How the seasons
Affected your moods
Winter chill
Words biting
And cold
Icicles  of pain
Waiting for warmth
To drip drip away
The bitterness
Spring has sprung
Fresh words flowing
Words of rebirth
Summer fun
Warm words
Sunny words
Joyous words
Fall is here
Colorful words
Bittersweet words
Golden words
As seasons change
So do.our thoughts
Our words affected
Be open to change

Don't have a pocketful of money
But a *** of memories
No name brands or
Painted toes and shiny nails
Have a kleenex
For a tear
And a song in my heart
You gave me all
That money can't buy
I'm the richest woman
In the world
You shared your wealth
With me
You couldn't talk
But you smiled at me
No walking but
A wheelchair you rode to me
A trembling hand
A three o'clock  hug
All of this and heaven too
That's why I'm banking
Just on you

While you lay dying
In your bed
At home
Christmas lights
Across the street
Blinked off and
On
At each gasping breath
You took
The last of the
Blinking lights dimmed
As  you drew
Your last breath
The last light now gone
From outside
As the light from
Inside
Died

Gathering up words
To share.
A little bit here
A little bit there.
Making sure there's
Just enough
This or that.
It 's important to ration.
For in the very end
Words will be digested
Or spewn out.

A squirrel gathering
Nuts for the
Winter ahead
I collect my thoughts
Ready to store
Till summer comes

We all need a friend
Like Curious George
One who will
Take our hand
And keep us
Out of trouble
Do you have
The man with
The yellow hat
In your Life

Yesterday.i went into
The darkened room
To write with words
Today I come out
Into a lighted room
With a poem

Why do you
      .keep
Looking at me
When the reality
How would I know
If I weren't
Looking at you

Time to take a break
From the busy world of ours
Just sit and be still

I've run out
Of places to hide
Somehow you manage
To find me
Is it my
Pounding heart
Or maybe my
Tangled hair
Are my legs
Hanging out
It didn't help
That I just
Sneezed
I can't go now
There's nowhere
Else to go

It's  dark
Time to go
To sleep
Let the demons
Vanish
And Angels appear
Don't cover up
Your sorrow or regrets
Your sadness and fears
Let the Angels cover you
In warmth
Sent from above
Close your eyes
Get some sleep
And know that
Some how
You are loved

Black wooly worm
Dark and fuzzy
Where are you
Running off to
Do you hold secrets
Underground
Like words stuck
In a thought
On the run
Ready to hide
Till completion
Go on your
Merry ol' way
While mine are
Just beginning

Stay outside my bubble
Draw near and
I shall. Burst
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My spirit like the
Morning sky
Can change at
Any moment
Stormy clouds ahead
Questioning what's within
Foggy skies bleak skies
What's happening now
Sunny skies warm skies
Putting at ease
Wandering thoughts
Soft breezes gently
Flowing by
Whispering softly
It will be alright

share your beach
With ocean waves
Unfurling
Warm speckled sand
A seagull or two
Share your jungle
Loud noises filling
The air
Monkies swinging branch
To branch
Share your desert
A cactus green and
Scorching heat
The deep blue sea
And all her fish
And the sky so
Full of stars
But mostly share yourself
With no one but me
My dearest friend

Clicking a summer morning
ALLEUIA chorus
A melancholy sound
Fills the air
As summer draws to
A close

You can see all sides
Of me
But the bottom
Waiting to be revealed
To be set free
Must come at the right time
Feelings all around
And deep within
Just waiting to happen
Dare I make that move
Do I put.myself on
Display
Or stay buried
Deep within
Turn me all around
Seeing who I am
I hesitate to share parts
That belong only
To me

Just walk all over me
Leaving your *****
Footprints behind
For me to clean up
Breaking my heart
And scattering the
Pieces all around
For me to pick
Up after
Tearing me apart
Piece by piece
Till only crumbs
Of humanity
Are left
Too broken to
Even piece together
All the kings horses
And all the kingsmen

Heard sermon today
Good seed fallin on ground
Do we let path be trampled on
Or do we build a path
For growth
Got me to thinking
Where.have I planted
my seed
Or have I even planted
Is it too late to
Change my course
Can I permanently pull
Out weeds
Never meant to be sown
Can I start over
With Sonshine and rain
Cleansing me free
From all that was
To a new and
Glorious way
Let me scatter seeds
To my soul
To your garden
Of Eden
Where once was Life
If I crawl in the dust
Let me be buried
In You

From the desert
Parched  words
Dry words
Longing to be quenched
Beach.words
Salty words
Sunny words
Makes you want to
Smile
Sky words
Overhead
Words too hard
To grasp
Below the sea
Bubbly words
Can't wait to repeat
On the ground
Where you walk
Made just for you

Reflections of you
Crashing from the waves of time
Serenely float by

Grasshoppers jumping
All around
Birds soaring overhead
Bikers saying
To the left
Lake is dancing
Speckled in diamonds
Leaves are falling
Joggers softly
Running past
Dogs strutting
And me thankful
To be alive

The moon in the sky
Looked grey
Yet bright enough
To shine
Through the peaks
In my blinds
And bold enough
To wink
Goodnight
To me

