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Sep 2021 · 97
Good Night
Mary Anne Norton Sep 2021
People are sleeping
Tired from day's work
Or even play
Fairy dust spinning round
Soothing busy souls
Hard at work
In dreamland
Perhaps a special place
For some
A nightmare for others
Some will waken
Refreshed and ready
To go
While others will
Want to hide
"Good night  John Boy"
Sep 2021 · 267
Breathing
Mary Anne Norton Sep 2021
Take a deep breath in
Claiming the moment
of Life
Quiet and listen
Sep 2021 · 73
Seasoned
Mary Anne Norton Sep 2021
Leaves crisp to the crunch
New aromas fill the air
New season dawning
Sep 2021 · 80
Just for today
Mary Anne Norton Sep 2021
It's so lovely here
Want to stay here all
the day
Tomorrow will come
Sep 2021 · 107
Not Alone
Mary Anne Norton Sep 2021
I am not alone
My God is walking with me
And holding my hand
Sep 2021 · 164
Care
Mary Anne Norton Sep 2021
Something about the
Word Care
Care package
Care bear
Care notes
I Care
Someone steps out
Of comfort zone
To bring comfort to
Someone else
Though it feels
Nice to be cared for
It's nicer to Care
Sep 2021 · 58
Rainstart
Mary Anne Norton Sep 2021
Just started raining
Like the smell of wet concrete
Keep the rain coming
Sep 2021 · 805
Mourning Dove
Mary Anne Norton Sep 2021
A lone mourning dove
High upon the roof
next door
Singing my sad song
Aug 2021 · 91
There
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
You were there for me
Just when I needed you most
Thank you Mom and Dad
Aug 2021 · 153
All Around
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
Life is all around
A worm wiggles on the ground
A boy scoops him up
Aug 2021 · 94
Journey Home
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
You left the earth
Way too soon
On a journey
I cannot follow
Until it is
My time
But till then
I will feel your warmth
In sunny days
Share memories
With each sip of tea
And clinging to the cup
Close my eyes
And wipe my tears away
Your smile will bring
Me back to this
Harsh reality
But a glimpse of you
In my unsettling dreams
Will be a balm
For my bruising soul
One day I will
Take this journey
And see you smile
Once again
Aug 2021 · 242
Today
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
All there is
To share
All there is
To do
Let's complete today
Tomorrow may
Not come
Aug 2021 · 108
Hail
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
Ice ***** from the sky
Hail bouncing back at me
Gone in a moment
Aug 2021 · 118
A New Day
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
A New day has dawned
Sun is peeking through the blinds
Let the sun shine in
Aug 2021 · 73
Sunday Thought
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
And You are myGod
A Friendwho will
never leave
You created me
Aug 2021 · 95
Consequencs of bullying
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
Bit by fragile bit
You bully them all
around
Till nothing is left
Aug 2021 · 253
New Day
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
A New day is here
Colors splash across the sky
Glad to be alive
Aug 2021 · 632
Moon Dance
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
Disco light so bright
Still shining in the Night sky
Planets dancing by
Aug 2021 · 194
Lunar
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
New moon or full moon
Blue moon or just quarter moon
What phase are you in
Aug 2021 · 112
Poem
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
Words spinning around
Never ending in my head
You can't force a poem
Aug 2021 · 66
Without glasses
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
Don't have my glasses
Looked like an alligator
It's only a stick
Aug 2021 · 72
Walking
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
Warm sun dancing upon
my head
Droplets of sweat cascading down
Cool breeze from
Trees nearby
Whispering past my cheeks
Oh how Glorious it feels
As nature surrounds
me
Songs of birds
Flying by
What a morning
To take a walk
Aug 2021 · 76
Tea for two
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
Have a cup of tea
We can share our
deepest thoughts
Want another cup
Aug 2021 · 98
Candle light
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
Lighting up the room
A candle in the darkness
Is calming the storm
Aug 2021 · 75
My Brother
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
You below the ground
And me I stand above ground
Waiting just for you
A haiku for my brother in
Heaven,, on his Birthday
Aug 2021 · 74
Piles of words
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
Words are piling up
Enough to build
A kingdom
When a moat
Will do
Aug 2021 · 404
Just musing
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
The man in the moon
Why a man not a lady
The woman's a star
Aug 2021 · 70
Just searching
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
And hard I travel
In this journey called Life
