Maybe a little further Up around the bend It will all get easier And the journey will end ~ Maybe it keeps going Straight up a steep hill Challenging stamina And testing free will ~ Maybe it will lead To that special place Where the future is bright And all sorrow’s erased ~ Maybe, just… Read More Maybe
A recipe of thanks For the perfect pie Says to roll out the dough And stuff good things inside ~ One heaping cup of joy With two cups of gratitude When mixed together Become a cheerful attitude ~ Then whip up A whole bunch of hope With a half a cup of goodwill And two… Read More Recipe of Thanks
May your cup overflow With just what you need A substance that nourishes And wisdom that feeds ~ Not just the body But also, the soul An elixir that appeals Whether young or old ~ May your cup overflow All the length of your years A gift in your hand Through cheers and tears ~… Read More Half Full
Little did she know What fate would hand her next And how far it would go To earn her respect ~ It started with just one Boney finger to her back Stabbed by fate’s sharp digit She was under attack ~ Next came an icy grip Clenched around her neck Tighter and tighter still She… Read More Fate Knocks
When everyone talks No one is heard So many broken promises And too many words ~ Round and round we spin On the political amusement ride Where the tracks are worn And the rust divides ~ Instead of uniting It corrodes us all It’s time to come together Or divided we’ll fall ~ Hand in… Read More Rust Divides
A smile speaks louder Than many a word It says someone cares Though nothing is heard ~ It’s a gift passed down From father to son On his father’s face The son’s smile came from ~ Now the son can keep His father alive With each smile shared His father’s legacy survives ~ Because smiles… Read More Smiles
Take a trip or two Around the pumpkin patch And be transported to tales Of Halloweens past ~ When old-fashioned stories Were filled with ghouls Who haunted the village Carrying farming tools ~ When apples were picked From skeletal trees And dipped in hot caramel To warm the breeze ~ Where scarecrows stood watch Not… Read More Halloweens Past
Down in the depths Of the murky deep Are the discarded Jack-o’-lanterns That no one ever keeps ~ After that night Called All Hallows’ Eve When they light up the dark Until the trick or treaters leave ~ Then their candles grow dim And at the chime of midnight All the Jacks are collected Under… Read More Sink
Is there someone watching Out in the woods My shivers say yes So, I pull up my hood ~ The comfort lasts but a moment When I hear a strange sound It started over there Now it circles all around ~ Creaking and crackling Not just under my feet A whisper in my ear Makes… Read More Eerily
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
Jessica M. Collette 
You must be logged in to post a comment.