You Shine
Remember When you’re merely hanging on And your whole world is spinning Someone else sees your strength And how brightly you shine
Remember When you’re merely hanging on And your whole world is spinning Someone else sees your strength And how brightly you shine
The first snow is special It makes all look new Sparkling beneath A sky, clear blue The second snow comes And is quickly ignored The more it accumulates The larger the chore The third snow is just snow By then, we’ve lost count It’s snow and more snow No one knows the amount As snow… Read More Snow and More Snow
Rolled in sugar Loaded with chips The crunchy ones Are perfect to dip Cut in shapes Decorated with icing A surprise inside Some find enticing Sprinkled with nuts Topped with jelly A taste of peppermint Makes for a happy belly Whatever your favorite I think we all can agree Christmas cookies go best With milk,… Read More Christmas Cookies
December is special To the stars above Out of the twelve It’s the month they love As lights are strung On the trees with care Holiday cheer Glows in the air With radiant warmth December shines bright In part for the stars Who for a moment delight In looking down At the twinkling show And… Read More The Stars Above
Though he knows not what Tomorrow brings A joyful tune The songbird sings If not for him If not for her Perhaps, for some It will deeply stir A dormant wish In a sleeping soul Of a tomorrow That will not stay That’s, instead, the start of Better days
There are angels among us If you’ll take the time to see Just how truly special A rescue dog can be With endless love to give Every day of the year “I’d love to take you home,” Is what they long to hear Though we say we rescue them Is that entirely true? Many times… Read More Angels Among Us
Imagine if the autumn leaves Became money to spend Their falling from trees We’d never want it to end Folks would show up With a rake and a smile Looking to cash in They’d travel for miles To fill their buckets To tote their sacks They’d make many trips To the leaf bank and back… Read More Autumn’s Next Payday
What’s underneath The blanket of leaves You may get a glimpse When the autumn breeze Swiftly blows Brushing some aside Revealing hidden places Where the critters hide In beds freshly made Of moss, nuts, and seeds The first for warmth The second two for feed The critters gather Arrange and prepare A winter resting place… Read More Beneath the Leaves
The blackbirds landed One, two, three Hoping they soon Would eat for free With the colored corn They stuffed their beaks When the cobs were bare They began to seek Their dark eyes shifted Up, down, side For morsels of food Where might they hide? A telling squawk Called the flock To the largest bird… Read More The Blackbirds
The trees are feeling chill Laid-back and carefree The mood is contagious If only you’ll let it be Rising up to autumn’s sun Bowing under fall’s full moon Just being in the moment Whether morning, night, or noon Multi-colored tie-dye Speckled on their leaves The trees are feeling groovy Swaying in the breeze
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