Roses

A rose, by any other name,

Would smell as sweet: Shakespeare did say.

Right now as bright as a star,

But will fade away the next day.

Petals twirling in a spiral,

Blossoming beautiful until May.

The meaning of roses is love,

Which will never ever fade.

Penguins in the Snow

Penguins dancing in the snow,

In a hidden cove where nobody knows.

Their graceful bodies turn around,

And the snow falls without a sound.

A once in a lifetime sight to see,

Full of beauty and majesty.



Tulips in the Meadow

In the meadow shimmer-shining,

Were some tulips oh so fine.

They were golden, glitter-gleaming,

Voices singing all the time.

Singing prettily, like the birds,

In the meadow oh so fine.

With their golden heads all bobbing.

In the meadow shimmer-shining

With voices singing all the time.



Purple

Purple is a funny color,

And a even funnier word.

Purple can be a bunch of grapes,

Or a itty, bitty, bird.

Purple is made of red and blue.

It is so very great.
The word purple sounds perfect,
It is the color's mate.
Purple mittens,
Purple socks.
Purple toys, like purple blocks.
All of them are purple too.
Do you like purple 'cause I do!



Messy Paw Prints

Little tiny paw prints.

All around the floor.

Beside the litter-box,

That is behind the door.

As if they are

Taunting me to clean them up,

Such a mess are they,

It is if they are saying,

"You won't clean us up today!" 

And I scrub and scrub and scrub.

Such a mess are they.

But I have been scrubbing all morning.

And it seems I can't get them off,

Today.

God is Love

 God is Love,

and he sent Jesus, 
     frOm
heaven,to

                       saVe us from our

sins, so we will havE everlasting life!


Happy Valentine's day!

Cold

The wind is blowing.

Just icing, not snowing.

My nose is so very

Red.

I want to curl

Up with a book.

With some hot cocoa.

In bed.

The Fog

A thick, blinding, fog.

The air full of rain and sog.

Like a closed door,

Over the misty moor.

After the fog passes over,

The clouds part.

With the sun shining thro'.

Like a door opening.

Pine

A lone little pine tree.

On the edge of a cliff.

With the clouds above,

And the earth below.

How can you know,

To keep from falling?
Do your roots dig deep?
Do your branches grow strong?
What is it that makes you live so long,

With out slipping or falling at all.

How do you not fall?

One Thousand Gifts (Repost)

1. One thousand Gifts,

three of them heard:

A piano playing,

A mother's voice,

A songbird.

2.  A Gift Outside,

Another Inside,

Are Sunlight,

Hot Cocoa,
And cookies on a plate.

3.  Three Graces Overheard,
My brother not schooled.

Mom's new blog post,
And,
Maybe going to Keys in the summer. 

4. A gift old, new, blue
My grandmother,

My baby sister
And

Birds of blue.

5.  Something I'm reading, making, seeing.

Reading Mossflower,

Making skillet cookie.

Seeing a decorated lamp.

6.  Books in my bag.

Lemonade in my fridge.

Good memories in my heart.

7.  Three graces from people I love.

Wisdom,

Beauty,

And Kindness.

8.  Dusky light,

Surprising reflection,

Lovely shadow.

Is

 The moment before the sun goes down.

When I look in the mirror and see myself.

The moment when the sun comes up.

9. A gift held.

Passed by.

Sat with.

They are,

My stuffed Panda.

My Wall.

My sister.

10. A gift sour.

Sweet.

Just right.

Sour is lemons.

Sugar is sweet.

Put them together,

And you get lemonade.

That's Just right.

11. Three yellow gifts of fresh mercy.

Are,

Lemons,

Peeled Mango.

And Bananas.

12. A gift above me,

Below,

And beside. 

The roof above me,

The carpet below,

And the painting of the Alps besides.

                                                                    

,

 13. Three gifts about myself I am grateful for.
My artisticness,
My musical talent,
And my friendliness.


14. Three startling Graces of God.
Views of my blog, fifteen,
All the beauty that I have seen,
And,
My warm jacket of green.


15. A gift given away,
Wore,
Shared,
Is,
My old clothing,
My new clothing,
And My
Bunk Bed.

16. Three witnessed Blessings,
Are,
When I ran into the Wall,
When I let the toast cook too long,
And,
Don't Brush kitty on his tummy. (ouch!)

17. Three gifts, bringing laughter,
Prayer,
And quiet.
 My joke book,
My Bible,
And all the other books I have.

18. Three gifts from God's Word.
Peace,
Prayer,
And,
Joy.

19. Three gifts that might have never been,

Are,

Me,

Us,

And the World.

20. Three gifts only seen close up,

Are,

The feathers on a Butterfly's wing,



The spots on a leaf,

And,

The swirling pattern on My Fingers.

21. A gift in sky,

In water,

And in memory.

The birds,

The fish,

And, Love.

22. A gift wrinkled,

Smoothed,

And unfolded.

Are,

Laundry that is wrinkled,

Smoothed paper that was crinkled,

A letter is unfolded.

23. Three gifts found in Christ,
Are,
Love,
Peace,
And,
Hope.

24. Three things blue,
Are,
Fresh Blueberry's that are new,
My favorite shirt that is blue,
The pond that is outside.


25. A grace borrowed,
Found,
Inherited,
Are,
Hamlet,
My old bear,
And,
My butterfly necklace.

26. A gift before dawn,
At noon,
After dark.
Are,
 Dreams,
Sunbeams,
And,
The moon.

27. Three gifts in the kitchen,
Are,
Chocolate- chip pancakes,
Bananas,
And
Whipped Cream.

28. Three graces found in friends,
Are,
Companionship,
Friendship,
And,
Love.

29. A song heard,
A soft word,
Light seen,
Are,
"I heard the bells on Christmas day,"
A soft "Goodnight" before I go to bed,
The sun shining when I wake up.