Searching for respite
Aug 2021 · 371
You Are
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
You are a minute
In the hours of my Life
Sixty beats per second
Aug 2021 · 75
Self Storms
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
Storms in my Life
Come booming into
My Life
Usually without warning
When it hits
Hits hard
Knocking down the
Calmness of the day
Darkening clouds
Overshadowing the light
Of happiness going on
But the light
Will shine through
Once again
Bringing sunshine
Aug 2021 · 87
Could have
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
You hopped quickly by
Could have been someone's dinner
How lucky you were
Aug 2021 · 87
Wordless
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
Words never spoken
No not even written down
Poetic limbo
Aug 2021 · 103
Catch
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
Catch a falling star
Catch up
Catch
Catch 22
Aug 2021 · 84
Over
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
Over the rainbow
Just over in the meadow
And over the moon
Aug 2021 · 157
And words
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
You are orbits away
Circling my universe
Spinning around
And never stopping
Leaving ashes of
Residue
From unsung words
Aug 2021 · 75
Sweet baby
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
And I'll sing to you
A lullaby of soft words
And hush you to sleep
Aug 2021 · 359
Nightly
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
Poetry we shared
Over the phone at night time
For a good night's sleep
Aug 2021 · 56
Still Here
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
I am here
Dazed
But am here
Tormented demons
Circling around
Vultures greedily
Circle by
Hoping even for
Crumbs
From a restless
Soul
Light has dawned
Yet darkness
Awakens
Will a pathway
Be cleared
Through the
Muck and mire
For glorious days
Ahead
Aug 2021 · 107
Beginning
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
A walk through the park
Observing all around me
Beginning my day
Aug 2021 · 627
Death/Life
Mary Anne Norton Aug 2021
Death is but
A breath away
Waiting to catch you
As you fall
Into the abyss
Life holds on strong
To moments more
Precious than gold
A treasure not to Bury
But rather to enjoy
Jun 2021 · 133
Im ready
Mary Anne Norton Jun 2021
My heart is ready
Amidst it's fault and
It's pain
Waiting for Gado
Jun 2021 · 109
Moody Blues Day
Mary Anne Norton Jun 2021
It looks like a
Moody Blues kind
Of day
Thoughts spinning
Through my head
Waiting to be released
Blues needing to be
Swept away
Not hidden in a
Corner deep within
Voices to hear with
Strong vocal sound
Relaxing your mind
With the rhythm of
Music
And words to
Ponder
Music that makes you
Escape to another
World
Other than your own
Oh it feels like
A Moody Blues Day
Need to
Turn it on
Jun 2021 · 251
TYJ
Mary Anne Norton Jun 2021
TYJ
Felt oh so empty
With Your Love I am
Fulfilled
I have been made whole
Jun 2021 · 89
Teardrops
Mary Anne Norton Jun 2021
So many Teardrops
Hidden way down deep inside
Now carpet the ground
Jun 2021 · 97
Stray
Mary Anne Norton Jun 2021
Stray dogs
Stray cats
Stray words
Running wild
Looking for a home
To lay
One's  head
Stray dogs
Stray cats
Stray words
Waiting to be
Nourished
Stray dogs
Stray cats
Stray words
Waiting to be
Set free
Jun 2021 · 67
Angel of the phone
Mary Anne Norton Jun 2021
Angel of the phone
You saved me
Listening when No one
Answered
Catching tear drops
Leaking through
The line
Laughing at jokes
That made no sense
Picking up pieces
Scattered all about
Angel of the phone line
Stay near me
And never depart
Be with me
Hold me tight
Amidst coiled wire
On duty  with never
A break
Don't hang up
Or let wires cross
Be there for me
My angel of
The phone
Jun 2021 · 55
Oh Poetry
Mary Anne Norton Jun 2021
Oh how I like
    Poetry
The rhythm of
The words
Tap tapping out
Sounds
Deep from the
Heart
Words of heartbreak
Tender words of love
Wrapped in memories
Of days gone by
Oh how I like
The sound of poetry
Refreshing words
A babbling brook
Of sounds
Immense pain
Healing and redemption
Confessions and
Lessons learned
Strength and glory
Thanks and praise
Words colored with
Nature and love
Rhyming sounds
Roving thoughts
A collector's smorgasbord
Buried deep within
And ready for release
Jun 2021 · 193
Flying
Mary Anne Norton Jun 2021
Flying high the sky
Winged creatures soar
Twisting and turning
Freedom all about
Over roof tipped houses
Cluttered streets
Littered with garbage
And debris
Circling over rivers
And streams
Blanketed mountain tops
Welcoming trees
Oh to fly
High above and over
The majestic sights
All around
Jun 2021 · 87
Waiting
Mary Anne Norton Jun 2021
Waiting for a sign
Knowing it really won't come
Just around the bend
Jun 2021 · 73
Rain
Mary Anne Norton Jun 2021
Sprinkling upon me
Leaving Droplets on my
Nose
Time to dry off
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