No Price Aislynn d’Merricksson, ©2004 What is of the greatest value- past, present and future? It is… The love of family, the acceptance of friends, finding a place to belong. A second chance, a new lease on life, a hope for the future. A newborn’s wail, the tears of a […]
©Aislynn d’Merrickssson, 2007-2009 Summer’s end- golden leaves dance in the wind. Arctic chill- Snow Leopard hunts in the night. Thunder and Lightning- A ship flails, lost at sea. An anguished cry breaks the night- humanity’s folly. An early morn- dragon’s breath shrouds the land. A foggy night- will-o-wisps lead […]
©2016, Aislynn d’Merricksson Pearls of memory strung along, one by one, beaded on strands of spirit and soul, myriad shimmering hues, some big, others small. Touch one, then another, and another. Images bloom in the depths, wakening in the mind, scattered over months, days, weeks, years. Decades. A century, if perthro favours. There is no […]
©2007, J Aislynn d’Merricksson Mirror maze- infinite illusions of perception. Trappings and doings of the human self; limits of true potential. Shatter these myriad reflections and free the true self from the ego-self. What are these mirrors? Judgments, assumptions, our thoughts of how things should be. All illusions- all we think we […]
Child of the Moon by Jessica Semaan ‘In between being your mother and father, I forgot to be your daughter And became the child of the moon “In her debut collection, Semaan offers an upfront &moving glimpse into the true nature of healing: an imperfect, nonlinear journey”–Amanda Lovlace, bestselling author of the princess saves herself […]
Poetry Builders: Ana and Adam Build an Acrostic by Victoria Peterson-Hilleque, illustrated by Winifred Barnum-Newman Ana and Adam Build an Acrostic is part of the Poetry Builders Series to teach kids about all sorts of poetry types. This one, by Victoria Peterson-Hilleque, focuses on acrostics. These poems take a word and use each letter of […]
Life and Things This has been an exciting and exhausting week. I literally missed over 48 hours of sleep. One day was a 28 hour day… It’s been mostly worth it though. The property finally sold! That was pretty emotional for me, given it’s where I spent a significant portion of my life. The sale […]
Seven Reasons ©Aislynn d’Merricksson, 2015 There are seven reasons why that which has no price is the most valuable of all. Reason One- Serenity What price can be named for a gold-gilt sunrise waking the land? Reason Two- Comfort What price can label a baby’s coo, a mother’s love? Reason Three- […]
©2001, Aislynn d’Merricksson Where were you that day, standing on the brink of history? A moment flash-frozen in time, seared into the memory, never to be forgotten. Where was I? Minding my own business, preparing for my day- school and work, work and school, same old, same old, day after day. Alarmed […]
© Aislynn d’Merricksson, 2017 Shadows on the wall, stained forevermore, ghosts heavy with the weight of the past. To see, to see- indifferent destruction waged from afar. People cease being real, mere numbers on a chart, faceless and distant. No chance to see we are the same. Flesh and blood, hopes and dreams. Gone in […]
