I am a sixty year old single woman living in the beautiful mountains of western North Carolina. I'm pagan, a writer/poet and a lover of nature. My life has been a challenging journey, filled with much sorrow and struggle. Yet, I still feel I have the heart
+ more bio informationHE TOUCHED MEFriends do not understand.They ask,"Why do you grieve so deeply?"The tone of their voices seems angry and exasperated.My only answer -"He touched me!"I have known him through many lives.We cuddled together through winter storms.He sang to me.I nursed him back to health from the wounds of war.I sang to him.Through... More..
Round BodyRound body,Forced to work in square hole."Suck it up," friends say,"There's no jobs out there - make yourself fit - whatever it takes!"Full, round bodyBruised and bleeding,Try as I might,I never seemed to fit!Called into the office"You just don't fit," they said.We're a square,You're a round,We don't need a round,We... More..
SOUL SCREAMScreams echo through pelting rain.My screams!Sorrow so deep,No words can express the feelings.Emotions,Raw,Raging!Searching,Newly dug graves,Markers hidden in Texas mud.Searching.Dark winter storm,Sanity dictates,Leave, return another day.But today,There is no sanity!My soul bleeds to find you.Screams,My screams!Wh... More..
A Day in the Life of a Texas MockingbirdO.K.! From now on, I'll be speaking in "first bird!" (Get it? First Bird! Like first person - only bird! It's a joke, Son! Ah say there! Don't you get it, Son? First Bird! Gee - everybody's a critic!)Mockingbird:Howdy! My name is Tex! I'm a Mockingbird. In fact, I'm the state bird of Te... More..
Driving the Magical Blue Ridge ParkwayThe first time I drove into Asheville, North Carolina, I was filled with wonder, for there, stretched out before me, was the beautiful, magical Blue Ridge Mountains. I was lucky enough to have started my journey to my new home during the month of November; when the trees still had their f... More..
For most teenagers, getting their learner's permit and learning to drive a car is their passage into adulthood. Though there may be fear in the teen's first attempts at maneuvering through traffic, with practice, they usually gain confidence in their ability to drive. Before long they are the proud owners of a driver's licens... More..
The Importance of Journal Keeping Writing has always held a fascination for me. Even as a young child I loved writing stories. In fact, I still have a story I wrote when I was 10 years old. My story was supposed to be a remembering of the happiest Christmas I'd ever had. I set the scene with my father, mother, brother, and my... More..
Sue Hibbetts
Asheville, North Carolina US
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