Author Archives: amyswords

Stars

Posted on March 7, 2025 by amyswords

Looking at the sky has always given me perspective – clarifying the confusing, shrinking problems to manageable. The idea that human life has only been on the planet for one hot second if Earth’s age is measured by one 24-four-hour … Continue reading →

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Love Letter to a Hero

Posted on March 6, 2025 by amyswords

With no clue, we find our heroes among the tall legs of the world. While the roll of the chosen grows and shrinks, curiosity drives me to consider the qualities of this elite group. Coming up to seven decades, my … Continue reading →

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Spring

Posted on March 6, 2025 by amyswords

Woman, witnesslife unfolding,seeking light andnourishment aswe seek loveand comfort.From what sourcearises the promiseof new growth?To what sourcedoes our motherreturn – ash, bone,spirit, soul?Beneath the hardbreathless shell,brimming energyvibrates, perpetuallyerupting in colorand movement,transformingabsence intoPresence. © Amada RezaFebruary 27, 2022

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Moments

Posted on February 28, 2025 by amyswords

I honor memoriesas ancestors,grateful for theirprescience (true or not),forgiving their gaffes(always one-sided),and welcome theentourage of feelingsinto the tired spaceof a weight reclaimed. Yet even the loudestof us goes silentwhen, through the samedoor, comes theephemeral Present,wearing a gownsparkling with visionand possibilitywith … Continue reading →

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Suspend

Posted on February 27, 2025 by amyswords

sus•pend, verb: to keep from falling or sinking by someinvisible support (such as buoyancy). Standing between the physical and spiritual,visible and invisible, it’s taking all my faithright now to suspend myself within thesetwo realities. When I was young I believed … Continue reading →

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Life is a Game

Posted on November 19, 2022 by amyswords

Life is a game played by choices. Choose to be helpful and honest or choose to be self-serving and dishonest, the rules of your game are set in motion. There is no ref or ump to call a right or … Continue reading →

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Pain is a teacher

Posted on September 23, 2017 by amyswords

Desperation works. Yesterday, someone I love so dearly was in physical and emotional pain from an irrational fear. Helpless, I could do nothing but cry, choking through sobs and streaming tears. Today, witnessing the same drama, I drew a deep … Continue reading →

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Still small scream

Posted on February 11, 2016 by amyswords

My grandson’s ear-piercing squeals attest to his cheerful will to be heard, seen, felt – the immediacy of his glorious presence. And there is his bright gaze as he, too, unwaveringly acknowledges me. I remember the child whose song rose … Continue reading →

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Family

Posted on September 29, 2012 by amyswords

Friends are the family we choose for ourselves. – Edna Buchanan Though you are my family, I cherish the thought that we are also friends. Perhaps I can explain, just a little, how important living with heart is to me … Continue reading →

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Fullness

Posted on September 1, 2012 by amyswords

You hear my beating heart; I am afraid of its sound. My longing has reached your ears – too late, I am within your reach. I will myself to stay, to feel your love, but am I worthy to say … Continue reading →

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