By Tim Law Sheep, ram, little lambI am a pleaser, oh yes, I amTrying through childhoodTo do what you sayTo gain your approval each passing dayYes, sir, no, sirThree bags fullMy mind is confusedAs my heartstrings you pullBamboozling me with your brand of bullNow you have left meI open my eyes to seeNothing that I … Continue reading I am a Lamb
A Life of Song and Silence
By Tim Law Previously published in Sweety Cat Press Sasha peered into the stage spotlight, squinting, plagued by an infestation of butterfly nerves. The stool that she sat upon was uncomfortable, one size fits none. The murmurs from the crowded bar were just that little bit too loud. Clutching her guitar like a security blanket … Continue reading A Life of Song and Silence
The Day That All of The Trees Went Away
By Tim Law We just thought that the trees were blowing in the wind. None of us knew that in reality, they were waving to us a goodbye. And then, one by one, they up and left us. They did not die, not in the sense that we as humans died and went away. They … Continue reading The Day That All of The Trees Went Away
Little bird, flying high
By Tim Law Little bird, flying high I see you above me and wonder why? Why is it that you don’t go above? To the place beyond the clouds, filled with people we love Little bird, I pray you do Fly down to me, hear my message for you The words which I need desperately … Continue reading Little bird, flying high
Work/Life (Un)Balance
By Tim Law Will 2022 be like 2023? If so, my hope is that it’s over swiftly 2022 coming to an end Everyone around me seemingly going around the bend Work weighing heavily upon my mind Home life is not much better, smiles are difficult to find Everything seems to be spiraling to the end … Continue reading Work/Life (Un)Balance
The Point of View
By Tim Law Life looks a great deal different from 12,000 feet. Sure things are smaller, that’s obvious. Almost everyone knows that things get very tiny when they are so far away. No, what I mean is looking down from so far up in the air you can almost believe that everything is at peace. … Continue reading The Point of View
Blue Ulysses
By Tim Law Molly watched on from the front porch of her family’s beach house as her older brother Marcus chased a beautiful blue Ulysses butterfly. With each fruitless leap and swipe that Marcus made with his bug catching net, Molly’s smile grew all the broader. “You’ll never catch it!” Molly laughed. “That butterfly is … Continue reading Blue Ulysses
The Pigeon Man
By Tim Law They call me the pigeon man, and I guess they are not wrong. I left my family home back in the eighties when my wife suddenly died. I walked the streets of old London Town for a bit before I made a new home with others like me. We hung out around … Continue reading The Pigeon Man
Steven and His Little Red Boat
By Tim Law Once upon a time there was a man named Steven. He had a little red boat that he would launch each night from his own personal jetty and he would sail his boat around the world. “Tell me your stories so that I can then share them,” Steven would say to all … Continue reading Steven and His Little Red Boat
Not So Humble Pie
By Tim Law Author's Note: Piece was originally titled "The Shadow" Looking out at the many faced crowd that had filed in to fill the available seating, Eric Flute, manager of the Redfield Library and Culture Center dabbed at his shiny forehead and tried to control his nerves. Eric always found that there was a … Continue reading Not So Humble Pie
Academy of the Heart And Mind 