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Poems

Onto Adam

13 Mar 202312 Mar 2023
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells Our air is never new. It is breathed in And released from our bodies in a new form Only to be captured by the earth…
Poems

Falling Star

28 Feb 2023
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells Were you ever a falling star? You walk about as if the ground pulls you down, As if the very earth beneath you seeks to…
Poems

Finding Joy

22 Feb 202318 Feb 2023
Poem and Image by Isabelle Sorrells Place your joy in the Lord. Find the joy of Him. Rely on it, And He will show you the joys of the world.…
Poems

Between Days

15 Feb 202315 Feb 2023
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells I met you in the night When neon lights lit up the green in your eyes. I might have known you all my life For…
Short Stories

Doom of The Ape

6 Feb 20235 Feb 2023
by Isabelle Sorrells A hairy beast sat upon a branch overlooking the roads of a foreign land, the crisp night air wisping through his fur in a sensation he had…
Poems

Eternal Flame

1 Feb 202329 Jan 2023
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells This fire inside It will not just burn, But with it You will penetrate the night And soar To bring light and open cages To…
Poems

How Long?

30 Jan 202329 Jan 2023
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells Reach for the flowers For who knows how long they will bloom? Climb the arms of the great oak, How long will it stand? Explore…
Poems

Our Wilds

4 Jan 20232 Jan 2023
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells Running through trees And across land known only to the wilds, We feel confident in our ability to tame. But as we continue on, Drumming…
Poems

Pastures

30 Dec 202226 Dec 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells To be surrounded by green pastures And rolling hills like the sea Stretching far and wide And disappearing within the trees. I desire this forgotten…
Poems

Places

28 Dec 202226 Dec 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells Poetry is the land upon which we roam and the sky upon which we gaze, The places we seek and love And yearn to express…
Poems

To Wish

26 Dec 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells I don't wish to be in other worlds Or to forever vanish into the abyss of fictional pages As an escape from my real life.…
Essays

The Voyage of Time

12 Dec 202211 Dec 2022
An essay by Isabelle Sorrells             What would you do if you could escape the merciless cage of time? Who would you see and where would you go? Evidently, with…
Poems

Social Creatures

23 Nov 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells From alone to not, This is a bigger step than we admit. But once one is over the bridge There is so much joy to…
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

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

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…
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

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

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

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

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

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

The Genie and His Wishes

20 Apr 20224 Oct 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells The genie turned to her After sending off all the others To be the people they always dreamed to be. Rich, Famous, Happy, Alone, and…
Poems

Wonder of the Leap

8 Apr 20223 Apr 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells In the few seconds she's in the air All she feels is fear and the Thrill. She plunges into the water And when she resurfaces…
Poems

Homesickness

6 Apr 20223 Apr 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells Where is there to run to When you are sick for home, Even when You are already there? It is an unmistakable pang in the…
Poems

Spring Field

1 Apr 202223 Mar 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells Driving along a lonely road I came across a golden land. It stuck out against the blue above and the brown below And I found…
Poems

Coruscate

23 Mar 202221 Mar 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells In the dark, Or in the light of the sun Wherever you are, However you feel, We can all see the sparkle in you, Your…
Poems

Delusion

16 Mar 202214 Mar 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells To climb over fences And run through buildings we don't belong. To drive through the night, To eat all the junk we can find. Rebellion,…
Poems

Lighthouse

11 Mar 20224 Oct 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells I walked a path not known to many In search for things I've never seen And places I've never been. Beyond the rocks And up…
Poems

Fresh Air

4 Mar 202228 Feb 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells Something so pure, So clean, So earthy, and beautiful Is what I feel When I step outside And breathe it in - That fresh, cool…
Poems

The Builder

2 Mar 202228 Feb 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells You with your brick, your mortar, your clay. You built skyscrapers of knowledge And temples of stories. The rest of us gaze at your constructions…
Poems

They Rolled In

9 Feb 20226 Feb 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells A clear blue sky And the clouds come rolling in. Big, Fluffy, And white. They block the view of anything beyond, Crowd in and hide…
Poems

Our Sands

31 Jan 202230 Jan 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells A ways away, Where we sail to when the wind is high And the tide is strong, Lay our private sands; Tucked away from the…
Poems

By Train

26 Jan 202223 Jan 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells To travel without hurry And to value the process As much as the destination - The ride As valuable as the place. This is a…
Poems

View Before You

19 Jan 202217 Jan 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells At what point will you realize - At what point will you see That the view before you Is a thousand times more beautiful Than…
Poems

Will I Climb?

14 Jan 202214 Jan 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells In my dreams Of adventure I wonder - Would I pursue the same In the real world? When the smokescreen is gone And my vision…
Poems

Need For Sense

12 Jan 20227 Jan 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells Clothes soaked to the skin, Cold shivering bones, Water dripping from my lashes And into my eyes, So I can't see. My need for adventure…
Poems

We Remain

10 Jan 20227 Jan 2022
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells The winds rock us The lightning crashes Water collides, But we remain on course. Forever forward Eternally onward. Retreat? We don't appreciate the meaning of…
Poems

Wind ‘N Hair

27 Dec 202126 Dec 2021
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells Sitting on the passenger side Roof down And wind whipping my loose hair. I feel free And thrilled with adrenaline. I'm glad I'm not in…
Poems

Universe Above

6 Dec 20215 Dec 2021
A poem by Isabelle Sorrells How I wish to see the stars How I wish to see the cosmos stretch out before me As an ocean without bottom. It is…

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