Shirley Belk
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Mother, Nana, Sister, Cousin, & Aunt who recently retired. RN (Nursing Instructor) who loves to write stories to heal herself and reflect on all the silver linings she has been blessed with :)
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Soft Rain
I woke this morning to the tink, tink, tinkling of raindrops against my windowpane. It wasn't a demanding, threatening rain...but instead, it was inviting, calming, and so good for my soul. "I needed that," I thought as my sweet Pit, Mr. Boss nudged me with his cold nose and smiley face.
By Shirley Belkabout a year ago in Poets
You Must Be Angry
Have you ever made a mountain crop out of nothing? Or changed the course of a river? How about changed a king's mind? Have you caused autumn to become a winter? Or even talked a butterfly out of a cocoon? Could you do all these things if only you had a magic wand or just the right words for an incantation? I think not. Yet in your (Opti-mystic) arrogance you deny that something might be greater than yourself. It must be wonderful to be the master of your own world and being. But can you make it last forever? Nope!
By Shirley Belkabout a year ago in Poets
Birthday Gift
Today is your eighteenth birthday, sweet Madelyn. You have transformed from a cute little red-headed princess into a beautiful young woman. When I think of words to describe you, I think of dreamy, demure, and delightful. You are a quiet one, your thoughts deep inside. But you light up a room like fireworks, though...you and that smile and those big blue-grey eyes.
By Shirley Belkabout a year ago in Poets
