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Cold-Blooded
What calamity, to have wit but no soul
Breath without heart
A bloodless manner, in its stead
Crave the taste of it on your tongue
Thrill at the acrid tingle
Barely sigh at its sight
Consciousness bereft of conscience
Of dust you are made
To dust you shall return…
July 2, 2025
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Roller Girl
*Illustration reference: Monika Wisniewska Roller girl, she rocks my world As round the rink she floats and twirls Her hair is flying...
Theresa Baxter
Jul 31, 20231 min read
The Creeping Vine
The creeping vine is quite the plant You want to track its course, but can’t It creeps just like a stalking snake And over garden it will...
Theresa Baxter
Jul 30, 20231 min read
The Many, The Few
A picture paints a thousand words A thousand feathers buoy the bird A thousand threads will weave a skirt But single slight can strike...
Theresa Baxter
Jul 29, 20231 min read
Nature Redeemed
*Illustration reference: RSPCA.org.uk Not meant to be yet inevitable Clash ‘tween kinds irrevocable Fragility of nature, delicate balance...
Theresa Baxter
Jul 27, 20231 min read
Nap Time
I’ve gotten to that certain age It’s like I’m turning back the page Regressing to when I was baby To everyone, this happens? Maybe It’s...
Theresa Baxter
Jul 26, 20231 min read
Be Unburdened
Unveil through revealment, as if by design With powers of sight gifted by the Divine You resonate sadness as dark as black ink You’re...
Theresa Baxter
Jul 25, 20231 min read
Troll
A face that is weathered And leathered like glove A grimacing mug Only Mother could love Demeanour that’s best Described as curmudgeon...
Theresa Baxter
Jul 24, 20231 min read
Epiphany
Illustration reference: Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara 1st century AD Oh Buddha on the mountaintop How do I make the sad thoughts stop...
Theresa Baxter
Jul 23, 20231 min read
Writers Block
*illustration reference, Leonid Pasternak's painting, "The Passion of Creation" (1899) I’m finally at a loss for words This daily...
Theresa Baxter
Jul 21, 20231 min read
Mid-Summer Ennui
Illustration reference: "After the Ball" (1899) by Ramon Casas y Carbo Tis ennui mid-summer style Though sun doth shine, bare breaks a...
Theresa Baxter
Jul 20, 20231 min read
FOMO
Compelled we are to “over-do” And what reward do we pursue? For stuff, for things, for love, for thanks In order to move up in rank...
Theresa Baxter
Jul 19, 20231 min read
No Looking Back
Look up, not down, then all around And realize that good surrounds ‘Cause only thing you get from worry Is a sense of panicked scurry The...
Theresa Baxter
Jul 18, 20231 min read
Case of The Mondays...
*shout out to actress Jennifer Jane Emerson, for being "THAT" one, and the reference for my illustration. From the movie, Office Space...
Theresa Baxter
Jul 17, 20231 min read
Brunch
There is a meal that sits between Our breakfast time and lunch A magical, delightful spread That we all know as brunch! The best thing...
Theresa Baxter
Jul 16, 20231 min read
Don't Drag the Drag Queens!
Don’t you dare come for the ones That deign to live in search of fun That play and dive and dip and curse All while wearing heels and...
Theresa Baxter
Jul 15, 20231 min read
Set Free
I knew so little yesterday Like child hid under bed A page unmarked by careless hand Unblemished thoughts in head Today my eyes are...
Theresa Baxter
Jul 14, 20231 min read
Summer's Day
Skulking, we emerge from din To baking heat that prickles skin And like a bloom from dusk to dawn Our petals yawn to draw upon The...
Theresa Baxter
Jul 13, 20231 min read
The Humble Fruit
It fits square in the round of palm With promised heft belies its charm A burnished gold a crimson rouge A mix of both is what I choose...
Theresa Baxter
Jul 12, 20231 min read
Help Not Hinder
What causes one to cause one pain? Inflicting that which brings no gain To cut them off or cut them down To grind their worth right to...
Theresa Baxter
Jul 11, 20231 min read
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