When Life Felt Lighter

Can we turn the pages back
To a time before we knew
How quickly moments disappear
And how the old days grew?

We laughed without a reason
And stayed up without care
Never thinking tomorrow
Could take us anywhere.

The days felt like forever
The nights were ours to keep
We spoke what was on our minds
And promises ran deep.

If trouble found our doorway
We never let it stay
We talked until the tension faded
And somehow found a way.

Now memories wear different colors
As the years continue on
But somewhere inside those moments
A piece of us lives on.

Maybe we can’t go backward
No matter how we try
But we can carry those better days
And keep their light alive.

October 1, 2026

TRIED AND TRUE

Some things are tried and true,
Even when the outcome leaves us blue.
Is this really the way you feel,
Or just a passing thought
That somehow seems so real?

Sometimes words become a rhyme,
A little escape we find with time.
We let them wander through the mind,
Searching for an answer
We may never find.

Perhaps it’s not the truth we knew,
But simply what we needed to get through—
A little rhyme, a little peace,
A quiet moment
Where the questions cease.

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September 29, 2026

베일 뒤의 마음

베일 뒤의 마음

우리는 같은 넓은 하늘 아래 걷지만,
저마다 다른 푸른빛을 바라본다.
너의 세상이 속삭임으로 말한다면,
나의 세상은 새로운 이야기를 말한다.

나는 잠들기를 거부하는 파도처럼
수많은 생각을 품고 살아간다.
어떤 생각은 먼 곳의 천둥처럼 솟아오르고,
어떤 생각은 깊은 곳에 조용히 가라앉는다.

나는 텅 빈 방처럼
비어 있는 마음으로 태어나지 않았다.
내 침묵 뒤에는 수많은 세계가 있고,
그 세계를 모두가 발견할 수 있는 것은 아니다.

그러니 나와 함께 걷고 싶다면,
평범함을 기대하지 말아라.
나의 생각은 한밤중의 길처럼 굽이치고,
나의 꿈은 때로 두려운 곳까지 헤매기도 한다.

하지만 다르다는 것은 멀리 있다는 뜻이 아니며,
낯설다는 것은 혼자가 아니라는 뜻도 아니다.
두 마음은 서로 다른 방식으로 이야기하면서도
마침내 서로의 안식처를 발견할 수 있다.

나는 세상이 이해하기 쉽도록
내 영혼의 색을 흐리게 만들지 않겠다.
내가 가진 가장 깊은 빛깔들은
나라는 사람의 일부이기 때문이다.

그러니 내가 하는 말 너머를 들어주고,
네 눈에 보이는 것 너머를 바라보아라.
내 안에는 아직도 하나의 우주가 있고,
그 우주는 지금도 계속 펼쳐지고 있으니까.

September 25, 2026

THE MIND BEHIND THE VEIL

THE MIND BEHIND THE VEIL

We walk beneath the same wide sky,
yet see a different shade of blue.
Your world may speak in whispers,
while mine speaks something new.

I carry thoughts like restless waves,
ideas that refuse to sleep.
Some rise like distant thunder,
some settle somewhere deep.

I was never made for empty rooms
inside a hollow mind.
There are worlds behind my silence
that few will ever find.

So if you choose to walk beside me,
don’t expect the ordinary.
My thoughts may twist like midnight roads,
my dreams may wander where they’re scary.

But difference isn’t distance,
and strange is not alone.
Two minds can speak in different ways
and still discover home.

I won’t dim the colors in my soul
just to make the world agree.
The deepest shades of who I am
are part of being me.

So listen beyond the words I say,
look past what you can see.
There is an entire universe
still unfolding inside of me.

September 25, 2026

우리가 만들어 가는 달콤함
사랑은 서둘러 찾아오는 것이 아니며,
스쳐 지나가는 한순간의 눈빛도 아니다.
두 마음이 서로에게
다시 한 번 기회를 주기로 선택하는 곳에서
사랑은 천천히 자라난다.
벌집 속에 감춰진 꿀처럼,
달콤함은 서두르지 않고 만들어진다.
불안한 날들과 힘겨운 밤들을 지나,
비가 내리고 폭풍이 몰아쳐도
그 달콤함은 조금씩 깊어져 간다.
벌은 모든 꽃에게 묻지 않는다.
그저 꽃을 찾아 나서고, 믿으며,
길 위에서 발견한 것들을 모아
마침내 누군가의 마음이 받아들일
무언가로 만들어 낸다.
어쩌면 우리도 벌에게 배워야 할지 모른다.
멈춰서 다시 만들어 가는 법을,
도망치기보다 서로의 문제를 풀어가는 법을,
그리고 그 아래 숨겨진 달콤함을
찾아내는 법을.
사랑은 완벽한 순간들만을 의미하지 않는다.
모든 것이 순조로울 때 나누는 말만도 아니다.
어둠이 빛을 가로막는 순간에도
떠나지 않기로 선택하는 것이다.
그러니 남은 것들을 다시 모으고,
금이 간 마음을 고치며,
새롭게 시작해 보자.
인생에서 가장 달콤한 것들은
때로는 나와 당신,
우리 둘이 함께 만들어 가는 것이니까.

