A little bit of onion
A slice of cheese or two
I wonder where this is going
Will I end up in a stew
My mouth is very watery
My nose is twitching so
My taste buds are so grumbly
Where will this poem go
It’s important to remember
Just where our food comes from
Will it make my tummy happy
Or will I come out really glum
First please think of farmers
Who are growing all our food
Next give thought to helpful people
Who can be very shrewd
The food is grown the pickers pick
It needs to come together
Who is it that brings everything
Together no matter the weather
The growers the pickers the gathering crowds
The cooks the packers the stuff
Have all got to work together
So that we have enough
And don’t forget the travelers
Who brings things all to store
They carry they unpack they place the food
And even do much more
Did you ever think about all this
How food comes to your house
It takes much more than before you knew
And don’t forget your spouse
Who buys who cleans who prepares for you
So you can do your thing
If you’re lucky that person may indeed
Begin to dance and sing
Our stomachs may enjoy our meals
From taste to satisfy
But heart is where you want to be
If you want to reach the sky
So taste and satisfaction
Can come to us sometimes
But the love of a good friend
Can really toss up our enzymes
So all these words must mean something
Or this poem wouldn’t have be written
Be kind be loving be thoughtful and true
And you’ll find yourself so smitten

I am human
And
I am less than more
When I think of myself
In relation to the world
I understand
That
More is less
I’ve learnt that
To be human
I must give up my ego
And accept humility
As my power
For it is only in being humble
That I can achieve
I am more than I was yesterday
And tomorrow
I may be less
By recognition
There is a power that comes
From knowing
That to be humble
Is to be
My truth

Children have magical thinking
They think they can create
Anything can happen
If they just take the time to wait
For adults it is different
Life has thrown them quite a few
So things that have happened
They have to take time to chew
In workplaces people
Think that they are more
They forget about others
And become quite the bore
Power is something
That goes to the head
It makes people think
That they are in charge instead
They forget that we all are
Brothers and sisters of sorts
They forget to work together
And instead they exhort
Putting power over others
Is only a sign
Of people out of balance
They should quickly resign
And look at their actions
And what they do mean
They should wipe out their past
Become pristine and clean
For its only when we take
The time to reflect
That we realize that life
Should really be checked
When we understand that power
Is for making things better
We will start to make changes
And become a trend setter
Power is a gift
That helps us navigate this world
It helps us to prepare
For the afterworld
So pick up your britches
And head the call
The onus is on you
Use your power and stand tall

Love is like a rose petal
Strong enough to demand life
Fragile enough to float away


Love a four letter word
That creates
Fragility
And
Strength

Wanting and allowing love into your life
Means allowing in pain and
Things that make us stronger
Becoming vulnerable
Means allowing
Love
To enter


Open
Fragile
Alone
Aware
Hungry
Wanting
Needing
Love

Crystalline structures that resemble God
Each one so different, some slim and some broad
They fall down in flurries some fast and some slow
They each catch the sunshine and some start to glow
As you walk on the crystals they sure make a sound
They take over the landscape and become the background
When you lift them up high they’re light as a feather
But they only come out when it’s really cold weather
If you taste them the cold on your tongue can be felt
If you wait for a while they surely will melt
What else in this world can be so many things
From liquid to solid then to gas it does bring
Some people say it’s just some atmospheric vapor
Frozen ice crystals or flakes you remove with a scraper
White flakes that lie on the ground in a layer
Which you watch over as it falls like a real surveyor
What would it be like if snow didn’t fall
If we never had winter or a good snow squall
Then we wouldn’t understand nature and its beauty
Or the shoveling of snow and our natural duty

Some people talk about living together
How relationships can swell
While I believe that marriage
Can work out really well
I believe that marriage is truly
A spiritual connection from above
I believe in the institution
That can freely express true love
For living together and sharing life
Can bring a special bond
And when you add in spirit
It’s like a magic wand
That holds together all we are
And who we’re meant to be
For marriage is the special glue
Which helps us to be free
To be ourselves without the fear
Of finding we are wrong
For when we’re in a marriage
It’s like living in a song
The daily routine becomes a joy
Of which we both can share
We’re not afraid to be ourselves
To take chances and to dare
When living together we never know
When the beauty truly might end
With marriage it’s a single thread
Loving messages we can send
For marriage truly reaches places
That living can not find
It helps us through the trying times
When we are in a bind
Commitment can be found in both
With fulfillment reaching high
When married we can take a chance
And reach out for the sky
There is a difference between marriage in life
And living together as friends
What happens when conflict appears
And you feel like love has ends
Marriage is the glue that binds
Invisible and strong
It’s there whenever you reach that place
When things can turn out wrong
Marriage is for life, beginning to end
Through highs and also lows
It means you look at all your faults
And the person that you chose
And you find a way to make it work
You don’t run out the door
The intimacy earned from being together
Are the memories you will store
So while some say that marriage
Is a relic from the past
I think that marriage truly means
Your relationship will ultimately last