Author: beckyh306
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Don’t be afraid
Don’t be afraid, my child I am here, I am here The bogeyman isn’t real The monster under the bed Dissolved into nothingness, gone You are brave and strong No dark force stands a chance Against the faith in your heart Watch the evil run away As you shine your light, blazing bright The light…
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Illusion and Reality
Another birthday came and went This one was a big one As Paul Simon sang, “How very strange to be 70” It is indeed very strange to realize One’s time is more on the “down slide” Than in the “much more to go” side I begin to know more and more I am an eternal,…
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Trials, Truth and Treasures
It’s easy to keep our chin up when we see an end to our challenges It’s easy to keep being attentive to a loved one when we think they won’t need us terribly for an extended time It’s easy to keep hoping for change when there are signs of hope and improvement But when there…
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Our Odyssey
The road we chose so long agoDid we know it would be so steep?Or could be covered in hail or snow?And we would fall down and weep? Did we view the crags and thorns?Or the thick, gnarly vines?Or our skin bloody and torn?The desperate and loneliest of times? Did we quail at the sheer depth,Or…
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Valentine’s Day
Little valentines in a brown paper bagOur names carefully inscribed on each tiny tag Exciting party at the end of the dayCookies, chocolates, mints on a tray Red construction paper with white, lacy heartsSaving the final touch of Cupid’s dart Teacher’s hard work, red decorations cheerThe anticipated hour is finally here Passing around our precious…
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Green
Walk with me as we explore,Filling our senses, wanting much more Glistening spring leaves; fragrant, flowing grass,Lush, deep meadows, sunlit like glass Leprechauns, cucumbers, pickles and peas,Parakeets, parrots, turtles, green seas Oregano, olives, clover, and pears,Kiwi, moss and some people’s hair Tiny tree frogs, fairways and money,Easter time with green marshmallow bunnies Emeralds, ferns, forests…
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BLUE
We hear of sailing into the blue,Dreaming of places where there are only few- What if we could slip into the clear, blue sky?Reaching, climbing as we fly! Embracing fluffy clouds we already knew In this deep, vast, lovely blue The memory of the silky, liquid blue-Cooling, relaxing, shedding tensions too- Dispelling summer scorch and…
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Infinity
Spectacular cardinal comes when I call He somehow even hears my whisper, the request to see him Mysteriously, he is a messenger from my loved one It’s all connected, all one in the beautiful fabric of eternity We think there’s a now, yesterday and tomorrow but maybe in the vast economy of time and space…
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She’s Gone
The news was shocking, sudden,Family news, sad, tragicMy husband’s sister diedToo young and too soon. We hear news of others’ drug overdoseand feel a collective sadness.But this is close, sharp, real.Years and years of love and pain She made it through so many scary roads,Even turned it around- helping others with the same for awhile.We…
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Et Lux Perpetua
We are five, we are ninety-two, sometimes shining gold, others flying sky blue. We are Beethoven symphonies and ballads and blues, with Picasso and Van Gogh in all their hues. We are pencil and paper but speedy computers too,with AI and robots and rockets that flew. We are cardinals and robins and pigeons galore,with turkeys…
Treasures Along the Way 