Mary Grace Writing

Author: marygracewriting

Six Word Stories (19)

Why is spring so fraught with rain? Why does it pour and spatter and spit? Dissolving snow and rinsing grime from my window pane, it’s like He knows the earth needs a good morning shower. Or is it grief, a liquid love? Does He weep for those who have fallen asleep in the cold shadow…
Read more: Six Word Stories (19)
When the Kids Are Home

Plush rug of red huesToes settle in to fibersFood crumbs giggle felt Satisfying thunkAs toys tossed in to trunkSound of spill down hall Peanut butter smileHandprints left on window, wallKiss smells of childhood ©2021 Mary Grace van der Kroef
Read more: When the Kids Are Home
Six Word Stories (18)

I used to sit in the field making wishes on dandelion fluff. I once rolled through the tall grasses, collecting the white seeds on my clothes and dark curls. Helping them spread as I ran back to the house, arms outstretched. “I can fly!” I would cry, and daydream of Peter Pan and Tinkebell. It…
Read more: Six Word Stories (18)
December Night, Art Highlight

I am excited to introduce you to my second new design of the year. “December Night” was painted in early 2020. The poem was written in December of the same year. I felt the two belonged together, though I didn’t plan for it when the small original was painted. I chose the first two stanzas…
Read more: December Night, Art Highlight
Six Word Stories (17)

They beckon. “Come explore, come and learn, come experience our adventure.”
Read more: Six Word Stories (17)
Tresses

Tips bright with borrowed light.Soaked every strand,took command. Roots show through in ashen hugewhisper of years demands,open hands. Wisps arrayas standing troops,gently falling into loops. Crowning character.Grounding finger,through tresses linger. Catching thoughtsin websof morning knots. Pulled and furled,twist or braid,spreading gray is unafraid. ©2021 Mary Grace van der Kroef
Read more: Tresses
Are You Scared of Creativity?

All humans have the spark of creativity. Some of us revel in it, and some of us hold it at arms’ length. Some of us even try to squelch it in our fists as if it was a bug we could squash, or a flame we could douse. Have you ever done that?
Read more: Are You Scared of Creativity?
Six Word Stories (16)

In the age of information, I have been given the chance to write. The chance to tell my story in my own words. The chance to dream my dreams and share them. What a gift. I always knew that I would be at least a closet writer. But I never dreamed my form of expression…
Read more: Six Word Stories (16)
He Keeps Me, Art Highlight

This week I released a new design at my Redbubble Shop. He Keeps Me is a blending of my art and poetry, and shares the same name as the painting. You can read the full original poem here. This design is available on sixty-six different products. From t-shirts to mugs, stickers and greeting cards to…
Read more: He Keeps Me, Art Highlight
Our Need for Your Story

It doesn’t matter how average you think you might be, you have a unique story all your own. No one has lived the same life or felt the same emotions. No one sees the world in quite the same way as YOU.
Read more: Our Need for Your Story