Our Gift
It’s a month to gather Harvest and share A pause to give thanks A moment to care Blessings, losses A laugh, a tear We reminisce And give thanks For our gift Another year
Tag: Empathy
Synchronize
NOISE It’s getting louder INVASIVE Hard to tune out It breaks through the silence UNINVITED It shouts About tragedies Social, economic Hopelessness, doubt In response Can’t we fill the AIRWAVES With the sound Of our beating hearts In hopes that they will Someday SYNCHRONIZE As one
Heart-to-Heart
An encouraging Christmas poem… Read More Heart-to-Heart
Candy Apple
“You’re too sour.” “You’re not red enough.” “You’re not quite round.” “Your skin is too tough.” My bumps and bruises Put me in the “DAMAGED” bin But stories rarely end Where they begin In fact, it was my flaws Tough skin and not too sweet That made me the perfect choice For a candy apple… Read More Candy Apple
Love-Light
Let your Love-Light shine far past Valentine’s Day… Read More Love-Light
Just Because
Just because You crossed their mind And they wanted you to know You’re one of a kind Just because They truly care And recognize Life doesn’t play fair Just because They wanted you to smile They picked up tulips At the end of the aisle Just because They thought of you Is the sweetest thing… Read More Just Because
Wrapped Up
Wrapped up in a hug Is a comforting feeling In some ways reassuring In others, healing In all ways revealing, “You are loved,” When you most need to be
Humble Road
If we all just tried To make this place A better place to be With hugs to give With ears to hear The cries from mouths Both far and near With eyes wide open And hearts that beat In rhythm With those we meet Along the humble road Of life
Of Life Foretold
The older man has wisdom The younger man does not The younger man remembers What the older man’s forgot The older woman has experience The younger woman hasn’t learned The younger woman protects What the older woman’s earned Though we once were young We will all be old So, extend your hand And accept a… Read More Of Life Foretold
Jessica M. Collette 
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