Sorrow Growth Poems

The mirror reflects a lifetime etched upon my skin; a canvas of stories whispered through maturity. I stand before it, middle-aged and exposed, my nakedness...

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Tainted fate was broadcasted this afternoon, 
and the life of which I had called mine 
was pasted into the dreary news. 
Quoted as a mundane,...

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We often remember there is always a tomorrow
Through resonance of beautiful songs of sorrow,
For then we know our struggles which make us grow
Are only emotional,...

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Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase. - Martin Luther King, Jr.

I’d change the hearts of those who...

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The day I stop giving is the day I stop receiving. The day I stop learning is the day I stop growing. ~ Unknown

Giving from...

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Never let your fears be the boundaries of your dreams. ~ unknown

Erase the dark with morning’s sweet breath,
Shimmering light silences shadow’s caress,
Blaming the night for...

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Timeless dreams stir my heart,
Pearls of light, pearls full of insight,
Silencing the darkness who remembers
Only the trembling ache of past,
Who feels lost in the hectic...

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Oh my cursed child, out there you are exiled
Only the wind to embrace your sorrow
Seek shelter within that soul of yours
Before there is no tomorrow

These...

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Souls waltz at the edge of shadows,
With grace only love could compose.
Silent musings erase all fear,
Flowing light through each dewlike tear.

Breathless laughter sounds in the...

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When I finish this course called life, I'll die;
     and be glad, for no more must I be sad;
for I'll know...

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Author Dana Redricks
November 10, 2023

In shadows cast by doubts and fears,
A heart feels unworthy, shedding tears.
But beware the web of deception's art,
For truth and lies...

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Upon life's stage where shadows weave their play,
A fleeting waltz where mortals find their way.
In heedless youth, with innocence bedight,
The heart's true freedom, by time,...

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In a world of chaos, where hearts may ache,
A poem emerges, a solace to take.
With words as our brush, we paint a scene,
A canvas of...

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When I was lost, consumed in fear,
My confidence shattered, my heart unclear,
I thought the pain, the hurt, the sorrow,
Were signs of a bleak and hopeless...

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Yesterday 
My son was born, distress
Gave way to Joy
From my womb into my
Arms
Godly blessing was the 
Boy.

Yesterday
My son was born, blowing
Bubbles, running wild
Catch a rainbow,...

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