Who says that we cannot be friends Because you're pink and I am green? It's silly to think that way, And it's also very mean. Our hearts are so much alike That I often think just like you. Our colors are so unimportant, All that matters is I love you. Some people think that friends... Continue Reading →
The Costs of Not Remembering Our History
Eating shortbread cookies and drinking a soda, While standing among the cannons of war, I listened to a guru on the Civil War explain My freedoms that so many young men died for. I could almost feel their spirits and see them As clearly as if they were standing beside me. And it brought me... Continue Reading →
Soul Words: Saturday Mix, Mad about Metaphors
Words that touch our souls and spirits, Sweet cotton candy words bringing smiles. Terms that alter our ideas about ourselves, Because they are truth, and they use no wiles. Expressions like unique, priceless, and lovely Come straight from our loved ones hearts, Making our self-confidence bloom like flowers, And our belief in ourselves never departs.... Continue Reading →
The Sweetness of Love and Devotion: Weekend Writing Prompt
Love is a wonderful, iridescent emotion, Especially when paired with devotion. Together they lead to the enviable notion Of years walking together in dual motion. Written for the Weekend Writing Prompt from Sammiscribbles, March 2, 2019: devotion. Use only 25 words to express something about devotion. Ragtag prompt is Iridescence.
The Light in Me
There seems to be a light instilled in me Meant to show other people the way To believe in their value and their worth, And to find joy in living each day. It's as if Someone has plugged me in, I can feel the current of urgency To write words that motivate and inspire, As... Continue Reading →
A Mother
Another child enters the world, Made in the image of God. One of a kind, unique, and priceless, The little one needs much love, Heaven assigned the task to me. Each day I nurture and adore, Relishing the hard work and the joy. Acrostic Poem written for Saturday Mix, Lucky Dip, from Mindlovemisery's Menagerie, February... Continue Reading →
Patiently Endure
No matter how fierce, Storms eventually end. Troubles, too, will pass.. . Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge #241: fierce and storm.
Our Mountains, Our Strength
Tattooed on my body are the struggles I have survived, These marks define what I believe to be true. They tell the world that I have overcome mountains, And in succeeding, my strength has been renewed. Scissored from my life are the fears that kept me Afraid to ascend to the heights of whom I... Continue Reading →
Not Impressed with Me, It Seems
As a new professor with Doctor in front of my name, I could not wait to put my new knowledge in motion. I thought that the students would be quite impressed, But one yawning student disavowed me of that notion. As I looked at that miscreant who dared act as if he were bored, I... Continue Reading →
Appreciate Praying Friends
Poem written for the One-Rhyme Friday Challenge from Judy Dykstra Brown, in which only one rhyme is used. I decided to try my hand at it. A dear friend called me today, And she had much to me to say: When your situation becomes a fray, It's good to have a friend who knows to... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 