Jaci : Writing

A Hundred Times

A Hundred Times

A Poem by Jaci


I tell myself a hundred timesa hundred timesto each problem there is a solutionthough lost in the heart of the mazeand wrong turns lead to dead endsth..
Wishes In The Sky

Wishes In The Sky

A Poem by Jaci


Each star shone luminescentwishes hanging in the skyand as I sat and wonderedwhat they may signifythe pale yellow moonrose above the treelinebathing p..
Shock

Shock

A Poem by Jaci


Eight o'clocktwelve o'clocktwo o'clockworkThe hours changethe days the sameMy smile is frozenand the computer shocksfour thirtyeight thirtytengo homet..
Tick

Tick

A Poem by Jaci


Would that incessantticking ceasethe one I hearwhen all becomes darkwhen I should be sleepingeven thenI hear itbehind my dreamsirregular rhythmsrunnin..
Getting Warmer

Getting Warmer

A Poem by Jaci


snow fell softlythroughout the nightpeaceful sleep was shatteredeach flake like shards of glassupon the pavement scatteredcold wrestled fitful dreamsa..
Dramatize

Dramatize

A Poem by Jaci


When you skim through a bookreading only part of a storypicking out the juicy bitsbecause most of itmight be boringWhat really has been happeninggets ..
The Feud

The Feud

A Poem by Jaci


Friendship built on kindnessand mutual respectgrow the deepest rootsand are most often keptThe Hatfields and McCoysnever learned the artbut I am not o..
Pacific Blue

Pacific Blue

A Poem by Jaci


The sea trembledas it kissed the sandwith a stroke of frothy foamIn its wake there were shellsTiny gifts for beachcombers handsI too left something be..
An Illustrated Sky

An Illustrated Sky

A Poem by Jaci


The stars broke freefrom the strangling cloudsshining white and sharpdot to dot patternscreating illustrationsacross a blackened skyThe moon slung cre..
A Song For Today

A Song For Today

A Poem by Jaci


An owl calls plaintivelyfrom his lonely nesthigh up in the evergreenjust past the neighbors houseAnother voice echos himdown across the wayIt seems a ..