Serenity

One Shot Wednesday

It lingers in the waters at the stillness of the dawn.

It stumbles with the awkward grace of an innocent fawn.

It glides the sky underneath the wings of a snow white dove.

It glimmers from the eyes of a young woman deep in love.

It's fragrance fills the air of a rose garden in the spring.

It is heard from the cathedral as the choir begins to sing.

It roams the hills with wild horses that have ventured afar.

Yet, it cannot be captured until you search inside your heart.

His Name Is Forever

Magpie # 32

When we are children time is always our friend,

we play hand in hand for hours on end.

One day we grow up and we become distant and lose touch.

We start running through life in a big rush.

Years go by, and one day, he calls and knocks at our door.

We remember, catch up, and plan to do more.

Then we are elderly, and our days become few,

he clings to our side like a friend that is true.

At the moment when we will say farewell to this place,

he does not stop nor leave, but accompanies us to heaven's gates.

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Grandma's Way

Think Tank Prompt #15

Memory is a child walking along a seashore.  You never can tell what small pebble it will pick up and store away among its treasured things.  ~Pierce Harris

There once was an old lady with hair a light shade of blue.

Her face was slowly falling and her heart was tried but true.

She loved to feed the alley cats and tell them of her dreams.

She squatted in her lilly garden to plant her plastic queens.

I loved to hear her stories of life and days gone by.

Her voice was soft and wistful that never told a lie.

Her manner was truly graceful as she tied her sheer pink scarf.

Her words were always gentle as she touched you with her heart.

She prayed over my pillow, and cast her faith on high.

She always looked so peaceful when she glanced up at the sky.

Her hands were warm and true when she brushed my tangled hair,

and she always intently listened to all my hopes and cares.

She lived her life truly smiling, day after day.

A rainbow in the storm, that was just her way.

Even though she is gone now, and is beyond my reach,

Grandma will always be the reason I hold on to my dreams.

A tribute to the memory of my Grandma and her wonderful ways.

The Colliding of Two Worlds

One Shot Wednesday

Man rushes down narrow freeways with common destinations yet diverse dreams

not always aware of the hidden eyes that may reflect from his high beams

the doe enters the clearing and steps onto pavement full of grace

ignorant of the dangers that she may soon face

our worlds like boxes in a closet set together yet worlds apart

they intersect and collide briefly but they both leave a lasting mark.

The Child Speaks

Monday's Child #12

The child will freely stare,

but the adult will merely glance.

The child always goes eagerly out on a limb,

but the adult steps out carefully afraid to fall.

The child asks simply for one reason why,

but the adult preoccupies with the answers to it all.

The child embraces love whole heartedly,

but the adult slowly touches it scared it will

swallow them whole.

The child speaks his mind honestly,

but the adult only says what he cares to show.

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A Mighty Weakness

Poets United Think Tank Prompt #14

I am a wall I can be made of cement and rise up many yards high,

or I may be made of brick or stone, and reach out across the county side.

Sometimes I am a memorial that represents millions of brave souls,

and other times I am a fortress of protection that tells you where not to go.

But I hold up at my most mighty, and yet at my weakest place,

when I am built with fear, and doubt littered with pride's own waste.

There are walls that protect...

There are walls that remember...

There are walls that divide....

and there are walls that are destructive...

I am all too familiar with the walls a broken heart can build.

My father and brother had a "falling out", and were at odds with each other for years.

They did not speak for long periods of time, and never resolved their hard feelings.

When my father passed away in 1992 my brother was devastated.

He was in a form of grief the rest of his life.

He passed away in 2002.

I have faith, and I am certain that they know peace now.

The Winds of Hardship Blow In All Directions

Magpie #31

We are not that different you and I

I can feel it in your gentle sway

you can see it in my weary eyes

like a high flag we must face the wind's blow

with a lumber strength deep in our soul

I might shift and you may bend

but we both stand up to what life blows in

side by side or worlds apart

each soul has hardships and storms at dark

we are not that different you and I

for we all long for acceptance and peaceful skies.

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May there be peace on earth for EVERY man,woman, and child...no matter where they live, or what they believe.

Plenty

Imperfect Prose with Emily...take a look you will be blessed.

To the soil that calls the rainforest home a small shower alone would never be quenching

but to the open desert sand that would surely be plenty.

To the roaming cheetah who has never had company at a meal

to have to share a small kill he would surely be stingy,

but to the lioness who has always had to share the meal that would surely be plenty.

To the man whose pockets have always been full, for him half full would be half empty,

but to the man whose pockets have always been bare that would surely be plenty.

To the woman whose wardrobe is high in style and quantity, two plain dresses would be an atrocity,

but to the woman who has no wardrobe that would surely be plenty.

To the one whose experience in dining has been rich and exquisite, bread and water would be no delicacy,

but to the one who has felt starvation that would surely be plenty.

To the heart that has no trust in God, facing a loss would leave it hopeless and empty,

but to the heart that trusts in God for it's hope, through the loss, there will surely be plenty.

For Georgia...a gracious lady who has surely taught me plenty. :-)

Food For The Soul

Magpie #30

Reach outward like branches of a willow tree

take hold of life and keep it within your hands

embrace it's cuts and bruises

then open up to take it all in

like a baby bird that will surely be fed

for he needs strength to one day fly

from this tree

so take each slice of wisdom

and consume it to it's core

for the seeds that remain

will one day be a tree

where another little bird

will open wide

and grow

and one day fly away.

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A Garden of Kisses

Poets United Think Tank Prompt #13

At first sight there is a genuine spark

it is the light of joy

that comes from true love and adoration

she rushes forward to plop in my arms

like the exhilerating splash of cool water

planting a million wonderful

grandaughter kisses all over my face

her love is so big it lights up the room

and fills my heart.

I tried to explain to my son one time the magnitude of love a grandparent feels for their grandchildren, and this was the only way I knew how to explain it to him:

"they are your special someone's little special someone, and that is what makes them so wonderfully special and precious to a grandparent."

Someday he will completely understand. :-)

Kristen was only a few months old in this photo...she is 4 years old now.

Here and Heaven

Imperfect Prose take a look you will love it!

Sometimes the distance between the deliverance and the trial

can seem to be a million hard miles.

And at times the distance between bitterness and peace

can seem to be a far ocean we could never reach.

sometimes the distance between despair and hope

can seem to be an endless gravel road.

And at times the distance between our doubts and our faith

can seem to be many worlds away.

Yet, the distance between each one of these

is simply the space between the floor and our knees.