Raccoons
She just waits to eat Pays me no mind She sifts through seed For treasures to find The crunch of nuts Dried fruit so sweet On our deck at night Is where raccoons feast And use a birdbath To clean her hands and feet
Category: Poetry
Go
It doesn’t matter From where the wind blows Just enjoy the ride And go where it goes With a smile on your face And a song in your heart You’ll be better in the end Than you were at the start
Seeds of Change
Wildflowers bloom In the middle of it all Up from cracked concrete They grow ‘til they fall Scattered by wind Drenched by rain Their cycle of life Is never in vain Wildflowers bloom To spread seeds of change
Ready to Hear
We don’t always speak We don’t always listen There are many things For years we’ve been missing Each other’s truths All the hurts, the fears The unheard voices Traveling, years and years To reach the ears That are ready to hear
Gremlin In Coffee
If you find a gremlin In your coffee There are a few things You shouldn’t do: Don’t drink it After midnight Or when the sun is Shining through When ice cubes start to melt Be very concerned Don’t get them wet Is the last rule we’ve learned Good coffee goes bad Once gremlins have… Read More Gremlin In Coffee
Candy for the Soul
Orange peels Painted with grape jelly drips The birds sing as sweet As lemonade sips From a twisty straw I drink up the sky Kissed by the sunshine I close my eyes To get lost in the buzz Of honeybees Candy for the soul Sweetened by sunbeams
Caress
Our Mother Earth waits To caress our calloused hands All return to her
A Soul’s Archive
Who can hang a price tag On another’s work of art Only they know The toll paid from their heart The number of beats Spent to make that piece The idea of it all That just wouldn’t cease Until their vision Finally came alive In a work of art Forever to survive As a… Read More A Soul’s Archive
Winds
Pursed lips whistle Conjuring up mighty winds Soon the storm begins
Magic Pill
There’s no magic pill To ease what’s wrong But a few things Will help us stay strong Faith, hope, peace, And a whole lotta love A prayer For a blessing from above An understanding heart When all is done
Jessica M. Collette 
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