Up in Smoke
It’s okay to collect Dreams today But don’t stack them so long Tomorrow has no other choice But to watch them Go up in smoke
Bounty
Gather what’s good Plentiful and true And watch a bounty Come back to you ~ Filling your storehouse With more than enough To nourish all When times are tough ~ Grown by grace And watered from above A harvest grew On unconditional love ~ Into a bounty To sustain and feed For years and years… Read More Bounty
Today’s the Day
Today’s the day To say goodbye But shed no tears There’s no need to cry ~ Today’s the day To say hello Welcoming change While letting go ~ Today’s the day To see it all The end of summer And the beginning of fall ~+ Today’s the day To simply be Thankful for all… Read More Today’s the Day
Stillness and Silence
Stillness and Silence Call out a name Will anyone answer Or will Silence remain ~ If Silence remains Will Stillness, too Or will they grow restless About what they’re meant to do ~ Stillness and Silence Call out a name again A timid voice answers Unsure where, Unsure when ~ Fluctuating between Too early, or… Read More Stillness and Silence
A Gourd Story
Mom and Pop Pumpkin Dreamed of the day Their own little gourds Would laugh and play ~ Their patch-sweet-patch Filled with love and joy Between two feisty girls And one shy boy ~ Gina and Athena Pumpkin Picked on brother Bo Wrapping their vines too tight So young Bo had no room to grow ~… Read More A Gourd Story
Wildflowers
Be with wildflowers Before they fade away Beneath the façade Of a frosty day ~ Crickets chirp And bask in balmy heat Joyously jumping Carefree and upbeat ~ Colorful petals Dried between pages Makes a sweet potpourri Worthy of sages ~ An eclectic fragrance From a botanical sea To warm frigid nights ‘til wildflowers, again… Read More Wildflowers
Hands of Time
Flowers have faded Like memories gone by Petals adrift They find places to hide ~ Nuts fall in rhythm One, two, three, to the ground Where some are buried While others wait to be found ~ Mushrooms make their way Up from the earth Out of darkness Comes a time of new birth ~ While… Read More Hands of Time
Moments Defined
With twists and turns And unexpected setbacks Times of steady growth And moments to relax ~ Life’s a delicate process Of mending mistakes Adjusting direction And learning to embrace ~ The pieces we’re given Whether we use them or not All woven together As lessons that taught ~ Perseverance and strength Moments defined As blessings… Read More Moments Defined
Luminescent
Whispering winds So soft and so sweet Lull the leaves And plume grass to sleep ~ To dream of autumn’s Shortening days With crisp fall nights To set the leaves ablaze ~ Matching the color Of the setting sun With an orange glow Dusk has begun ~ The transition from day To the dark of… Read More Luminescent
Two Souls
We all choose a path To get from here to there But we all need a place To sit, renew, and share ~ About the places I’ve been All the people I’ve met My plans for the future I haven’t lived yet ~ A place to share and then listen About places and people, you’ve… Read More Two Souls
Jessica M. Collette 
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