POETRY

April was
National  Poetry Month
The Editors here at LivingMS Magazine
celebrate all of you
who have shared your hearts here.
We welcome your work,
not only now
but every day of the year!

Poetry in this section is written
by people who have or know someone who has
Multiple Sclerosis.
 
(Listed alphabetically by title.) 

"Accidental Maturity" by Barbie Robinson

"According to You"
author prefers to remain anonymous

"Afternoon Graze - Iowa..." by Daniel Fueger

"Alaska Range..." by Daniel Fueger  

"Alive" by Tammy Svihla, aka taminy

"Alive With Color..." by Daniel Fueger

"Algonquin - Provincial Park..."
by Daniel Fueger  

"Alias" by Monica Petter

"Alois" by Thomas M. Burgess

 "Alone, Here I Stand" by Amy B 

"Am I Reaching?" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Amusement Park Called MS" by Cheryl K

"Anatomy of Perspective" by Monica Petter 

"Angel I Request One More Day" 
   by Terry-Joy O'Connor, aka terry-tj

"Angel Moon" by Monica Petter

 "Angry"  by Catherine Seybold aka spirit

 "An MS Emotional Workout"
by Liz Minor, aka bizzylizzy 

"Another Day..." by Daniel Fueger

"Another Day Done...Life's Circle"
by Daniel Fueger

 "The Answer" by Donielle Brown,
aka hubba617 

"Anticipation... " by Daniel Fueger

"Aquatic Journey..." by Daniel Fueger

 "Armistice Day"
by Pete Porter aka Trasksdad

"Autumn Comes Stealing"
by Thomas M. Burgess

 "Awakening"
by Robin Lee Hambleton-Lloyd

 "Baking Bread"
 by Jaclyn Henderson, aka JackieLani

"Bald Eagle..." by Daniel Fueger

"Bare Bones" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Beagle..." by Daniel Fueger

"The Beast Within" by August W. Weneker

"Beauty" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Believing in Faith" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Bighorn Sheep..." by Daniel Fueger

"Big Step..." by Daniel Fueger

 "A Bit of Snow" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Bittersweet" by Diane Rawls

"The Black Bandana" by Monica Petter

"Born in the Soul" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Brag Later" by H.B. Cimmonz

"Breaking Through..." by Daniel Fueger

"Burn" by Thomas M. Burgess

"California Coastline..." by Daniel Fueger

"The Cane" by Gliceria Ong

"Cape Mears Lighthouse - Oregon..."
by Daniel Fueger

 "Cats" by Pete Porter, aka Trasksdad

"Chasing Time" by Monica Petter

"The Chateau..." by Daniel Fueger

"A Child's Silent Scream" 
   by Kathy Whitson, aka mtymac413/MtyOP

"Christmas Song" by Bev Schwartz

 "The Circle" by Thomas M. Burgess

 "Close Enough" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Cloud Cover..." by Daniel Fueger

"Cloud Cover - Mt. Rainier..." by Daniel Fueger

 "Cloud Play" by Maris B. Mohr, aka marisb

"Coffee Colored" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Colors of the Rose..." by Daniel Fueger

"Comfort..." by Daniel Fueger

"Contemplation..." by Daniel Fueger

"Coping" by S. Gilbert

"COURAGE" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Courage" by Thomas Toohey

"Crying in the Sunlight" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Crying Legs" by Linda Sisk

"Dance of MS" by Victoria Booth Mahon 

"Daydreams" by Thomas M. Burgess

"A Day Without Pain"
by Amy Brimmer, aka meanit

"Deal with Me" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Dear God" by Debbie, aka LilAngel

"Dear God, Why?" by Patricia Elaine Worth

"Deep Pools" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Defining Moment" by Antonio Langiano

"Denali National Park..." by Daniel Fueger

"The Diagnosis" by Debra K. Kimber

"The Diagnosis" by Mary Ellen Sierhuis

"Diary Excerpts...2003, Another Vacation
at the East Cape"
by HB Cimmonz aka cimmonz

"Dimensions" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Dissolution" by DK

"Don't Feel Sorry for Me"
by Mark Anthony Pace, aka pace1550

"Don't Give Up" by Diane Rawls

"Doodles by Dave"
   by David Carter, aka STOICCAT / STOICOP

"Dream Walking" by Patty Mabery

 "Dwarfs and Babies"
by Alfredo Stan aka Pirupiru

"Each Time" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Easter" by Thomas M. Burgess

"End of a Day" by Anthony Lewis

"Facing Another Challenge" by Viola Doncaster

"Facing the Future" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Fading Sun..." by Daniel Fueger

