Tag Archives: love

Labyrinth #Poetry

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Gretchen Venters

A spiral of knowledge and labyrinth of tiny epiphanies and truths, Small stepping stones of faith of every single hue, This is a pilgrimage and yet the journey for each of us is extraordinarily different, Your bare feet shifting through … Continue reading →

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Looking Glass – A Poem

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Gretchen Venters

Written for dVersePoet’s Mirror Prompt Have we met before? In what century did we meet? Why is your heart beat/ing- b A c K w A r D s on your tattered sleeve? Where is the light switch in here? … Continue reading →

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Exposed – A Poem

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Gretchen Venters

Like a black and white photo so overly exposed, my soul unfolds before you not unlike a rose – caught at just the right angle, These high heels dangle and drop and your doubtful words stu//tter to – a – … Continue reading →

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Notebook #Poetry

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Gretchen Venters

A yellowed note that I once wrote to you- fell from an old dusty notebook, I didn’t even have to look to know the truth, & with no date to tie it to my past, the irony is strange Maybe … Continue reading →

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Aquiver – #Poetry

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Gretchen Venters

You are like that first breath in as the frost of Autumn begins Your voice sends me aquiver, It plays on sleeping heart strings- My existence feels raw in your company, like our memories were just stepping stones and you … Continue reading →

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Paper Daisies #Poetry

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Gretchen Venters

For K. Crumpled paper daisies, like seeds of  scribbled secrets- blooming dreams- & everything I am becoming are falling from me, along this mountainside & I crawl in utter darkness. My frozen feet // bleed  on this cold path of … Continue reading →

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Eternal Winter – A Poem #Poetry

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Gretchen Venters

My soul is weary // as I wrap my heart in a montage of memories the softness of your caress and a peaceful darkness, In a moment where  I felt beautiful and my hands and  soul were full of a … Continue reading →

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Facing Fears

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Gretchen Venters

Sometimes we learn life lessons in incredibly unexpected ways. In my recent post about fear I didn’t really expound much on the good that has come from learning about why fear is such a waste of time and useless. For … Continue reading →

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The Color of Fear

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Gretchen Venters

I grew up believing that something was simply right or wrong and that there is nothing in between. But there is: It’s called fear. If darkness is everywhere and light is also everywhere… then fear must have a home along … Continue reading →

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At the Tunnel’s End – A Poem

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Gretchen Venters

Un – ravel – ling from an emotional fetal position Legs — just barely but weakly — moving — unsteady unsure of their own condition to stand again Toes uncurl and Fists — open — wide as I open my … Continue reading →

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