Cathy holmes

Joined August 2021

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Canadian family girl with a recently discovered love for writing. Other loves include animals and sports.

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Curl . Top Story - June 2024. Content Warning.
As you curl and tighten your twisted rope around my neck and stare with your twisted smile, into my soon-dead eyes,
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Poets
My Bed of Nails
Some nights, when I lay in bed with only the streetlamp outside my window to illuminate my thoughts, and the whirring sound of the ceiling fan to awaken my demons, I beg for reprieve.
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Fiction
Strawberry Moon
I took a bite of strawberry moon and spit the seeds as stars. I rode a salmon dressed in peach on a weekend trip to Mars.
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Poets
Spring Planting
If I plant a seed I am guaranteed nothing but a chance to dream * Should my seed take root there’s no promise of fruit, but
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Poets
Tranquil
Wild clouds dancing Free-rhyme embraces my soul Beyond horizons * Water carving peace Slicing salty expanses
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Poets
Beyond Imagination
No compass for my destination, I find no peace in the stars. Navigating clouds in isolation, where horizons mark my scars.
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Poets
A Thousand Words, A Million Memories
If a picture is worth a thousand words, it is surely worth a million memories. Memories of places near and far, memories of events simple and profound; memories of items forever treasured, of those tossed aside with the passage of time, and memories of the people who shared the moments that tell the stories that make up a lifetime.
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Wander
Metaphorically Speaking
Hopefully, you’d offer to make her a sandwich, rather than insist that, as your wife, it’s her job to make yours. Ideally,
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Poets
Lost Letters
For Poppy's Prompts #5. Words: paint, erode, envelope, descend, wind --- Painted thoughts erode in wind-battered envelopes;
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Poets
The Edge of Extinction. Top Story - May 2024.
Sitting on the edge of extinction, knowing that I am just a humble speck in the asteroid of humanity, I can't help but wonder
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Poets
There Will Be No Card This Mother's Day
There’ll be no cards, there’ll be no flowers, no cake, no dinner, no gifts to shower. There’ll be no visit, there’ll be no hugs,
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Poets
Fighting Demons
Fight the demons. The ones who insist that you are doomed to fail. Fight the demons. The ones who charge in raging reds.
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Poets