Marianne Rose : Writing

I Lost My Keys

I Lost My Keys

A Poem by Marianne Rose


A frivolous poem capturing my morning, and some of the symptoms of aging, society's fast pace and our ability to chuckle at ourselves.
The Naming

The Naming

A Poem by Marianne Rose


Who we really are . . .
The Taking & The Giving

The Taking & The Giving

A Poem by Marianne Rose


Parallel views of the same world, depending on the eyes you look through and the response you have to what you see. Our future is yet to be determined..
Suspended

Suspended

A Poem by Marianne Rose


I am uneasy when my heart feels numb, even when I can embrace a perspective of the soul. Three parts of me- heart, soul, and the small self that walks..
Conventions

Conventions

A Poem by Marianne Rose


My response to watching political conventions & the whole process!
Grace Moves Me, I Step Aside (Villanelle)

Grace Moves Me, I Step Aside (Villanelle)

A Poem by Marianne Rose


Meeting the attack with spiritual aikido.
Love Embarks (Villanelle)

Love Embarks (Villanelle)

A Poem by Marianne Rose


Over time, there have been those who refused to choose sides, but stood in love, facing the apparent battle between light & dark forces with the power..
Night in the City

Night in the City

A Poem by Marianne Rose


A reflection of the sounds of the city and the sounds of nature, night-time in my city, against the backdrop of our times.
Capsized

Capsized

A Story by Marianne Rose


A story written this morning, 7/17/16, to my husband, an empath like me who needs the strength of our love, as I do, to remember who we are.