In observance of National Child Abuse Prevention Month in April, I wrote a new poem. For Our Little Girl By: The Sacred Fox Filled with false cheer, I grin,His fingers joined through mine.Biting back distress, I acquiesce,For none know I have hidden the signs. My family and friends know him well,Yet I cannot bear to... Continue Reading →
Feb 15, 2023| Rhyme Verses Reason: Valentine Poem
Butterflies By: The Sacred Fox Find the one who sings alongOn the bus to an Aguilera song.Who looks like a Cheshire when he's right,Yet never forgets the kiss goodnight.That embraces and murmurs in your earBecause a rough day brought you to tears.When he makes you laugh from the bottom of your toes,Kiss him soundly, and... Continue Reading →
Jan 25, 2023| Rhyme Verses Reason
You and I By: Roxanne Before he and I, just I existed.A woman in the world of Cinderella, twisted.For each word I spoke, he said was prattle.Refused to understand how I felt like cattle.At first, blind adoration led me by his noose, As the back of my mind hissed like a goose. "Bury it deep,"... Continue Reading →
Needles and All By: Roxanne Rose, oh rose, once crimson and tallNow droops in woe as her petals fall.Barbs and burrs keep away all othersBut one stops to nuzzle and and admire her color.Her charm restored as others now saw;Roses want to feel beautiful, needles and all.
Mar 8, 2023| Rhyme Verses Reason: Spring
Peony By: Roxanne Chartreuse petals linkedBeneath a delicate breezeBlushing peony