I'm a married mom of two and live with my family in the northwestern United States.
Writing is important to me as a way to express myself, connect with others and just have fun. I enjoy writing poetry, articles and short stories and have for as long as I can
InfinityIn this high domed silencesurrounded by mountain peaksand hushed forestI sit on a sun-warmed rockwatching the azure water that holdsso many storiesstories all around mein the bee that drones around my headthe scattering of pebbles near my feetthe scent of decaying leavesand the gentle touchof sunlight on my faceI can ... More..
The JourneyI have brought myself this farto this spot that struggleslike waves upon rockspushing against a windslipping and stumblingwearing blinders of the solitaryshouting into silenceI have drawn no responsefear like a giant handpressing on my heartI have brought my life this fara furrow in the sandwaiting to be washed by ... More..
TimeWhat is time? a minute, an houra day starting with sunriseand ending a lifetime laterA second that expandsand holds within it a child's laughor a mother's anguished cryA hawk flies in lazy circlesroots sprout from a seedstorm clouds settle over mountain peaksA window is shatteredbombs form mushroom cloudsan infant takes h... More..
Anxiety attacks, also known as panic attacks, are episodes characterized by intense symptoms for the sufferer such as trembling, racing heart, sweating, dry mouth, nausea and dizziness. These attacks can be triggered by a stressful situation or they may occur completely unexpectedly. People who suffer from anxiety attacks can... More..
The liver is essentially the body's chemical processing factory. It performs hundreds of complicated functions which vary from cleaning the blood of possible toxins, to manufacturing bile to assist in the digestion of fat in a person's diet.During chronic liver disease the structure of the cells in the liver can change and th... More..
My angeris a coiled snakestriking when stepped upona deadly flash of lightningleaping outof roiling, purple cloudsMy angeris an eruptionits black plume of smokerising aesthetically upwarda smoldering offeringof simmering sorrowan incense of primitive fearI run my handsover the emberslocate the source and feelthe unique, tremb... More..
WarriorsDancing patterns of light on the bedthis newly won day arises before mehow can each foot safely stepon brittle groundand fingertips feelwhere each bomb lies buriedFrozen maskmeets mask aliketuning in to implicationsexploring thoughtsprobe politely below the surfaceWhat another's mind holds waits to breakthrough the ha... More..
Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that can affect people of all ages. It can vary from chronic insomnia which lasts several months or even years, to transient insomnia which can last a few days or weeks and is usually connected with a stressful event. But whatever the severity, insomnia can make life depressing and miserabl... More..
Heavy, velvet nightnight of lucid dreamsas pheasants rustlein a field of purple shadowsand willows huddle like old menalong the river bankThe air is ripe with the breathof sleeping sprucethe sigh of dry earththe sweetness of dying blossomsalong an empty roadThis night holds thoughts of morningfar awaytoo distant for the sleep... More..
AwakeningLet me wake to seea morning comewhen the glory of new daysuffices unto itselfwhen the burdens of our pain are shedwith budding awareness of who we can beawareness of the great giftof potentialwhen the frantic searchfor an enemy is turnedinto a search withina search for forgivenessLet me see what peace truly meansthro... More..
Elizabeth Farrell
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