I wrote the lyrics of this song in memory of the one year anniversary of my Mon’s transition, which began at 10:10 P. M. on October 13, 2018 while she held the hands of my daughter, her grand-daughter, who was the Apple of her eye and me. For me and my daughter...she was the embodiment [...]
Photograph “Glowing Figure in the Night’s Sky” taken by: Daphne Knox McClain, September 3, 2019 I come from God. Calming cold, stealthy steel, impenetrable iron...I come from metal. Unveil the atomic composition of my soul. Beautiful brown, grinding grit, shifting sands...I come from earth. Unveil the atomic composition of my soul. Fiery flames, hypnotizing heat, [...]
The strength I have is the strength I am. My Faith is steadfast, yet it surrounds me in waves. When it's courage I need, it finds me and leaves me amazed. There are days when I cry in despair. Yet when those days arise, I say to myself..."push forward with care". The strength I have [...]
You cause my heart to flutter with your hazel eyes; you lead me to the dance floor of life with your gentle touch. You don’t ever complain when I retreat to my inner place because you know that you are my center and my rock. Your loving words take away the stings of life; the [...]
Image taken from Reading Rainbow & Giphy Today you will start your first day at a new school. You may be worried about making new friends. You may wonder if people will like you. You may want to be a new or different person. You may be hoping that the mistakes of your past will [...]
Where did you come from little one? Some say Africa from the frankincense and myrrh of Somalia from the dust of the Sahara and miraculous Red Sea of the Sudan from the ancient civilizations and pyramids of Egypt or from the gold and honey of Ethiopia. ...but I say from God. Where did you come [...]
By: Daphne Knox McClain There is a joy in my heart that keeps peace and love from drifting apart that my lips dare not speak. There are delights and wounds from triumphs small and great and injuries left too soon that my soul can never leak. There is comfort from all the pain that shines [...]
