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Poems

Traditions

21 Nov 202220 Nov 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells Our ways of celebration have come and gone We have left them behind in a period we no longer belong. But we have been blessed…
Essays

The Original Adventure

14 Nov 202213 Nov 2022
An essay and photograph by Isabelle Sorrells Adventure is much closer than we think. Where can we find it? In culture. Through the cultures of foreign peoples and foreign countries…
Poems

Learning To Love

11 Nov 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells He must learn to love you And relearn tomorrow - to love you. Not as who he wants you to be, Or the parts of…
Poems

To Get it Done

7 Nov 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells Sometimes I just can't. I can't do what I need to do Even thought I know I won't consciously be able to do anything else…
Poems

If Only

4 Nov 20224 Nov 2022
A Poem by Isabelle Sorrells I would sail, Isolated and bold, Across the high tides And through furious storms, Cruising on glass Under the vile, comforting sun. I would navigate…
Poems

Muddy Days

2 Nov 20222 Nov 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells Sliding heels through the rain-slicked ground, Halting our race dead in the darkened grass, We lay in the dirt and suck in the breath that…
Poems

What Lasts

31 Oct 202231 Oct 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells Trying times are not forever times And what is wicked does not last - Sometimes no more than a few years, Sometimes not even a…
Poems

Unattainable Sands

28 Oct 202224 Oct 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells Like a dream floating away on days past, A memory weakening within the mind, Or a vision of a creature wandering through the dark And…
Poems

To Live And To Learn

26 Oct 202223 Oct 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells I will live because I learned And I will learn because I lived.
Poems

The Beauty Of A Thing

24 Oct 202223 Oct 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells I asked her to dance and she declined. It won't look pretty She said. Although, I could see the longing in her eyes. I extended…
Poems

Clean Windows

21 Oct 202216 Oct 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells As life goes on And I continue to see more clearly I realize just how dirty and brutal Awareness can be. Oh, how simple and…
Poems

My Song

19 Oct 202216 Oct 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells You give my heart a beat to dance to, My ears words to listen to, My bones a reason to hold strong. You are the…
Poems

The Brightness of Night

17 Oct 202216 Oct 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells With the setting of the sun And the rule of the night Brings darkness. But the night is not as black as it seems. Even…
Short Stories

To Seek Refuge

10 Oct 202210 Oct 2022
A short story by Isabelle Sorrells A man drifted alone in deep blue waters, a castaway, and lone survivor. He had been stranded on an island for far too long,…
Short Stories

Lost and Happy Souls

3 Oct 20226 Oct 2022
by Isabelle Sorrells Adapted from the poem "Lochinvar" by Sir Walter Scott Long ago a Scottish knight journeyed far and alone in search for his love. Spurred on by the…
Poems

Walking Blind

30 Sep 202225 Sep 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells My feet and the ground beneath Are nothing but black, All possible hazards lost to the eye. Lantern swinging in hand, The light remains exstinguished.…
Poems

To Ascend

28 Sep 202225 Sep 2022
Image and poem by Isabelle Sorrells These are the lands of giants, Towers of Babylon that reach through the sky And surpass clouds. Villages and cities seek refuge at their…
Poems

All I’ve Never Seen

26 Sep 202225 Sep 2022
Image and poem by Isabelle Sorrells Rock on rock, Mountain on mountain, Rivulets of valleys in between. Light is cast down in pools on pieces of ground and cliff Illuminating…
Poems

Write It All

16 Sep 202222 Sep 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells Sometimes I want to write until I can't anymore. Until there are no more words left, until the pages are covered with ink, and the…
Poems

A Life To Be Done

14 Sep 202214 Sep 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells How many souls go through life Because it must be done? We all have our days, But how many have been lost To that day…
Poems

I’m A Wreck

12 Sep 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells I'm blue as the deep ocean, As gray as a turbulent storm. My head sways like a boat in rough seas - My contents scrambled…
Poems

A Morning Abandoned

9 Sep 20229 Sep 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells I know the day has begun - It is calling for me to join it. A soft warm beam through the windows to welcome me,…
Poems

Separation

7 Sep 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells The stars stood still, Atoms split, And you and I were no longer one.
Poems

To Avoid Death

5 Sep 20224 Sep 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells All roads to death Begin with life. The only way to avoid death Is to avoid life. I choose to die so that I may…
Poems

Wave On Water

31 Aug 20226 Sep 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells Here, on this surface of life and death - This place I could fall through within its tenuous tempers - A place humans were never…
Poems

The Chaos of The Storm

29 Aug 202227 Aug 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells The river cascades down my road And submerges my bare feet, Tugging at my ankles And pulling debris along the way. My clothes begin to…
Poems

