State your problem and follow through.

A STORY
 
Even though our story has ended
The experience has carried me
To the beginning of a new perception
I’m not looking for transformation
Or thinking what if…
I’m content
To live in motion
Without looking back
Or wondering why
 
Hearing the bells of life ringing
I can stand boldly…unafraid
And watch the ancient stars
Shimmer across the night sky.
 
​ © Doris Ann Bridgehouse  

Happy endings can come in the middle of a story.

NO LONGER  

I think about the past
And how the years
Have swept the cobwebs from my mind  
I no longer
Need to even a score
Or hear myself blast a sarcastic roar
 
I don’t need to be saved
There are no obstacles to avoid
No longer waiting for tomorrow
My feet are planted on the ground
I welcome the doors that are opening
No fear of the new
I can feel…
The universe pulling me forward
And I wish the same for you.
 
    ​ © Doris Ann Bridgehouse
 
 
 
 

Keep calm!

 
 
THIS MORNING   
 
The cold air holds the pond…still
As the ice forms whimsical designs
I think of the cold…
Cold takes me away from it all
Cold and remote…
No one will see me fall
Cold…I think I’ll just freeze
 
Lost in my pride
Memories of our disagreements
Stir up pain in my heart
Needing the warmth of your love
I shiver from the hurt
That drove us apart
 
Soon the undying flame
I feel for you
Dissolves the resentment I hold inside
 
Cleared from turmoil
I make the decision
To surrender to love
Knowing… 
Even though we differ
Our bond I can’t deny
You are the spark
That lights my world.
 ​ 
   ​ © Doris Ann Bridgehouse