Dare to be heard Over the deafening blame Dare to be different Turning frowns upside down Dare to be peace In a time of despair Dare to be you Remaining humble and true Dare to care About what others go through Dare to dream For a better world to esteem Dare to change When others… Read More Dare
A giant Looks down to see Just who is Looking up at he; Reaching low With a velvet nose Soft and dainty He leans in close; With kind eyes He thanks me For seeing him For all he be; A gentle giant Strong and wise Teaching me to see With more than my eyes
Covered by fallen leaves And orange pine needles Once green; Acorns on the ground Become lost treasures To be found; By squirrels Who prepare For autumn’s sundown; When a pointed finger Issues an icy demand, “Colors, fade. You must follow Winter’s plan.”
Framed by darkness Illuminated by light A mixed composition Is the cycle of life; Seasons of change Some welcomed…some not All have a purpose Lest we forgot; Even the rainy days That block out the sun Help ignite the color In the next autumn to come.
BURIED Where history speaks Of misery For the untimely deceased For the young and old Who lost their lives: To famine; disease; Hysteria; witch trials; Their fate On headstones marked By date and type Of earthly fraught From a troubling time In our history books Remembered by Monuments and tourist nooks In Salem Secrets, truth… Read More BURIED
Each day breaks Different than the last As the sun rises From its rays, shadows are cast; Across the land And the face of me and you Allowing us to see Each other’s point of view; Sitting side-by-side United together All living on borrowed time Thankful for tomorrow.
When time decides To draw outside the lines, Embrace that face And adore the details Expertly etched By the crafty hands of time; Who’ve turned black and white To shades of grey, And colored the puppy eyes Of man’s best friend – Perceptive and wise
What awaits Where we can’t see Let’s step inside and discover Instead of hide From the magic We will find If we just open our hearts And free our minds From what we think We know To discover a story Still being written; Word-for-step Hand-in-hand The ending awaits for us To claim our… Read More Wonderland
Behind the cloudy curtain After the storm subsides When the angry tide retreats From the shore Where it now resides; Is a sun drenched day With a blue cloudless sky Where a gentle breeze blows Over a quiet low tide; A day to be appreciated By those who’ve found Strength and resolve In… Read More Storm
Flip a coin Have a wishful thought Release it Into the bouncing drops They’ll spring it Up to the sky To be swept away On a windy ride Of twists and turns As your heart yearns Waiting, for a reply. Is it lost – adrift – Or will your wish be granted?
Jessica M. Collette 
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