My handsome songbird entertains me every yearOn a branch outside my window, close enough to hear The songs are sometimes shrill but always pleasant Just loud enough to hear, his songs are my daily present Spring and summer, your song box enthrallsMy heart has gotten attached to your sweet melodic call...
A cowboy’s best friend was his clotheshe wore them on long dusty roads There’s sweat and dustso,A handkerchief is a must every Cowboy knowsthe importance of his clothes he invests in the best cotton shirtits easier to remove daily dirt his pants were wool to keep warmespecially in the cold or...
The handle of the heart opens from insideThe heart is the only way you can hide If you open your door, it is your choiceIt will listen only to your voice throw hearts door open widelet someone else come inside hiding hearts seldom have friendsIf opened, it can have a good...
I will anxiously wait for the chorus at DawnThe quietness of winters bareness, now gone The most robust birds produce theloudest and sharpest songTo alert their competition of the female birdsSinging, move along The Dawn chorus sounds are for defending territoriesIn the bird world, that’s the best part of the story...
I saw the beauty of the leaf asit floated by it was so unique it caught my eye The blaze of color in just one leafA fantastic sight beyond belief It always happens when the season changesTurning green leaves to fiery orange blazes My favorite scene from year to yearYou see...
Don’t take what doesn’t belong to youA piece of gum or fancy shoes Resist the urge to pick that flowerIf it’s in another’s yard, it’s in his tower Hands should stay in your own pocketsNot on Miss Smiths fancy locket Words of wisdom my mother sharedJust because she really cared You...
Milestone markers along the wayMeasuring achievements every day Taking unfulfilled goals off a shelfYears pass by, untouched by yourself Always there in the back of your mindStumbling blocks kept feet Intwined Doubts and fears always knocked you downStill, today some courage you found Forward progress is all you needA milestone up...
Some days it seems we are a feather in the wind We start out somewhere, never knowing our end Can you gather the scattered feather nowLong carried by the wind; I don’t see how We cannot recoup the years flow fastThe newness of the feather can’t last Traveling flight paths no...
On a rainy day, I dream awayBecause I can’t go out and play I’m building a home on a hillside ridgeWith a trail below, across a wooden bridge The burning soft glow of the sun when it risesIt makes me sigh, brings tears to my eyes I look out an opened...