September 25, 2026

THE SWEETNESS WE CREATE

THE SWEETNESS WE CREATE
Love isn’t something found in a hurry,
or gathered from a passing glance,
it grows slowly in the places
where two hearts choose another chance.
Like honey hidden in the comb,
sweetness takes its time to form,
through restless days and troubled nights,
through every rain and every storm.
The bee doesn’t question every flower,
it simply searches, then believes,
turning what it finds along the way
into something hearts can finally receive.
Maybe we could learn from that—
to stop and build instead of flee,
to work through what has come undone,
and find the sweetness underneath.
For love is more than perfect moments,
more than words we say when things are right.
It’s choosing not to walk away
when darkness interrupts the light.
So let us gather what remains,
repair the cracks and start anew,
because the sweetest things in life
are often made by me and you.

September 25, 2026

Where Love Leaves Its Light

WHERE LOVE LEAVES ITS LIGHT

We guard the ones we carry
deep within our hearts,
sometimes becoming shelter
when their world falls apart.

We give without keeping count,
we comfort without a claim,
and sometimes what we sacrifice
is simply love without a name.

There is a quiet kind of beauty
in knowing someone feels less alone,
in giving warmth to another heart
when yours is searching for its own.

But don’t let disappointment
close the door you keep inside.
A heart that never reaches out
has nowhere for love to reside.

So breathe beyond the sorrow,
let kindness have its way.
Give your heart a little room
to find its light again today.

For love is not diminished
by every heart you give it to—
sometimes the love you freely give
is what brings life back to you.

— Sam Tumblin

September 25, 2026

BEAUTY IS ALREADY HERE

Beauty Is Already Here

*”There is no beauty,” some will say,
Yet often their eyes remain closed.
They rush through each unfolding day,
Blind to the wonder nature composed.

They fail to pause, they fail to see
The quiet grace in every view.
For beauty lives in you and me,
In every soul both old and new.

It’s all within the beholder’s sight,
A choice to look beyond the fear.
To welcome hope, to seek the light,
And find that beauty’s always near.

Dismiss the voices filled with doubt,
Release the burdens you have worn.
Let every grateful heartbeat shout
That beauty greets each waking morn.

“There is no beauty,” some still say,
Their weary eyes remaining closed.
But open yours without delay—
And see the masterpiece life’s composed.

June 30, 2026

ENGRAVED IN SHADOW

ENGRAVED IN SHADOW

My heart, you had inherently graven,
From the moment we met, my soul was craven.
For us to be together forever was my haven,
A dream I cherished, a path well paved then.

I thought you were the answer to every maze,
The light that guided me through endless days.
Your presence softened every burden I was given,
And in your smile, I found a reason for living.

Yet seasons changed beneath a darkened sky,
Leaving only questions and the reason why.
The promises we made were swept away,
Like fleeting shadows at the break of day.

Now my heart feels barren and shaven,
The love once carved no longer engraven.
What I believed was written in stone,
Has faded into memories I face alone.

So here I sit beneath the raven’s wing,
Listening to the silence sorrow brings.
Darkness surrounds what once was my haven,
As I wander the night, lonely as a raven.

Still somewhere beyond the night’s embrace,
A distant dawn may reveal its face.
For even ravens eventually take flight,
Seeking another sky beyond the night.

June 23, 2026

REFLECTIONS WITHOUT PERMISSION

Reflections Without Permission
By Sam Tumblin

Why sometimes when we reflect, we need a reason,
As though our thoughts arrive according to a season.
Other times they come uncalled, upon a whim,
A sudden tide of memories where the edges dim.

The mind engages when it chooses to explore,
Unlocking hidden corridors behind a silent door.
Visual perceptions spark and brightly ignite,
Awakening old shadows concealed from sight.

A face once known, a road once traveled before,
Returns without warning and settles at the shore.
The cranium haunted by echoes of yesterday’s sound,
Searching for answers that may never be found.

Is reflection a teacher, or merely a guest,
Testing our spirit when it interrupts our rest?
Perhaps it arrives to reveal what remains unseen,
Between what we remember and what might have been.

So when those thoughts wander through the chambers of the mind,
Do not rush to leave their quiet lessons behind.
For even fleeting reflections that arrive unannounced,
May hold the very wisdom for which our hearts have pounced.

Mary K. Doyle on An Autumn Prayer for PeaceOctober 25, 2026
Amen
inaloveworld on The Secrets Eyes DeclareOctober 22, 2026
Beautifully said: “Some eyes tell stories of love and pain,Some hold sunshine, others carry rain.Some search for hope, some question…
The SW Eden on The Mantra WithinSeptember 3, 2026
Very artistic! I like this.
Dawn Minott on DiamondsAugust 12, 2026
I agree—we are born diamonds. The trials we face have a way of robbing us of the clarity and to…
Sam Tumblin on BLACK HEARTAugust 10, 2026
Thank you

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June 19, 2026

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