Gloria Jean's Journal

An aura of freedom has always surrounded me It should for every human being we agree The West split from the East indubitably A new state forming among the wilderness tree The highland of Spruce Knob arching endlessly To the lowland of Harpers Ferry lying in between We've got to be free via any... Sign in to see full entry.

I go to the garden - peace and serenity Waking each day to the music of nature The first signal to begin in accordance With creation a beautiful, joyful song Euphony to the ears - the birds sing For no show of man but the spirit within Pleasing to the eye, delightful to behold Morning glories,... Sign in to see full entry.

Our sewing circle, a very social activity Needle held high in the air, we romp with The giants in the earth in those days Stitching along, quilters sail with Noah His grand ark exploring underwater cities I cut a piece tending toward black antiquity Dark ages, one thousand years of stagnation Me,... Sign in to see full entry.

water-sick dormant i stay in this waterish realm until something happens awaiting until the very end later someone waits up for me in waiting of the first water i lie in wait wateriness nature i sail, i swim toward destiny unknown water ward the ocean depth, seas, sky the limit places to make ones... Sign in to see full entry.

A monstrous monstrosity lay with me Helpless, immobile I lie dazed Head enormous, features unrecognizable Foot held just below mine; no toes it swallowed me up In a fit I got free; angry, upset, fight-able Suddenly, giant gushes of water all over me Drowning the worse fate imaginable Getting past... Sign in to see full entry.

The Ball! There It Goes! Lower! Lower! - In Times Square - As It Comes Down Through The Air All Shouting! Screaming! Hugging! Countdown as it moves slowly, downward into its final decent; The Old Year will soon be spent as we sip on our hot toddy with thoughts of repent; Seconds away, welcoming in... Sign in to see full entry.

Your friendship meant the world to me We laughed, we played our hearts content No! Black and white don't mix and agree Parents vow! - it mattered not to us at all Childhood friends we would no longer be The ache in my heart as still a grown man The pain giving birth to a movement in me Fix it for... Sign in to see full entry.

Mr. Man wore his finest tweed suit He walked sauntering slowly, stumbling To vote that Tuesday in hot pursuit Of something unbeknownst grumbling As like dirty money soiled unclean Bearing the mark its owner escapes Invalid votes, election screen People unaccounted, Jim Crow shapes Favoritism, family... Sign in to see full entry.

Nile sacred in Egypt Land, superior Rollicking beatitude reflecting my Curious gaze in moonlit fascination Ripples murmur thrust toward Weathered banks, a myriad of tales as we Converse with one another, my motherland Raped and exploited, the high peak of Kilimanjaro, Tanganyika from whence you... Sign in to see full entry.

When you left me I didn't quite understand why Broken, forsaken; withdrawn, you ceased to try I needed your touch, your voice, your smile Alone, cast away and forgotten for a long while Without you I could not survive - how? Overwhelmed, crushed; it hurts you now The way I am today, unlike I used to... Sign in to see full entry.