 "Faith Through the Storm"
by Jaclyn Henderson, aka JackieLani

 "Fall" by Frank M Williams, aka weegot5kiz

 "Fall" by Robert A. Stevens
aka Smeggems

"Falls..." by Daniel Fueger

"The Fence" by Randall, aka Maxx/TexOP

"Finding My Smile"
   by Mark Anthony Pace, aka pace2550

"Finding One's Reason" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Find Some Balance" by Thomas M. Burgess

 "The Fire Season"
by Pete Porter aka Trasksdad

"Five Dollars" by Bev Schwartz

"The Flash" by Monica Petter

"Florida..." by Daniel Fueger

"For Headway" by Rob McShane

 "For You, Baby"
by Sarah aka BabyPie

"Friend..." by Daniel Fueger

"Friends" by Thomas M. Burgess

  "Friends Are Like Rocks"
by Jerilyn Boerhave, aka jer

"Gentle Whispers..." by Daniel Feuger

"Get On Board, Li'l Chillin'!" by LindaK, aka OasisOP

 "A Gift" by Thomas M. Burgess

"The Gift of Perspective" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Girl of Yesterday" by Monica Petter

"God's Plan for Me" by Katherine Alberts

"Going to Sail to the Sky" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Good Friday" by Jeffrey Marshall Baird

 "Graduate School" by Jaclyn Henderson
aka JackieLani 

 "Grandchildren"
by Liz Minor, aka bizzylizzy

"Grandmother" by Billie Swartz

"The Greatest Task" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Great Big Places" by Thomas M. Burgess

"The Gypsy" by Monica Petter

"Happiness Is..." from Melanie, aka Mellow

"Haunts of Ancient Peace" by Monica Petter

"Having MS" by Daniel Feuger

"Having Weight" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Hawaiian Beach..." by Daniel Fueger

"Hawaiian Orchid - Friendships..." by Daniel Fueger

"The Heart is Breaking" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Here Kitty, Kitty" by Monica Petter

"Higher Ground" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Highways to the Sun" by Erik Kaiser

"Holding One's Breath" by Thomas Burgess

"Holding Tight..." by Daniel Fueger

"Home..." by Daniel Fueger

 "Home and Away"
by Pete Porter aka Trasksdad

"Hope" by Billie Swartz

 "The Hope" by Katherine Ryan

"Hope is..." by Sue Ommen

"Hour by Hour"
by Diane Rawls, aka Diane1948

"How Could You Understand the Pain?"
 by Brian Evans

"How My Mom Invented Breadsticks"
  by Monica Petter

"I Hope" by Bob Jones

"I Know How it Feels" by Thomas M. Burgess

"I'll Be With You"
author prefers to remain anonymous

"I'm Still Here" by Thomas M. Burgess

"I Needed Help" by Viola Doncaster

"Inside Job" by Thomas M. Burgess

 "The Internet" by Pete Porter,
aka Trasksdad

"In the Spring" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Infinite Elevations" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Inner Strength" by Patricia Elaine Worth

"Inside This Prison" by Donna Eastmond

"Is it My Fault?"
by Mark Anthony Pace aka Pace2550

 "It's Blowing Sideways!"
by Robin Lee Lloyd, aka rlwrites4u

"It's Here to Stay"
by Maris B. Mohr, aka marisb

"It's JUST MS" by Maris B. Mohr, aka marisb

 "I Wish" by Pete Porter, aka Trasksdad

"Izzy's" by Monica Petter

"A Journey" by Thomas M. Burgess

 "A Journey That Never Ends"
by Amy Brimmer, aka meanit

"Just a Man" by JA Miller

"Just Me" by Kelly Bigler

"Just This Once" by Cynthia Smith

"King Angelfish..." by Daniel Fueger

"Let Me Dance!" by Patricia Elaine Worth

"Life........" by Janet Devine, aka JustJanet

"Life, Love, and Letting Go"
   by Kathy Whitson, aka mtymac413/MtyOP

"Life's Many Changes..." by Daniel Fueger

  "The Lighthouse Keeper"
by Pete Porter aka Trasksdad

"Lightening" by Dixie

 "Light to Share" by Maris B. Mohr
aka marisb

"A Little Inspiration"
   by Diane Rawls, aka Diane1948 or Nana

"A Little Mockingbird"
   by Diane Rawls, aka Diane1948 or Nana

"Living on...Kris' Legacy" by Michael W. Holmquist

"Looking for the thing to say" by Thomas Burgess

"A Loss" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Lost" by Thomas M. Burgess

"A Lost Child" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Lost Loves..." by Daniel Fueger

