Faith is the evidence Of things not seen It’s not contained in four walls Or a stained window scene; It’s in the air That fills our lungs And in the water That freely runs; Endlessly flowing To the sea Renewing the earth As kinetic energy; Like wave after wave Returning to land Faith is perpetual… Read More Faith
When feathers are ruffled By the winds of change Don’t lose focus Or hesitate; Just keep walking Toward the goal ahead And in no time, you’ll travel On wings instead; Victorious, you’ll soar Across the sky so blue Looking down to the sand Where perseverance once grew; Through times of trouble As storms raged in… Read More Ruffled Feathers
Time is a ripple That slowly expands It knows no end Nor where it began; It’s light and dark Good and bad It’s a wrinkled face Sad, happy or mad; It offers no excuses It merely exists A vessel for a journey We cannot resist; A transformative trip From young to old With lessons learned… Read More A Ripple
Gliding across the snow They call him Billy Go-Go-Go He’s the squirrel in charge As Sheriff Grumpy sleeps below; Always searching for food To fill his hungry belly Billy Go-Go-Go avoids the spot That Mr. Stinky’s made smelly; He slips and slides Across the icy landscape Stopping but a second to check On Ms. Fancy’s… Read More Billy Go-Go-Go
A creeping Silent Killer Is knocking at your door You may not even hear him But he should not be ignored He rides in on the wind Down from the Arctic North And with him he brings An arsenal to call forth To tap on every door To spy in every window Hidden in the… Read More Knocking at Your Door
Though winter threatens With icy claws Hang on tight And await the thaw For soon the warmth Comes with spring To wipe all memories Winter once did bring
With enlightened eyes We say goodbye As another year’s End is nigh When the clock strikes 12 And people cheer There’s no denying It’s another year With eyes wide open Welcome in the new And to the old We bid adieu Reflecting on all We’ve lived and learned Hoping in the new year All our… Read More Enlightened Eyes
In the company Of angels There’s a peaceful song To hear It’s filled with Heaven’s trumpets And the delicate song Of birds In a symphony of Beating wings That encourages all To hear A song of hope And glory A hymn of peace to bless Our world
At Christmas time The sweets compete And from their diets Most people cheat; Tempted by confections And fudge filled trays Colorful candies Or rum soaked cakes; Hot cocoa served With candy cane kisses Sugar cookies Decorated for Christmas; And if the gingerbread house Mysteriously disappears Just hide the crumbs And blame Santa’s reindeer
Not all ornaments Make it on an inside tree Some instead Choose to decorate holly; With a moody glow Hung next to red berries Dusted with snow They make the outside merry
Jessica M. Collette 
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