Someone left the night light onIt’s bright outside, but there’s no sun I don’t find them scary or creepyI’ve had a hard day, and I’m sleepy Maybe he’s just saying helloI’ll say goodnight, and then he’ll go Then again, he’s not so badThe more I look, it makes me glad That,...
Life is pumping in everythingAnimals and plants are all living things Your eyes spy colors yellow and greenMorning sky and dew on the grass seen Look around, and you will seeShifting sands and shimmering seas Morning lightsThe sun ignites Stop and watch the sun emergeGiving us our energy surge Life’s hearts...
Every tree is its own story Standing for decades void of glory Swaying gently in the breeze Bracing for winters freeze Year after year, seasons change Limbs and branches rearranged Only when it’s cut for timber counting rings to remember How tall and luxuriant it used to stand Languishing seasons with...
A mother’s fearsmay last for years As her children growA mother will know problems will mountToo many to count a broken arm, a scrape, or bruiseA mother never gets to choose she gives them a hug and a kissAs she silently makes a wish a mother does her best each dayshe...
Granddaughters are unique life thingsAll different, but special things bring Most men want their row of boysRuckus makers breaker of toys I do love my energetic grandsons tooIt’s just that granddaughtersFreely hug you Each so different individual from one anotherIt reminds me of my daughters, their mothers Granddaughters slide next up...
A tree’s beautiful silhouette can take your breath away Natural forms and shapes a magical sway on display As The evening sun starts to rest its headDancing in the shadows, now a crimson red When the trees become a mirror of the sparkling pondIt’s the perfect time to find silhouettes near...
It’s a fantastic thing to watcha flock of geese grazing as they walk As heads reach down to the earthyou stop to consider their worth They are noisy at times as they flyIts a command for the othersthey aren’t saying hi They love roaming pastures andswimming in ponds They fly thousands...
The Dancer The young woman was exotic-looking. As she danced, the audience was utterly captivated. Then, as the lights dimmed, she pirouetted off the stage to the right. The sound of clapping hands was deafening. The beautiful prima ballerina performed the best performance of her life. Betty knew she had danced...
Aftermath MY FRIENDS ARE ALL LOSTOnly the two children and the principal are left standing this day. He was bleeding profusely. All my friends are lost. I could not help but think all my friends were gone. Would they ever come back? Would I ever see James again? All that was...
