Silver sliver of the moon With the bright star of Venus Trailing behind. Moonbeams casting light On the waves,

Oh hummingbird Where are you now? Have you taken My courage with you? Oh hummingbird

First snow of the season Came down light and gay, With it’s bright white, Reflecting, Off slow moving clouds

Photos are all I have At times, Of smiling familiar faces, My family spread out. I would travel often

In the dead Of Winter, I long for Spring. In the rains Of Spring,

Inspiration is in the falling of rain, the soft coo of birds in late afternoon, the sinking of the

My heart is a good heart, It beats strongly And works hard, To keep me alive. My mind is a good mind,

On the brink of leaving, To go beyond These borders And say good-bye, To all you know,

Leaves falling, Another season Decorating the earth. One red leaf In my path,

Remember the night we took your mother’s car and drove over the skyway bridge? The moon was a bright light to show the way.

This evening the blank, white page is open. My nerves are on edge, while a storm forms on the horizon.

Looking at my journal’s Blank page While geese fly by and honk A greeting. The red cardinals

Old friends walking on the beach, the waves bring in, memories, of carefree days;

If I could go back in time I would fix my wrongs, I would sing new songs And mend all hate And open the gate

Firefly shine your light, Brighten my life, Lead the way, through The meadows, in my mind. Firefly, float so high,