Sometimes I sing in incomplete rhymes.
I write in crayon and leave
my shoes beside the sandbox.
I sign my letters with x and o.
I ponder in doubt, the crisscross musings
speaking out loud.
Sometimes a woman needs
flowers out of season, homegrown vegetables, romance,
sex, and easy to read instructions.
Instead she meditates on ice cream
Jung and HGTV
Attempts to become enlightened.
Prays to paper and pen.
Looking for an all encompassing view.
Hoping for an all embracing embrace.
She offers herself to drumbeat and sage.
The rhythm under the air. She turns her heart
to some inferior door, finding something buried
in red. Hope for a moment sustained
-Tosha Michelle
Everything I Never Told You 
That was beautiful Tosha. I’m not a woman but some of that even resonates with me āŗ
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Aww. Thank you kindly Simon. Hope you’re having a wonderful Saturday
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It’s always a pleasure too read your work and chat with you Tosha. I don’t do it enough. I how you’re having a great Saturday… I’m feeling a bit blah.
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I’m just seeing this. I really hope the blues had passed by now and you’re in a much better mood
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They are better for some reason, but it kind of comes and goes depending on what life is throwing at me at the time š
I hope you’re well Tosha xo
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I can totally relate.
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I’m sure you can… I think many could.
Are things going well for you at the moment? āŗ
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Well here’s to more highs than lows
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Absolutely… It can only be a high when you show up i think! āŗš
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ššāāļø
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Too cute ā¤š
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You too! xx
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A lovely write with such subtle undertones. I love Carl Jung! “leave my shoes by the sandbox” a quaint phrase snuck in there beautifully.
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ššš
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I hope you have loads of flowers always in and out of season.
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Aww thanks š
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That’s so beautiful
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Thank you kindly
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Beautiful writing as always. Thank you!
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Thank you for reading
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I imagine that any woman who read this poem could quite easily see a part of herself and the emotion attached to this very moving and atmospheric rendering. K.D.
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Thank you. I hope it resonates
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This was so well written. I couldn’t agree with you more! Sometimes we just need to be loved and appreciated
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Truly, it means everything. Thank you for taking the time to read
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I am glad I read! šš
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Glorious….thanks for sharing š
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Thanks for reading
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The rhythm under the air. Very nice.
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Thank you
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Yep, you’re definitely crazy! Ha, ha!
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I just play crazy on my blog ha
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nice
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Thank you xx
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Great piece…as always š
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Thank you so much
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Soo Beautiful………………..!
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Thank you š
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you’r great wellcome……..
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Reblogged this on John Cowgill's Literature Site and commented:
By a lovely lady named Tosha Michelle who is walking barefoot through the sandbox.
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Thank you kindly
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You are very graciously welcome kindly.
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Meditate on ice cream…I think I’ve done that before. Lovely write, Tosha. ā¤
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Thanks! š
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You slipped from my mail and reader. This is beautiful Tosha, lovely as always.
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Thank you so much xx
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Hi, Fab blog which I already follow! Canāt believe that I have been blogging 9 months already!
Also, I am excited as I am officially in the running for the UK BLOG AWARDS 2017! If you could click the link and choose FoodandDrink&Lifestyle on the drop down menu:
http://blogawardsuk.co.uk/ukba2017/entries/forkwardthinkingfoodinista
Thank you kindly in advance your vote is much appreciatedļ
Melanie xx
https://forkwardthinkingfoodinista.wordpress.com/2016/12/15/stop-there-is-still-time-to-have-your-say/
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Congratulations.
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Jeesh, kiddo – my heart bleeds for you everytime I read stuff like this. I wish, I wish, I wish – honest I do. Right, I’m going to have a big, fat, juicy Navel orange now.
Have a great day – and have a Godiva for me ( I’m off chocolate at the moment and missing it terribly! Oh, wait – no – I’m not missing it at all – I musn’t put that kind of thought in my head! I am going to enjoy my orange! I am, I am!! š ).
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Haha. Off of chocolate? I’m the one who feels bad for you. However, mad props for calling me a kiddo. Ha
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Quite fabulous this is!
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Very kind. Thank you
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Hi Tosha – this is an absolutely gorgeous piece of writing. I am trying to catch up with your other poetry in the next little while.
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Oh, thanks so much. Really appreciate it
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Hi Tosha, I was trawling – like I do for work – interior design blogs, and happened upon this post, it was a welcome break from the often shallow nature of the blogs I normally read. A nice moment of deeper contemplation for my working day – thanks x
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That’s so kind. Thank you. Hope all is well in your world.
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Really a passionate for design. Check the modern mexican interior design https://lmvaldezsite.wordpress.com/
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Certainly
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Read this for the first time. It is great!
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Thanks Alex
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