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Find Your Happy Place

In these times We must find our happy place Where is yours, What puts a smile on your face? In the company of friends With laughter all around With your nose in a book In a quiet nook, you found Under a warm blanket Where it’s silent and dark A part of lively banter With… Read More Find Your Happy Place

A Soul’s Journey

They say age is just a number But it’s oh, so much more It’s full of many moments Too special to ignore It’s a soul’s journey At a crawl, a walk, a run With huge lessons learned And small victories won So, don’t believe it’s just a number It’s more than years that got you… Read More A Soul’s Journey

Frosty Day

Steaming hot coffee Drip, drip, drip A cute mug to my Lip, lip, lip A dash of cocoa Sip, sip, sip Prepares me for This frosty day

Tire Treads and Human Feet

The newly fallen snow Has secrets to tell About the critter’s paths They have taken since it fell Deer loved the pines Their tracks circled there Under bushes and feeders Birds had seeds to share A family of bunnies Hopped around in the snow Straight to the neighbor The housecat prints go But if you’re… Read More Tire Treads and Human Feet

Snowstorms

Snowstorms come To cancel school To disrupt traffic To make all things new To remind us to stay Present In the moment, in the day Because you and me Tomorrow Like the world we see Around us Oh, so different We will be

The Warmth

It’s a cold, cold world Even when the temperature is high So, wrap yourself in the warmth That only peace provides Let it radiate and spread Outward from inside In hopes that one day soon It’ll push the cold aside It’ll melt hearts It’ll open eyes

Dear 2022

Dear 2022 We haven’t met yet But I hope you’re a year Free of regret Planted with kindness Patience and love Watered with grace And blessings from above May all your days be prosperous And your months complete May your pace be steady And your mood be sweet My wish for you Is my wish… Read More Dear 2022

Believe

Let’s be glad we haveDays like Christmas EveWhen even Grinches and ScroogesChoose to believe

Christmas Carols

Deck the Halls Fa la la la la – la la la la Makes us sing like Santa Ho ha ha ha ha – ho ha ha ha We Wish You a Merry Christmas Is a fine tune But do we eat figgy pudding With a fork or a spoon? Hark the Herald Angels Sing… Read More Christmas Carols

‘Tis the Season

‘Tis the season To be merry But what if you’re feeling Dull and scary Disappointed By oh so many things With no sweetness To fix the bitter sting You’re only able To do your best So, when you’re tired Take time and rest To prepare yourself For that moment when Your spirit’s ready To celebrate… Read More ‘Tis the Season