Clutching in Darkness Friends reach for friends; Friends just out of reach; Sliding into darkness, But trying just the same. Reaching ever further;   Praying while holding on; Reaching into darkness, For a dear loved one. ~ dwpenner sept 21 2007

STUCK Need to do Can't do Stuck Want to do Can't do Stuck Life is glue Brain is goo Stuck by dwpenner sept 7, 2007

Special angels Special one Watch you careful You're the one Special angel Special one You're so special Special one by dwpenner, aug 29, 2007

Doubt Down Grey Life so sure when the light shines. Then the dark. Surety fails in the down. When the dark comes. Surety replaced by doubt. Faded light May be worse than black. Greys' doubt Raises doubt Black is the unknown. In the half light Greys merge Bring hesitation. The dark hides and black looms. A light of hope Blinds and hurts When the gloom has settled in. What light can help When so down When in doubt The light burns. The grey numbing Grey without pain Grey without joy Just grey. Warm gentle light Not hurting bright Moves - not cuts the gloom. Pray for hope When down breaks. DWPenner © 2007 by D

Pigeon Soft Cooing Summer Sky I see pretty cloud in the sky They are grey, mauve, cream, and peach. No not a shimmery sunset in the sky. It is a clouded afternoon Not a sunset with bright sky But subtle with colours of a pigeon Wind barely stirs broad waves in the sky Barely a breath on the ground Pigeon soft cooing summer sky No rains today though I wonder why Gentle day with a gentle sky Not clear, but not storm Everyone sees a grey summer sky Worry about the beach or picnic Gentle calm from this sky Gentle in the afternoon calm Calming grey summer sky Like a blanket far up high Higher than mountains this sky Watching us

Contrary to rumours I do not look at the world through rose coloured glasses. I have rose coloured bifocals. While they allow me to still see the yucky bits so I can do what I can about them, they also let me enjoy the good, perhaps to escape a little and so not become hardened and despair. - DWP