Jessica M. Collette's Blog, page 58

Rust Divides

When everyone talks No one is heard So many broken promises And too many words ~ Round and round we spin On the political amusement ride Where the tracks are worn And the rust divides ~ Instead of uniting It corrodes us all It’s time to come together Or divided we’ll fall ~ Hand in… Read More Rust Divides

Smiles

A smile speaks louder Than many a word It says someone cares Though nothing is heard ~ It’s a gift passed down From father to son On his father’s face The son’s smile came from ~ Now the son can keep His father alive With each smile shared His father’s legacy survives ~ Because smiles… Read More Smiles

Halloweens Past

Take a trip or two Around the pumpkin patch And be transported to tales Of Halloweens past ~ When old-fashioned stories Were filled with ghouls Who haunted the village Carrying farming tools ~ When apples were picked From skeletal trees And dipped in hot caramel To warm the breeze ~ Where scarecrows stood watch Not… Read More Halloweens Past

Sink

Down in the depths Of the murky deep Are the discarded Jack-o’-lanterns That no one ever keeps ~ After that night Called All Hallows’ Eve When they light up the dark Until the trick or treaters leave ~ Then their candles grow dim And at the chime of midnight All the Jacks are collected Under… Read More Sink

Eerily

Is there someone watching Out in the woods My shivers say yes So, I pull up my hood ~ The comfort lasts but a moment When I hear a strange sound It started over there Now it circles all around ~ Creaking and crackling Not just under my feet A whisper in my ear Makes… Read More Eerily

Up in Smoke

It’s okay to collect Dreams today But don’t stack them so long Tomorrow has no other choice But to watch them Go up in smoke      

Bounty

Gather what’s good Plentiful and true And watch a bounty Come back to you ~ Filling your storehouse With more than enough To nourish all When times are tough ~ Grown by grace And watered from above A harvest grew On unconditional love ~ Into a bounty To sustain and feed For years and years… Read More Bounty

Today’s the Day

  Today’s the day To say goodbye But shed no tears There’s no need to cry ~ Today’s the day To say hello Welcoming change While letting go ~ Today’s the day To see it all The end of summer And the beginning of fall ~+ Today’s the day To simply be Thankful for all… Read More Today’s the Day

Stillness and Silence

Stillness and Silence Call out a name Will anyone answer Or will Silence remain ~ If Silence remains Will Stillness, too Or will they grow restless About what they’re meant to do ~ Stillness and Silence Call out a name again A timid voice answers Unsure where, Unsure when ~ Fluctuating between Too early, or… Read More Stillness and Silence

A Gourd Story

Mom and Pop Pumpkin Dreamed of the day Their own little gourds Would laugh and play ~ Their patch-sweet-patch Filled with love and joy Between two feisty girls And one shy boy ~ Gina and Athena Pumpkin Picked on brother Bo Wrapping their vines too tight So young Bo had no room to grow ~… Read More A Gourd Story