At your beginning, October, You’re subtle and nice Giving us apple pies And pumpkin spice Colorful leaves adrift On autumn dreams By your end, though, October You’re a scream You’re not as innocent As once you seemed You’re shadows and spiders Fog and moonlight Will you trick or treat us On Halloween night?
There’s a song to be heard In the falling rain It plays on repeat Again and again Boldly, it begs, “Now is your chance, Put on your boots, Join me and dance!”
She wears a flower Behind her ear So, a song of summer She will hear As she gathers leaves Born of autumn She holds on tightly So they’re not forgotten When a snowflake falls To tickle her nose When the blooms of spring Rise from below These days, too, Will come and go She wears… Read More In Harmony
The 2023 Association of RI Authors anthology book is now available! This year’s theme and title of the book is In a Dark Time. I’m excited to announce that my fictional piece, We Seize the Day and Steal the Night, was chosen to be included. I hope you enjoy reading this collection of varied works… Read More In a Dark Time
Some days are stained By the dried tears Of weary souls With broken hearts Who dared to see Through dust and rubble The sunrise On the other side
September is knocking Knocking on August’s door September is knocking And will not be ignored But will August answer Or will she say, “No. September, you’re early, Away, September, go!”
Perfect days are meant To be bottled and saved Uncorked and savored On less-perfect days On days that need brightening In every way They will bless us with colors That with us will stay To uplift our spirits On those less-perfect days
A tale of sun And summer days Where bees work And rabbits play In butterfly gardens Under skies of blue Where migrant birds Are just passing through En route to find More days of sun In a far-off land Where summer’s just begun
It is in the middleOf your storyWhen you truly find outThe strength it takesTo turn the page
Guess what? You did it! I knew that you could Even though it was a struggle Maybe you doubted you would Whatever the case You prevailed through it all Shoulders back, head high, Standing tall
Jessica M. Collette 
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