Smells of smoked turkeyWaft through the doorJust opened to welcome us in Hugs that last longerEyes that are moistGods’ presence seems closer Continue Reading
A Respite from the Quiet
Deafening silence Interrupted Brassy chimes beat out their own rhythms Winds send relief Clacking bamboo tubes compete with the brass for Continue Reading
I Cannot Let Go
I cannot let go What the hell does that mean? We are one You carried my soul Like the fall leaves Being hurled through the winds I Continue Reading
Anger Only Second to Grief
Tears coursing down my cheeks Wetting the soil for souls Anger only second to grief Hating evil Hating the Beast of the Continue Reading
Apple of My Eye
The year was 1998, and my husband Dennis and I had spent a year in Texas after he suffered a heart attack. While we were still in the midst of some of Continue Reading
Can You Hear Me?
Can you hear me?I am eternityYour pain, your losses and gainsSo very temporary The CosmosHeavens witnessesWondering, what will you choose? Dig Continue Reading
The Price of Communism | Honoring Vietnam Veterans
August 12th 1998 was the time Linh Duy Vo wrote these words to my late husband. “For America, Love and Gratitude. Dennis and Diana Nickell, YOU ARE Continue Reading
Come Sail Away With Me
Come sail away with meTo a distant shoreWhere pain is gone forever moreWhere lies and darkness cannot enter inAnd all who live here are whole Continue Reading
Give It Time
You were taught to marchTo run and fireYour trusted weapon and more And yetComing homeIt seems you’ve lostThe big things including Continue Reading
For What Earthly Reason?
You laid it downOn foreign shoresYou gave it all and more Only to returnTo a battlefieldFilled with the same horror Fragments of shells on Continue Reading
Finding Out Who You Are and Why You’re Here
At Sixty-eight, I am in denial about the state of affairs in America, and if I did not trust that a greater purpose was being served, I might even let Continue Reading
Goodness is Never Wasted
I see you and hear you said HONORMy warriors of truth and justiceAfghanistan in shambles Goodness is NEVER WASTEDThe seeds that were sown Continue Reading