Appreciation

Newness
Is upon us
And are we
Aware?
A new day,
A new month,
A new attitude
All to be claimed.
So let us rise
To the occassion
And rise with the day
To appreciate the gifts
We are given.

Advice To Live By

I agree
With sentiments
That claim
We should
Find the beauty,
Seize the day,
And treat others
The way we
Would like
To be treated
Because
When we are on
The other side of beauty
And the day is passing
And we are being treated
Unfairly -
We long for these things.

Childhood Nostalgia

There is a brilliant
Time in life
Of popsicles
And limited strife,
Where I can go
And understand
The nostalgia
I never knew
I missed.

Faces At Face-Value?

Can you believe
In all that you see
And do you buy
The lie before your eyes?
Do you take a smile
For what it is
Or take the time
To see what's hiding there?
So many faces
To see every day.
Let me figure out
What yours is saying.

Thoughts On Children

Boundaries
And discipline
And love
Are the cornerstones
For rasing the children
Who will be our leaders
Sometime in the future.

Redundant Observations

Beautiful days
And beautiful people
To make the days
Even more beautiful.
This is what
Fulfills me.

All Good Things

Looking back at the past
I see, it impacts the future,
Even when those impacting it
Are not with me anymore.
All good things
Come to an end,
But good people
Never do.

Brief Length of Time

Twenty-four months
Is just too much,
And five years
Just isn't enough
To be without someone
You love,
And simply
To be.

Praying Day

It's a praying
Kind of day
With nothing else
Oft' in the way.
Only thinking
Great big thoughts
To the great big God
Who loves a lot.

Unprofessional

Reacting and
Asking
In a rude
Kind of way
Is never
Advised -
It is never
Okay.
So if you
Have a question
Then ask it
Politely -
For the tone of
Your voice
Is not taken
Lightly.

Maintenance

What do I need to say
And how do I maintain
My power and control?
I'll leave you to yourself
But cover you with love,
And I'll cover myself
In that same love.

Mirror Image

So much negativity
Leaves me feeling
So very negative -
When, really,
I shouldn't let
Certain things
Get to me.
But today they can
And today they do.
So, today,
I will do my best
To remember that
Their reactions
Are the result of
Their own faces being
Reflected
Back to them.
They are seeing
Themselves,
Not me.

Maria

Years have passed
Since you were here
And so many
Long
To hold you.
But they only have to
Look back on your life
To know that you
Are being held
By the best
Protector.

First Look

Fourteen years back
You were almost here,
Just a little baby then.
I barely knew you.
Only your sweet and
Precious face,
Innocent and strange,
But a brother
Just the same.

Simple Pleasures

Loving to see
These days
In front of me
Full of apples
And cousins
And brilliant TV.

Mirror

Time
For reflection
And time for being thankful
And time to think on
What the human spirit
Can accomplish.
Time to celebrate
Six little faces.
Time to let them
Grow and be
Children.

Days

Today
I saw flowers,
But I missed
Celebrating
My mother
And brother -
Our family
Relating.
But I know that
They're home
And I know that
I'm here.
And I know that
They're special
More than once a year.

End Of A Season

I knew today
The end was near
And I was at peace
With what I knew.
There comes a time
For every person
To look back on
The luck they drew.
But I'm at peace with
How it happened
And now I'm free
To do what I love to do.

Prayer For The Moment

Let us be thankful
For what we have
And let us pray
For those around us.
Let us look
For opportunities to help
And let us live
With integrity.

Kinds Of Days

Beautiful
And fun days.
Dual and
Alone days.
Sunny in the
Cloud days.
Every day
Is beautiful
And every day
Is mine.

Lost And Confused

We only have
Right now.
Right this moment
Nothing more.
We only have
Today
To really live.
So, seize
The time
Between your hands
And appreciate
Those around you.

Cousin-Time

Another good night
With lots of fun times
With styling and Twitter
And Glee and some laughter.
Such an enjoyable
Time tonight
And I can't wait
To see what comes
With the light.