"Lounging in the Lesions"
   by Jameson Sawyer, aka The Jester

"The Luxury" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Majestic Monarch Journey" by Diana Rawls

 "Many Scars" by Sheri Astorino, aka Shiraz

"The Masterpiece" by Monica Petter

"Meaning Of" by Daniel Fueger

"Miles of Mood" by Monica Petter

"Milla Milla Falls" by Daniel Fueger

"The Moment" by Thomas M. Burgess

"MonSter" by Maria Mendez

"The MonSter" by Jeremy Mullens

"More Than I Can Afford" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Moribund" by Rebecca Carter

"Moth and the Star" by Erik Kaiser

"A Mother's Thoughts" by Fay Young

"Mount Mansfield - Vermont..." by Daniel Fueger

"Moved" by Mark Anthony Pace, aka pace2550

"MS" by Amy Paige

 "MS - 2 Letters in the Alphabet"
by Connie J. Plier, aka Kringle

"MSed" by S. Gilbert

 "MS Monster"
by Lisa Mayfield-Yanez, aka HopeSprings

 "MS, MS" by Pete Porter, aka Trasksdad

"The MS Waltz" by Linda Sisk

"Mt. Robson - Canadian Rockies..."
by Daniel Fueger

"Mt. Shasta, California..." by Daniel Fueger

"Multiple Sclerosis" by Patricia Elaine Worth

"Multiple Sclerosis and Me" by Sherry

"My Body is Betraying Me" by Linda L. Kahoa

 "My Field of Dreams"
by Sandy, aka dispatchertazz

"My Friend" by Sharron (Beth) Townsend

"My Inner Child" by Melanie, aka Mellow2

"My Life a Comedy of Errors"
by Patricia Elaine Worth

 "MS - My Sufferer - Multiple Sclerosis"
by Sharon Sandlin, aka momecat

"Mystery of MS" by Viola Doncaster

"Mystic Sunbeams..." by Daniel Fueger

"My Reserve" by Thomas M. Burgess

"My Story" by Bob Jones

"My Time On This Earth"
   by Mark Anthony Pace, aka Pace2550

"Naked Eyes" by Melanie

"A New Breeze" by Thomas M. Burgess

"A New Day" by Thomas M. Burgess

"New Faces" by Thomas M. Burgess

"The Next Thing" by Monica Petter

"Night Peace" by Liz Thompson, aka LizOP

"The Night Sighs" by Maris B. Mohr, aka marisb

"Nobody Asked" by Brian Evans

"Not an Easy Win" by Dixie L. Lippert

"Not Another Wasted Day"
   by Mark Anthony Pace, aka pace2550

"Oct 2002" by DK

"Ode to Baskin Robbins" by Laurie Rollins

"Oh How I Wish I Could Take a Hot Bath"
   by Leslie M. Ellair, aka lovelysunshine

 "On Becoming Blind" by Christine,
aka cucumber

"One Last Home..." by Daniel Fueger

 "One Wall Left (Crying)" by John Duong

"On The Precipice" by Linda Sisk

"Oops" by Daniel Fueger

 "Ownership" by Thomas M. Burgess

"A Pain That Still Hurts" by Thomas M. Burgess

"The Paradox" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Parents..." by Daniel Fueger

"Paying the Price" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Perdition" by DK

"Pie in the Sky" by Alexandra A.

"Please Listen"
author prefers to remain anonymous

"Pony Express Station" by Daniel R. Fueger

"Praying for the Darkness to Come"
   by Mark Anthony Pace, aka pace2550

"Presence" by Linda Sisk

"Purple Heart" by Monica Petter

"Quiet" by Deborah Randall

 "Race" by Lisa Mayfield-Yanez,
aka HopeSprings

"Rain" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Rainy Day" by Mary, aka MaciA

"Raising Teens and Toddlers: A Blended Family"
   author prefers to remain anonymous

"Ramblings of the Mind" by Alice Bastian

 "Reaching Out When MS Strikes"
by Debbie Wells, aka TXdebbieNew2MS

"The Reason" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Rebellion of a Body" by Michelle V. Alkerton

"The Red or the Black?" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Red Sunset - 4/29/-01 - Your Passing"
   by Daniel R. Fueger

"Remember Days" by Thomas M. Burgess

 "Retirement"
by Pete Porter, aka Trasksdad

"Returning from the Deep Dark Pit of Void"
   by Marlene Friend

"The Road Ahead"
   by Mark Anthony Pace, aka pace2550

"The Road Trip" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Rocky Mountain Elk... 5/31/01 - Inner Peace"
   by Daniel R. Fueger

