Peace Prayer ~ hate festers in fear love can soothe our restless minds when we meet in peace ~ I feel strongly about working to promote more peace in the world. Today’s poem is my prayer for peace. I will continue to offer peace in my mind, heart, words and deeds. If peace is important…
Pale Blue Dot Our precious life on this blue dot You give abundance and ask naught How shall we escape The cycle of rape Sad I gape It is hot ~ This poem is called a clogyrnach, a Welsch ode with 6 lines, 885533 syllables and rhyme structure of aabbba. The lovely video below inspired me to…
Love Love Juicy sweet Being, flowing, merging Inspiring wild dervish dance Replete ~ Today’s offering is a cinquain: a 5 line poem with the following syllable pattern; 2-4-6-8-2. I used the American Didactic form based on the yourdictionary.com guidelines.
Merry Christmas! My silly Christmas ode to you as I prepare to take a few days digital holiday. Merry Christmas to you with this post I bid adieu I’m taking a digital holiday to be in nature and play I send you my best for a season of zest! Merry Christmas to all with peace,…
Does Halloween excite you or frighten you? The history of Halloween is a harrowing tale filled with mystery, mayhem, martyrs, fright and delight. And just like life, what we experience is largely up to us and our choices. The original celebrations are linked variously to Celtic, pagan and Roman traditions. According to Wikipedia, Halloween got…
Heavenly Hummingbird Bearer of joy and delight Your shimmering beauty fills me with light Becoming manna to my soul While on your heavenly stroll Nourish me with thy precious flight Filling me with beauty, grace and delight Hovering around the petals of my heart I offer you my joy as return in small part…
Let’s explore gratitude this week. Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world. ~ John Milton This is one of the most beautiful videos I’ve ever seen. Open your heart to the beauty and gratitude in this awesome video. What…
Most of us yearn for freedom. It seems to be hard wired into our mind and hearts. Living in the United States, I, like many of us, believe in the ideals upon which our country was founded: freedom, equality, happiness and self government. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,…
Tickle Me Pink Thank goodness for Pink Without pink the world would stink If we had no pinks, violets and blues Life would be rather dull without those hues Without those same sex pairs We would be a bunch of squares Yes boys and girls make fine pairs And help make the family new heirs…
This is an awesome story about Love. Meet Hanna, a woman who helped change the world through the simple act of writing love letters. To read her inspiring story, click here. Her story inspired me to write a love poem for my readers. Thank you for reading my blog. May we all remember to reach out…
writing to freedom 