The older I get, the simple things become more important and I am learning to be okay with that. 8-23-2024.
Just a small part of me wants strife to go away, to return to a kinder time. Am I just losing courage? Life is draining me,
Autumn wind Brings scattered leaves, Splattered, With red and gold. Autumn wind
Thoughts flicker like twinkling lights, ride them across the sky. Embrace your dream,
Pale blue moon Of August, Peeking behind The clouds, Luminous,
What is the happiest moment of the… When I make someone laugh When I am of use for the good When I show kindness When I hold a hand
As I walk along nature’s path The clouds appear luminous and nea… As if to hug and protect All earthly inhabitants. Turtles sunbathe on a floating log
Looking at my journal’s Blank page While geese fly by and honk A greeting. The red cardinals
Brown hawk with spotted tail, soaring on the wind, balancing like a sail. Your piercing cry
Red bird perched on a tree limb laced with snow. So happy to see him and the joy he brings.
Her smile was like gold, Her lines were often bold, Her stories of wisdom told, In books that are now sold. She has left the earth,
Leaves falling, Another season Decorating the earth. One red leaf In my path,
In the still night In the silence, My soul begs, My mind to rest. It’s story told
I do believe, to give to others lends meaning to our lives. To be there
Ambition seems overrated at this time of life, effort seems more like strife. In my youth I was motivated by a hungry desire
To open and risk hurt... Or stay closed but Never really live. Pain can reveal... A connection to