What can we learn From the wind, the rain? Our troubles are transient As is our pain What can we learn From the moon, the sun? When one day has ended A new day’s begun What can we learn From the changing seasons We all have a place, A time and a reason
As the weather grewDarker and colderThe new buds of springIn autumn were olderGoldenAs an aged wedding ringSmoke signals roseVeiled and thinLike the Farmer’s AlmanacThat said, winter would beginWhen the first snowflakeDelicate and whiteBecame an omenOf frostbiteThe farmer shiveredAt the thoughtHe stoked the fireUntil red hotA golden fluffballPurred on his lapThe farmer and kittyShared a catnap… Read More Golden
Obstacles will try To stop progression But they can also become Important life lessons ~ Character builders To make some strong While correcting others When they’ve been wrong ~ Teaching how to become The best they can be While living in victory Despite obstacles they see ~ Symbols of success Determined to stay Changed but… Read More Obstacles
Our character is made By the elements of change Who we once were To be never the same Battle wounds And scars we wear The personal stories Are only ours to share Life lessons Learned over time Can help someone else Who struggles to find Their true character That’s still being formed By the elements… Read More Carved
Even in the calmness Be vigilant and see A change will soon be coming For both you and me; It may not be tomorrow But come it will, you’ll see Just like the shift in weather A change drifts in, for you and me; For some, you may fly south Others, ignore the warning Of… Read More Change
It’s the pieces When combined That finish the design In a mosaic collection Gathered over a lifetime It’s the pieces Mended together Where broken edge Meets broken edge That turns imperfection Into a masterpiece instead
Jessica M. Collette 
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