Sue Santiago

Progress?

Posted on April 17, 2023 by Sue Santiago

I haven't written this badly
In a long time

But in a long time
I haven't written at all

Planned Ahead

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Sue Santiago

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I'm pretty sure
This daffodil was planted
Just for me
By an angel
A year or two ago
Who tickled the tum of a gull
Or blue jay
who dropped the seed
So today I could see this sign
Of spring
Of hope
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Catching My Breath

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Sue Santiago

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when Hard
takes a new face

digs in
digs deep
claws at my roots
chisels my foundation

days to weeks to months,
to clench to grind to gnash,
to tears to cries to wails

to surrender.

It's different than
to give up

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Faithful Presence

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Sue Santiago

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Haiku Tuesday – Photo by Johannes Plenio

Seriously, Sisters

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Sue Santiago

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Some of these mantras today
Shake my head
Curl my toes

Living my best life
Can I just take that pressure off?

Most days are hard enough
Loving my people
Caring for my responsibilities
Pursuing my passion

My best? That's a high standard
I cannot maintain
Climbing to the peak.
There's no air up there.

Don't look to me to
Make my past self jealous.
I want to see her
excited about, inspired by, proud of
her future.

The Do-Be-Do-Be-Do days are done
Lay down that finish line
I'm going to take my time

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Secrets

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Sue Santiago

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The secret to contentment
                                  is gratitude    
The secret to gratitude
                                  is perspective
The secret to perspective
                                  is selflessness
The secret to selflessness
                                  is love
The secret to love 
                                  is selflessness
The secret to selflessness
                                  is perspective
The secret to perspective
                                  is gratitude
The secret to gratitude
                                  is contentment

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Time to Play

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Sue Santiago

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This is the box
strong and stable
where Composure lives.

These are the files
under lock and key
within the box
strong and stable
where Composure lives.

These are the feelings
powerful and true
secure in the files
under lock and key
within the box
strong and stable
where Composure lives.

This is Creative
strictly denied
knocking on the box
strong and stable
where Composure lives.

This is the story
layered and gleaming
built from the feelings
powerful and true
freed from the files
under lock and key
within the box
strong and stable
Creative blew up.

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Where we meet

Posted on September 24, 2022 by Sue Santiago

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You are beautiful 
     In the richness of your rhythm
     In the liveliness of your language
     In the vibrance of your voice
     In the strength of your stature

But we are strongest
In our overlap

I am beautiful
     In my firmness of faith
     In my unwillingness to walk away
     In my collected quiet
     In my surprising silliness

But we are strongest
In our overlap

In the seam
     Of the silk that is you
     Of the linen that is me
     Threads of compassion,
     Hope, love
     Forgiveness
 
Bind unbreakable
In our overlap
Where we are strongest

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A Worthy Sacrifice

Posted on September 15, 2022 by Sue Santiago

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We pour our heart 
Into our creation
To get trampled, criticized
Rejected
Breaking our spirit

To not pour our heart
Perhaps protects our underpinning -- 
By not bearing the creator's image
By not carrying the creator's soul
The creation suffers

To not push hard enough
To not dig deep enough
Creates a counterfeit,
Second-rate beauty
Unworthy

Create.
Unguarded.

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