You’re the breeze that knocked me over, And I’m lying on the floor. I struggle to rise, clinging to hope. I’m in a better place now, but still struggle to cope. You’re the breeze that knocked me over, That left me lying on the floor. Fear and anger helped me rise, And gave me theContinue reading “The breeze that knocked me over”
Category Archives: Faith, hope, growth and love
That wonderful feeling
I wrote this poem during a moment of joy. Not trying to see the glass half full, but rather seeing incompleteness and striving as a glass that IS full. As a reminder to myself. May life bring me more of these moments during which I embrace the incompleteness of being human. That wonderful feeling thatContinue reading “That wonderful feeling”
This gift
You taught me to believe. To have faith and to talk to a higher power everyday. First thing in the morning, and at night before I went off to sleep. To think about the reasons to be grateful and to say thank you out loud. To talk about my worries and ask for help. AndContinue reading “This gift”
I could look at you in envy
I could look at you in envy for all the things you have, the ease with which you cope, and your luck when things get bad. You show me I can shape my world, just to bring that little bit of ease. That when the wind is strong we sometimes need to bend, orContinue reading “I could look at you in envy”
Possibilities .. a poem about my dreams for the future
Sometimes I sits, I sits and thinks, of things I’ve never seen, Of places that I’ll never know, of what I may not be. Of all the possibilities that seem so far away, of all the lovely winding roads, that lead out from my gate. I dream of possibilities I cannot see awake, OfContinue reading “Possibilities .. a poem about my dreams for the future”
Dear Change,
Dear Change, I am grateful for your constant and steady companionship. I have not always felt that way about your many visits but as time goes by I’m growing to value them. When you visit regularly I sometimes wish you away, but you know that I really do not mean it. You bring me joyContinue reading “Dear Change,”