graves are not limited
to the cemetery —
they lurk in our minds,
and buried in our hearts
lie garlanded stones
marking loved ones lost
—Terri Guillemets
graves are not limited
to the cemetery —
they lurk in our minds,
and buried in our hearts
lie garlanded stones
marking loved ones lost
—Terri Guillemets
Flowers rewrite soil, rain, and sunshine into petal’d poetry.
—Terri Guillemets
earth dreams of spring
in her winter slumbers
she dozes on and off —
then trembles wide awake
a silent green earthquake
—Terri Guillemets
The color of springtime is in the flowers; the color of winter is in the imagination.
—Terri Guillemets
P.S. Thanks so much to everyone who let me know about USA Today and King Features Syndicate using this quote for their “Cryptoquote” on December 3rd. That’s pretty cool! They actually left out a small portion and quoted it as “The color of springtime is flowers; the color of winter is in the imagination.” —tg, 2022
If I had to sum up Friendship in one word, it would be Comfort.
—Terri Guillemets
Spring translates earth’s happiness into colorful flowers.
—Terri Guillemets
The past falls away in wilted petals,
New things will come, probably nettles.
—Terri Guillemets
Death is not warden of life, not thief, nor enemy — but Life’s most equal partner.
—Terri Guillemets
flowers don’t open to the clock
but to the sunshine spontaneous—
for modern humans that manner
of instinct is now extraneous
—Terri Guillemets
Dying ain’t pretty. Death is beautiful.
—Terri Guillemets
The death of a loved one is a sudden silence — one of those deafening silences that leaves ringing in your ears.
—Terri Guillemets
You need special shoes for hiking — and a bit of a special soul as well.
—Terri Guillemets
Life is not always fair — sometimes you get a splinter sliding down
—Terri Guillemets