"Run Like Hell" by Monica Petter

"Shadow Dancing" by Anthony Lewis

"Shimmering Gold Dunes Beach..."
by Daniel Fueger

 "Silent Suffering"
by Airest Gill, aka airest

"Silver Sword... - 5/12/01" by Daniel R. Fueger

"Silver Tear" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Sleepy Hollow Farm - LINDA BENSIE"
   by Daniel R. Fueger

"Small Words" by Paige Buck

"Smile" by Tammi Williams

"Snake River-Grand Teton Nat'l. Park 'Dark Corner'..." 
   by Daniel Fueger

"So Briefly Little" by Viola Doncaster

"So Large - So Small" by Katherine Alberts

"Someday Free" by Beverly Schwartz

"Sounds From the Sea"
   by Thomas M. Burgess
photo by Monica Petter

"So Very Long Ago"
by Pete Porter aka Trasksdad

 "Spring Has Sprung"
by Annette S. Pomponio, aka nettie

 "Springy"
by Peggy Sanders, aka tejokid

"Standing at the Edge of Chaos"
by Thomas M. Burgess

"Standing United" by Thomas M. Burgess

"The Stoplight" by Monica Petter

"Storm Looming..." by Daniel Fueger

 "The Struggle" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Subalpine Meadows ... MSfriends.."
   by Daniel R. Fueger

"Success" by Cheryl K.

"Summer in Florida..." by Daniel Fueger

"Sunset - New Mexico..." by Daniel Fueger

"Sunsets..." by Daniel Fueger

"Tahquamenon Falls MI" by Daniel Fueger

 "Take My Hand"
by Amy Brimmer, aka meanit

 "Tap" by Kevin McShea, aka beinghere

"Teachers to be . . . our future" by Daniel Fueger

"The Thief" by Monica Petter 

"Then I'll be happy..." by Daniel Fueger

"There's a Place" by David C

"The Times I've Tried ..." by Daniel Fueger

"They Just Don't Know" by Tracey Mitchell

"This Lonely Place" by Thomas M. Burgess

 "Three Faces"
by Amy Brimmer, aka meanit

"Time to Close the Door" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Time" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Toddler Toddling to Toddling Again"
   by Diane Rawls, aka Diane1948

"To Tell or Not to Tell" by Ann Marie Johnson

 "Train Trip" by Kevin McShea
aka beinghere

"Trap Doors" by Monica Petter

"Trapped in Thought" by Tammy Svihla

"Traveling Miles" by Monica Petter

"Trees That Bow in Grandeur" by Viola Doncaster

"Two Brothers..." by Daniel Fueger

"Unexpected Friend"
by Carla Sims, aka Twistermama

"A Union" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Unknown Angels" by Thomas M. Burgess

untitled by Sandra M. Gould

 "Unwanted Guest"
by Marjorie Schmidtka, aka lurex

 "Vague" by Mike Maxson, aka xgonzox

"The Unwritten" by Monica Petter

"Vegas Gold Dust" by Monica Petter

"Visual Learner" by Carolyn Reynolds

"Waiting For That Day" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Walking with Joy" by Dana Alan Gravley

"Wanderer" by Maris B. Mohr, aka marisb

"Was A Man" by David J. Garnett

"Water Colors" by Thomas M. Burgess

"We Are the Same" by Cheryl K

 "Weathering" by Robin Lee Lloyd

"Weight of a Full Heart" by Thomas M. Burgess

"We Must Rejoice" by Cheryl K

"What Happened"
by Jessica J. Pilgrim aka Squishy

 "What I WILL Be"
by Nick Hoban, aka Creede

"What to Tell Them" by Marlene Heller

"What We Leave Behind"
   by Mark Anthony Pace, aka pace2550

"When Boys Become Men" by Thomas M. Burgess

"When Your Star Talks" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Who Is There For Me?" by Maria Mendez

"Who Is This MonSter???" by Maria Mendez

"Who We Were, Who We Are"
by Maris B. Mohr, aka marisb

"WHY?" by Nicole Harpe

 "Why? " by Nicolette Zucchero-Salerno
aka nicolette527 

"Will You Still Love Me?" by Patricia Elaine Worth

"Wind Swift Mountain" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Winnie" by S. Gilbert

"Winter Skies" by Thomas M. Burgess

"Winter Trail in Snowfall... inspirational..."
   by Daniel R. Fueger

"Wonder-Full" by Linda Sisk

"Wondering How Things Might Turn Out"
   by Thomas M. Burgess

"The Words That You Speak"
by Thomas M. Burgess

"Worn Thin (a callus)" by Thomas M. Burgess

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