I explored the ocean In an unlikely boat Red-checkered, tissue-lined A cardboard vessel of the sea Where fish was battered Dipped once, fried twice In oil that splattered On the fish fry presented to me Perfectly golden Fish and sun On that day Were my gifts from the sea
Today they decided To flip a coin To fairly decide Who first would join So, one picked heads The other tails As the coin took flight By the flick of a nail It flipped and flopped Then tumbled down Landing with a clink Upon the ground But it wasn’t tails Nor was it heads It… Read More Heads or Tails
If you’re living right You’ll understand Life doesn’t always Go as planned It’s a hurry up To wait some more A hallelujah You can’t ignore Life will hit you hard With a closed fist Then pull you in For a hug and kiss Before sending you On your way To places unknown You’re not long… Read More Day By Day
The honeybee offered And I said yes To pack up my troubles To carry my mess One after the other He packed them away Covered each with pollen To make sure they’d stay Upon his legs As he warmed up his wings When he took flight I heard him sing, “Today’s problems Will be tomorrow’s… Read More Something Sweet
Honking horns Shouting voices Commuter trains Construction noises Wailing sirens Screeching brakes Blaring music Stress headaches To silence the noise A sparrow sings
In a world of poison ivy Be the hope Be the cure Beautiful, strong, and resilient Able to endure
I heard Tom Cruise Was 59 Saw he had aged Like a fine wine But where oh where Had the time gone When I first met Maverick Had it been that long When the child me Watched baby-faced Tom In Top Gun Say on the intercom “Talk to me, Goose,” While I gladly took The… Read More Top Gun
How do we find Meaning In a pile of Messy moments? We search We sift We sort For the elusive In the rubble Only to realize The pebble in our pocket Was the answer We carried with us All along
On paper wings She flies Touching flowers Touching sky And when she grows tired In her fragility She waits on the wind To lift her, to guide her To where she never knew She always needed to be
Each day be sure To find some happiness Though it may be hidden Underneath the mess Though it may be hard To see or find A little bit of happiness Is good for our mind It’s good for our spirit Body and soul It gets us through When life gets old It lifts us up… Read More Happiness
Jessica M. Collette 
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