Ray Higley

A Bit about Me

Introduction This is my first entry, so I figured perhaps a simple introduction about me would be appropriate for anyone new to my website. My purpose in creating a site is purely personal… I have no political agenda or ideas about being persuasive. I like to write poetry, and I’ve dabbled with some short stories, […]

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Safe to Say

Reflections kept within the heart Gentle memories seldom partFrom what is treasuredWhat is measured What has meaning from the start. Captured comments often lingerWords that aim your steady finger Toward happiness With deft finesseSteel your smile and freeze your anger. Stop the motion hold on tight In your grip with all your might Seize the

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Value Added

Find a moment Frame a thought Fix a failure Fan a flame. Pose a problem Plan a pathwayPick a partner Ponder fame. Learn to teach Lift a life Lean on lessons Lose the blame. Steer a headStart a stepSing a song, andSay their name.

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Optimal Attitude

Farm your fears into the ground Seeds of sorrow …weedsPack the earth and nurture them Dig the dirt that bleeds Your happiness awayLeaving tears of time Let the winter freeze down hardSeal the past … forget. Crystallized are broken dreams Let the moon monthsSilence screams andNullify regret. In the Spring emerging …Transferred from your angerSprouts

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The Higher Road

The flower faded endlesslypetals flee onany angry breeze away from what was then and now the silence bleeds. Stop that tear before the trailing southward flight leaves behind another darker sleepless night that you cannot forget. Draw upon another source that teaches time and candles highlight naked truthwritten on a parchment. Take a higher road

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Kitchen Dances

There was dazzle all around Reflecting sparks of brillianceBouncing through the shadows Hidden under every sassyTime she leaned intoThe pause that trapped my mind. In a kitchen full of promises Made for blending spices Often mixed and stirred By glancing back and smiling Without filtering the sugar From the dance steps. Set the temperature and

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And Then One Day

Not long ago my life would change The other kids were ridingBikes with wheels and chainsWhile I was left behind afraid That I Might fall or fail The right of passage Looming. And then one day myCourage came to rescue me From being left without the Freedom to express my Joy discovering that I could

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