Just stepped in
A glob of mud
Leaving my grey shoes
Brown
Stepped in
A teachers lounge
Leaving my sad heart
Warm with sun
Stepped into Church
With an open heart
Leaving with an
Imprint of love
Walked into.a
Grocery store
Leaving a masked
Goodbye
Hope when  I leave
This world
I'll leave. God's
Love behind

Take away my pen
My lined paper.or napkins
And a poem has died

How hard to see him
Blending in the brown bushes
Oh to camouflage

The geese are honking
They are having so much fun
Party is over

Night time is near
Chasing the sunlight
Away
Birds in their nests
Geese flying high
Children heading home
Stores getting ready
To close
Street lights on
Noise a bit
Lighter
And for me
I'm just a settlin

i am here
You are there
Why are we apart

I have struggled before
And I will struggle again
Do I get up.from
Where I have fallen
Or do I just stay
Planted on the floor
Do I rise above
Or sink below
Perhaps I shall cover
Myself with thoughts
And let words
Take over

And if not for you
My family who held me strong
I would not have bloomed

It was an
Awesome sight
Watching all the
Geese
In December song
Honking with glee
Flapping their wings
Chasing each other
Oh the fun
They had
The noise
They made
Suddenly they took
Off
Their gleeful honking
Echoing the air

Drenched in tears
You came into
My unsuspecting life
Wrapped you in
A blanket of warmth
To dry bullied
Tears away
And bandage up
Long ago wounds
It might not
Be a permanent solution
But for now
You are safe

If we are the land
Of milk and honey
When did it sour
And lose its' sweetness
Or did it

For those who.have
Been torn apart
From brutal words
Broken into pieces
By crimes of hate
Laughed at
Because of economic
Or religious state
Left alone for
No reason
Stayed away for
Fear
Of being laughed at
Or even rejected
May you find sun
In your days
To warm you
And take away
The pain
Hope a loving soul
Will find you
And give you a
Gentle kiss and
Strong embrace
But better yet
Let you know
That you are
Specially designed

Need a song to sing
Just don't know the melody
Humming in my heart

Sometimes it seems
Like the sun
Isn't meant
To shine
Upon me
I realize.that
With the good
Must come
The rain
But I get tired
Of the  downpour
In my heart
Thunderstorms that never
Seem to stop
Sometimes it seems
Like a monsoon
Has taken over
But perhaps this
Just Isn't the
Season for warmth
I can't forget
The puddles.I
Have played in
The rain I
Once sang in
An umbrella spinning
Around and making
Droplets fall
Did I just see
A  rainbow

Puppy out for
Morning walk
With owner
Sees a stick
Of course bigger
Then he is
Puts it in his mouth
And carries to
Next crack in
Sidewalk
So proud of his
Treasure
As he struts along
As the stick
Gets heavier
He drops it
How often have
We found a
Treasure right
In front of us
Gave it a few
Minutes' time
Then dropped it
Because it was
Too heavy to
Carry

Cold darkness outside
Stillness all around
Lights glimmering from
Windows
Signaling the end
Of day
Smoke coming from
Chimneys
Houses warming
As grey puffs
Dance in the sky
Roasty smells filter
The air
Soon it will.be
Time to bid the world
Goodnight
As the moon tries
To peek thru
The darkness
Evening prayer
Has begun
As another day
Ends

Most times we write
What we know about
That's a safe way
It takes courage
To pen about
What we don't know
About
But only surmise
Words come from deep within
Taunting us
Playing with our emotions
Forcing us to release
What's inside
Lest we explode

Never liked football
I thought it was too violent
Now I watch it
As much as I can
I wonder if that means
I am violent
What about the sound
From crashing helmets
Knowing someone could
Get hurt
Or the big pile up
And the poor one
At the bottom
Am I violent
Or do sports
Count

Her wardrobe an
Array of colors
Translucent  for each culture
Flashy colors and sequins
Pale and simple
What she wore
Didn't matter
The message was the model
Only certain people saw
And would acclaim
Mary^s beauty in
Her native dress
And tongue
Mary is our Mother
And Jesus is her Son
We worship not a statue
Nor a picture painted
On canvas
But we are reminded
Of the Mother of God
We hold gently in
Our Heart

Had feelings just once
Shared all the good and the bad
Never will do that again

Don't give me those
Sad puppy eyes
When you broke
My heart
Don't try to erase
My tears drip dripping
Down my face
Instead just quietly
Leave me behind

God's walk in the sand
Leaving the prints of His Life
Softly led the way

Up in the air
Up on the roof
Up and at em
"Going up?"
7 Up
Up at the crack
Of dawn
Up per hand
One Up
Some words have a
Way of repeating
Themselves
We have a way
Of repeating .ourselves
Question is
Are you
Up to it

Birds singing this
Morning in the
Early a m
Waking me from
A dream that
Needed to finish
But perhaps that
Was a wake up call
To rescue me
From a nightmare

This early morning
A Crayola box
Of one hundred
Exploded into the universe
More then one
Versions of
Pinks and yellows
Blues and purples
And oranges
What an awesome
Sight
Awaited me
As first I peeked
Through the
Slitted blinds
And upon pulling
The blinds
The Master's Peace
Appeared

You disappeared from me
My pen ink paper
Worst yet my thoughts
Where did they go
Are they out wrapped
Around the moon
Is that what we see
At night
The lost words
Of poetic minds
Or blue cheese

Celebrate with me
The full moon is on the run
Let's  dance in her light