Change
written by: Elizabeth Sams
tattered and torn
the edges of my soul
flutter in the wind
wildly protesting
the pain within
but I bend into the pain
absorbing, understanding,
discarding what is unimaginable
protecting and moving toward
what is beautiful
toward the lushness of life
toward the velvety softness
of happiness
toward a love that
dries all the tears
and makes me whole.
Elizabeth Sams retired as a nurse educator, consultant and health care leader in pursuit of her love of writing buried under a bush for so long. She has had many articles, documents, reports, curriculum pieces, organizational histories and programs, and creative workshop materials used and published during her nursing career. As a consultant in leadership areas, Elizabeth developed workshop and promotional materials for an international team-building organization. Elizabeth is currently writing in several genres: poetry (traditional, free verse and prose), children’s board books/short stories/poetry, creative non-fiction/memoir, and fiction. She began submitting her work in May 2020 and has been pleased to have her work published in Plum Tree Tavern Journal, The Writer’s Group/Grey Thoughts Literary Journal, Ariel Chart International Literary Journal, Gabriola Arts Council Newsletter and The Drabble Quarterly.
Latest posts by Elizabeth Sams (see all)
- When Life Gives You Lemons - June 15, 2021
- The Coffee House Stage - March 4, 2021
- Change - November 28, 2020
