A butterfly passed Between cars today Evading traffic Not long to stay Happy and yellow She fluttered above The line of metal Cars desperate to get From here to there All too unaware Of the beauty In the sky With a wistful “Hello,” And a cordial “Goodbye,” On tissue paper wings She flies
Is there a better place To be beneath Warm bed sheets When bones are tired And minds are groggy From the weight Of these days Is there a better place To be beneath Warm bed sheets Where troubles fade And worries sleep Where we lay down All that we keep To be and dream Beneath… Read More Bed Sheets
There’s a purpose in the madness Though it may be hard to see An answer to your struggles A path to set you free ~ If you look just beyond What you can touch and feel All things will be made new As past hurts begin to heal ~ Those troubling moments And the heartbreaks… Read More Purpose in the Madness
In the still of the night The landscape transformed As Jack Frost and his Flakes Became a winter storm ~ They danced and they sang A finely choreographed number Chilling the air As the town folks did slumber ~ Jack and his Flakes Reached far and wide Freezing everything, they could Leaving nowhere to hide… Read More Jack Frost and his Flakes
Just like that It’s faded away What once was new Is now a soggy holiday ~ The rain falls heavy On festive cheer Marking the end Of the best time of year ~ Yet still, there’s hope For what’s to come Welcoming the new year Saying goodbye to feeling glum ~ In the days ahead… Read More Soggy Holiday
There’s a holiday brew That warms the soul It’s a secret elixir From days of olde ~ A sprinkle of cinnamon A sliver of vanilla bean When stirred with a candy cane Induces sweet dreams ~ Of cookies that never crumble Inside gingerbread houses Warmed by a fireplace Whose smoke smells of molasses ~… Read More Holiday Brew
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
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
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
Jessica M. Collette 
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