in decency keep within halted needbestow upon me fated blisswhere sacred knowledge is keptand liars cower at the sighta flame grows brightersinners glory is recognizedhateful scorn in the morn weep for what wasin coveted shadows taken by a lover's...

  I sit here in silence as I watch my mother go through the ceremonial lighting of the candle. This is not something bad; it is the norm for our family. Once a year, we all, the female patriarchy of...

"I am forever walking upon these shores,Betwixt the sand and the foam.The high tide will erase my foot-prints,And the wind will blow away the foam.But the sea and the shore will remainForever” Khalil Gibran *** I guess I shouldn’t be surprised the...