts betray.
    A labyrinth of veiled intent,
    Where honesty is slowly spent.

    Yet, in this maze of dark deceit,
    The light of truth can still defeat.
    For webs of lies will tear and fray,
    When dawn reveals the honest way.

    Simona A. Brinson

    Photo by Robert Anasch on Unsplash

    © Simona A. Brinson and mylifeinword.com All rights reserved.

    Share this:

    • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
    • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
    • More
    • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
    • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
    • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
    • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
    • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
    • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
    • Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram
    • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp
    • Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon
    Like Loading…
Previous Page Next Page

Website Powered by WordPress.com.

 

Loading Comments...
 

    • Subscribe Subscribed
      • My Life In Word
      • Join 94 other subscribers
      • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
      • My Life In Word
      • Subscribe Subscribed
      • Sign up
      • Log in
      • Report this content
      • View site in Reader
      • Manage subscriptions
      • Collapse this bar
    %d