Judgement

26 Aug 202223 Aug 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells Do not warn me Of new perspectives And beg me not to judge. For what else could they be Since these thoughts are not mine?…
Poems

The River

24 Aug 202223 Aug 2022
Poem and Image by Isabelle Sorrells It's wide as an ocean With waves with sounds of the sea. It's a border and a bridge. There are no strangers on this…
Poems

Beauty Standards

22 Jul 202218 Jul 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells What is seen by many but only comprehended by the learned Brings the joy of appreciation for beautiful creations. But beautiful things don't have to…
Poems

When They Are Gone

20 Jul 202218 Jul 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells Withdrawal from good company is a heavy, desolate thing. Thankfully this hour of gloom doesn't last forever. It may not even last an hour. But…
Poems

The Price of Serotonin

18 Jul 202218 Jul 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells Good company is like a good drug. In it, one feels so elated, As though nothing else matters outside of this moment, And nothing could…
Poems

Breaking The Chair

15 Jul 202215 Jul 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells We lean further and further back, Balancing on the edge. We persist in pushing the limits Then we're surprised when we finally fall.
Poems

Chasing Clouds

13 Jul 202210 Jul 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells We frolicked through the soft grass, Breeze breathing through our clothes - The sky drifting slowly overhead. The shadows of clouds brushed over the hills…
Poems

Divine Intervention

11 Jul 202210 Jul 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells She had no compass Or tracks to follow. She was surrounded by the unfamiliar. Insects chittered And trees rustled But it was the sound of…
Poems

Habits of Passing Time

8 Jul 20225 Jul 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells The clock is ticking - It isn't stopping, But it isn't slowing down either. So how do I experience each second as it is passes…
Poems

An Escape From Blue

6 Jul 20225 Jul 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells Beyond, in the emptiness of deep sea Where all there is is blue Stands a lonely dock Bleached white from the sun, Protruding just above…
Poems

Free Spirits

5 Jul 20225 Jul 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells Our predecessors went through so much, Failed many times So they could achieve the freedoms of humanity, All for their children's sake. We are their…
Poems

Wall Of Recipes

1 Jul 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells I place a thought Hastily scribbled On my wall. My display of ingredients To be kneaded and churned Into the best bread to be baked…
Poems

Existence

29 Jun 202227 Jun 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells Our Creator knew me and knew you long before anyone else did. Knowledge of something proves existence of it - Who are we to deny…
Poems

Things of The Past

27 Jun 202224 Sep 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells We drag these things from our past into our future, Denying, or maybe not realizing, Some of those things were always meant to stay behind…
Poems

Together Be

24 Jun 202223 Jun 2022
Poem and Image by Isabelle Sorrells Let's spend a moment together. Will you exist with me? It doesn't matter who we are with each other or on our own. Will…
Poems

Summer

22 Jun 202221 Jun 2022
Photo and poem by Isabelle Sorrells Salty sweat dripping down necks And sticky lemon flavor dripping down hands. Splashes of water and laughter, The hungry aroma of meat on the…
Poems

My Favorite Color

20 Jun 202220 Jun 2022
Poem and Image by Isabelle Sorrells My favorite is a field of hay during golden hour, Or the leaves as the sun shines through the trees above, Or the immense…
Sources

Nazis In America – Essay Sources

6 Jun 20225 Jun 2022
Isabelle Sorrells Some of these sources I quoted directly and some I just used to further my understanding. I encourage you to check all these sources out and see for…
Essays

Nazis In America

6 Jun 20225 Jun 2022
An essay by Isabelle Sorrells Over-population, climate change, and the oppression of individuals (especially children) who are in the wrong bodies with the wrong body parts: these are the real-world…
Poems

A Room To Waltz

1 Jun 202231 May 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells Windows for walls, Curtains of red to blanket buildings, And wide wooden floors that speak for every step. Here, even in the absence of music,…
Poems

Summer Nights of Texas

30 May 202229 May 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells Unlike the North, The setting of the sun Doesn't bring A breeze worthy of a light sweater. These are warm summer nights in the South.…
Poems

Me Today And Me Tomorrow

27 May 202222 May 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells Humans are dynamic creatures. We are no longer who we used to be Because time has brought us change. But is who I am today…
Poems

My Personal Musicians

25 May 202222 May 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells Neighbors may complain of the sound But sometimes strong volume Is necessary to feel. To sit alone in a club, Lights low, Leaned back and…
Poems

Good Company

23 May 202222 May 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells There is nothing like A hearty foreign laugh And new stories and histories From a good friend over a full meal.

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