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One Life
June 24, 2022 We’re each given but one life to live,To learn how to love and to give,To discover the treasures inside,And find ways to share and not hide. “It’s better to give than receive,”Is a concept that’s hard to … Continue reading
For You
June 22, 2022 Each rhyme that I pen is a gift I createTo be opened by others to read and relate.I pray they are soothing, a comforting balm,That penetrates deep, to the soul it brings calm. I pray as I … Continue reading
Troubles Come
June 20, 2022 A dose of troubles every day,It seems that life is made that way.Sometimes they linger, want to stay.I lift them up to God in prayer. I go through life, live each refrain.Some days bring sun and others … Continue reading
Last Days of Spring
June 19, 2022 The last remaining days of springCool mornings wain but still I clingI hold them close and keep them nearSoon say goodbye, come back next year In summer days with scarce a breezeI’ll find a shade beneath the … Continue reading
Savor Each Moment
June 18, 2022 Life’s ever changing, each day’s a new page,Those gradual changes that come as we age.We slowly transition, begin a new phaseThat’s measured in years or in decades, not days. One thing that I’ve learned that for me … Continue reading
Letting Go
June 17, 2022 Dark shadows and memories, buried and deepCan rise up to taunt us in dreams as we sleep.Holding on to the past can affect how we live.Find enough courage, let go and forgive. We cannot undo the mistakes … Continue reading
Dawn
June 16, 2022 I love the dawn, grey turns to blueThose streaks of color, every hueThat time of peace to start my dayIn solitude, a time to pray That time of day I savor mostIt’s not yet warm, don’t think … Continue reading
Bitter Words
June 15, 2022 The words that you speak in the morning in hasteYou may eat for dinner, a quite bitter taste.It’s better each morning to hold them and waitThan find them that evening served up on a plate. Find words … Continue reading
The Magnolia
June 10, 2022 The morning brought a cardinal, his coat a shiny red.I briefly glimpsed the reddish brown; his darting mate flew by.He stared at me atop the fence, but not a word he said.Then off he went, his wings … Continue reading
In My Cocoon
June 9, 2022 An evening ‘round the campfire on a clear and starry nightThe crackles of the burning wood the distant crickets’ songReflections from the years gone by when everything seemed rightWithout the constant stream of news portraying worldly wrongs … Continue reading