Tag: poetry
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Healing Hope
Hang in there, keep that smileit will get better in awhileKeep trying to look up you’ll soon see your overflowing cupGratitude changes everything to lightdon’t let darkness win the fightCount your blessings, many there arehelps you see sun, moon and starsWonderful family and friendssharing their love that never will endFlowers, blue skies and majestic treesRippling…
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a higher way
are we really that different from those who lived long agowhen their way of travel moved very slow? their days were filled with finding foodno thought of which shirt color fit their mood yes, our way of life is in sharp contrast to those who lived in a simpler past but have we learned how…
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First Ray
A June morning reveals many treasuresI almost couldn’t believe what I sawThe first ray settled on the leaves as a silver icingGlistening, shimmering, to my utter delight A symphony of songs to welcome the beautiful dayThose birds need no prelude or introductionfor their improvisation in their melodyspreading across my little world here The heat will…
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The Depths
Clarity is gone-has escaped this sceneWords can’t express or meet this needhearts broken, loss infinitely deepEarthquake rocked the core of their lives Memories floating around like a streamFuture dreams tugging inside every cellSacred wishes opaque and hard to graspNow they hurt too much Stay in the present bright and clearSoak in the blue-let it wash…
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The Perfect Match
If my body matched my spiritListen now, to hear it! I could fly like an eagleso very grand and regal I could run as fast as a gazelleNo force or creature could quell My energy would surge perfectlyLike a Ferrari’s win–a certainty This body would climb a mountainand drink from a clear fountain In this…
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GIFTS
I saw a word pass byIt seemed importantAnd immediately it began to fly There was a beautiful songIts cadence was so magicalIt stayed on and on A child smiled my waythe effect was so deepoh, how I wish she could come and stay! I saw an unusual kindness spreadThey didn’t even realizeWhere this simple deed…
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Mr. Pain
Hello there, Mr. PainHere you are again You’ve been very persistent latelyyou seem to have increased greatly You’ve been around a very long timeI don’t want to call you mine You always have my attentionoh, and your name is easy to mention Trying to rise above your knocking,throbbing, bombing and barking I try to address…
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Reflections on hobbits
What if we were little hobbits?living in a tiny hut Such interesting creatures they areespecially as they travel afar Adventurous souls with brave heartsstudying their maps and Middle Earth charts Having their second breakfasts and little hairy feetsharing in their delicious soup of potatoes and meat Waiting for their friend, the wizard Gandalfwho’s now engaged…
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The Gifts
Hot chocolate on a cold morningmakes one wish we could all gather around a glowing fireplace and share our deepest thoughts Singing by the piano with those I loveis pure delight.Little baby, seeing my hands on the keys,with a curious and focused gazeis indescribable in its imprint on my soul Spending time with precious ones…
Treasures Along the Way 