Ruins are a reminder Of days gone by Of simpler things And how fast time flies ~ They’re childhood memories At the amusement park In the hot summer sun Until well past dark ~ When the park lights Would brighten the night On musical rides Spinning under moonlight ~ Though time’s ticked on Still pieces… Read More Ruins
We think we know it all Still secrets remain Once they’re revealed We’ll be never the same ~ Our eyes will be opened To mysteries unknown What waits behind the clouds Those secrets we’ll be shown ~ Things of imagination And greater things still The answers we’ll get Will satisfy and thrill ~ Yet we… Read More Secrets
Morsels of sweetness To energize and delight The eyes and the taste buds They make my day bright ~ Picture-perfect macarons In colorful rows They look too good to eat But their scent tempts my nose ~ Luring me closer I hover just above Then with just one bite I fall madly in love ~… Read More Sweetness
The past is but an echo We try not to forget Yet, it fades with time Into a silhouette ~ The present is as clear As life can ever be We hold the power To open our eyes and see ~ The future takes shape As past and present blend Into a mysterious hybrid Of… Read More Past, Present, Future
Plenty have What plenty want In this world of haves And have nots ~ Most of us don’t know What it’s like to want and need To have no way to fix A hunger you cannot feed ~ In a society of excess Where much is thrown away Think of the less fortunate And be… Read More Plenty
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If curiosity killed the cat What did it do to the dog Was it just a brief distraction ‘til something better came along ~ Whether birds or squirrels People, cars, or a curious cat A dog will always wonder … Read More This, Them or That
In the heat of summer At the high noon hour The creatures begin to creep Up the plants they’ll soon devour ~ Sacrificing foliage For their own selfish needs Bite by bite The caterpillars feed ~ Soon the first leaf is gone Quickly followed by the next They ravenously chew On the plant that they… Read More Devour
One wish allotted to us To use as we so please Picked at our discretion Our hope carried on the breeze ~ Out into the universe Our wish would float away We’d long for an answer To please return to us someday ~ But what if we had more than one Wish to pick and… Read More Granted or Denied
Alive in the garden Are fairies dressed as wheat You can see them sway and dance In the midday summer heat ~ Thanking the sun For the warmth of her rays The wheat fairies rejoice In mysterious ways ~ Only noticed by a few Inquisitive human eyes It’s their sheath of camouflage Where they covertly… Read More Wheat Fairies
Jessica M. Collette 
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