Even the bees Are moving slower today In the hot, heavy air They slumber and stay Tucked inside A field of pastel petals Where the shade lives Their restless wings settle The flowers are still Their buzzing stops Water from the hose On the flowers drops Waking sleepy bees As they dream Of feeding royal… Read More Royal Jelly
It began unnoticed A speck unseen And grew much larger Wider and green Obvious patches Had soon overgrown Draped as cloaks On stone after stone Until the sunlight Came shining down To burn away Nature’s burial shrouds On the souls asleep In Hallowed Ground
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
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
In a rush Storm drove through Tearing up the landscape As her minion, Wind, blew; In a rush Storm came around Saturating the scenery As her minion, Rain, drowned; In a rush Storm roared and churned Knocking down powerlines As her minion, Darkness, returned; In a rush Storm pulled away Down a path of destruction… Read More In a Rush
Young Olivia watched her father Mold and spin the clay On his potter’s wheel he worked Until he had a new item to display; Hour after hour Day after day Each piece he completed All ended the same way; With the delicate clay still wet He’d apply his potter’s mark Declaring each one complete Stamped… Read More Potter’s Mark
As the 20’s were roaring A baby girl was born Joining two sisters She completed the Ryan home; Though Dad Ryan Had always wanted a son He took one look at Virginia And his heart was won; The baby became a lovely girl Her mahogany hair in a braid or two Though Dad had wished… Read More Virginia
A solo bird Calls into the air Will another answer Or does no one care; Is his call A welcome greeting Or a dire warning He keeps repeating; From the branch Of his spindly tree He claws the bark And flaps furiously; As another dark bird Flies too close Solo bird maneuvers And loudly croaks;… Read More Solo Bird
You may be tasty Sweet with juice Or is there a reason Even the birds find an excuse; Not to pluck you from The barren tree They dare not taste The essence of thee; Because of these things I’ll leave you be To decorate The stark scenery; Never to know If you’re sweet or sour… Read More Sweet or Sour
Jessica M. Collette 
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