30. Three old things seen new,
Are,
Christians,
Chocolate.,
Our bodies in heaven,

31. A gift on a paper,
In a person,
In a picture,
Are,
Poetry,
Love,
And,
Art.

The end.

Monkey Poem

There were once two monkeys,

Sitting on a rock.

One named Jilly,

The other named  Jock.

Jock brushed Jilly's back,

And Jilly brushed Jock's.

And that's the story.

Of the monkeys on the rocks.

Lion

The Lion is a brave creature.
With a lot of strength besides.
He has a long, beautiful mane.
And large and cat-like eyes.
As he waits on the ground, 
He takes a great bound.
And catches the gazelle in his claws.
He sneaks up on it,
And then it gets bit.
Between his cavernous jaws.

BFF

You and me.

Together, forever we'll be.

Best friends, you see,

You and me.

Ice Cream Poem

 

Have you ever,

Begun your chores,

When you hear that lovely song,

And you run outdoors.

The song of an ice cream truck,

Full of cheer.

It calls out,

"Get your Ice Cream here!"

 

Have you ever played outside,

Playing that game where you seek and hide?

And you hear that cheery chime.

Shouting"Ice Cream time!"

And you run and get a cone.

 

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Mother of mine,

Oh Mother of mine.

You are the greatest of them all,

And you are the kindest,

The smartest,

And the best of them all!

We have a wonderful time,

Us all,

We always have a ball.

Us kids, we don't always obey you,

But we try.

And we sometimes do.

So, we wish you a very Happy Birthday.

Because we think you are very great!

Rapunzel in the Tower

Rapunzel in the tower,

Stared out the window, dreamily.

"Who will my true love be?

Someday,

Someone,

Will come for me.

May he be handsome,

May he be fair.

He will call,  'Rapunzel,

 Let down your long hair.'

Someday,

He,

Will set me free.

Who will he be?

Who will he be?"

Poetry

Poetry is like

A nice big quilt.

With words,

And pictures,

Pieced together.

Yourself.

 

If you run into yourself,
When you are walking down a path,

Run the other way,
After you  smile, and laugh.

The Storm

 

The wind blew like a angry voice,

And the clouds went black.

The sand on the shore blew all o'er,

And the sun the sky did lack.

The sea crashed in enormous waves,

And the animals ran for their lives.

The wind bent the grass like a wild thing,

And the trees swayed and waved.

The ships at sea nearly sunk.

And the waves forced the rocks to cave.

But, when the clouds parted,

And the sun came out again,

And the waves calmed down, and lapped at the ground,

We all sighed, and grinned.



The Stone Arch

An old stone arch,

Covered in leaves.

With patches of sunlight,

Shining through the trees.

Many years has this stone arch stood.

While people passed under it,

Some bad, some good.

Great stone arch,

You have stood  so  strong.

And never have you moved.

Though you have stood there long.

 

 

One Thousand Gifts

1. One thousand Gifts,

three of them heard:

A piano playing,

A mother's voice,

A songbird.

2.  A Gift Outside,

Another Inside,

Are Sunlight,

Hot Cocoa,
And cookies on a plate.

3.  Three Graces Overheard,
My brother not schooled.

Mom's new blog post,
And,
Maybe going to Keys in the summer. 

4. A gift old, new, blue.

My grandmother,

My baby sister
And

Birds of blue.

5.  Something I'm reading, making, seeing.

Reading Mossflower,

Making skillet cookie.

Seeing a decorated lamp.

6.  Books in my bag.

Lemonade in my fridge.

Good memories in my heart.

7.  Three graces from people I love.

Wisdom,

Beauty,

And Kindness.

8.  Dusky light,

Surprising reflection,

Lovely shadow.

Is

 The moment before the sun goes down.

When I look in the mirror and see myself.

The moment when the sun comes up.

9. A gift held.

Passed by.

Sat with.

They are,

My stuffed Panda.

My Wall.

My sister.

10. A gift sour.

Sweet.

Just right.

Sour is lemons.

Sugar is sweet.

Put them together,

And you get lemonade.

That's Just right.

11. Three yellow gifts of fresh mercy.

Are,

Lemons,

Peeled Mango.

And Bananas.

12. A gift above me,

Below,

And beside. 

The roof above me,

The carpet below,

And the painting of the Alps besides.

                                                                    

,

 13. Three gifts about myself I am grateful for.
My artisticness,
My musical talent,
And my friendliness.


14. Three startling Graces of God.
Views of my blog, fifteen,
All the beauty that I have seen,
And,
My warm jacket of green.


15. A gift given away,
Wore,
Shared,
Is,
My old clothing,
My new clothing,
And My
Bunk Bed.

16. Three witnessed Blessings,
Are,
When I ran into the Wall,
When I let the toast cook too long,
And,
Don't Brush kitty on his tummy. (ouch!)

17. Three gifts, bringing laughter,
Prayer,
And quiet.
 My joke book,
My Bible,
And all the other books I have.

18. Three gifts from God's Word.
Peace,
Prayer,
And,
Joy.

19. Three gifts that might have never been,

Are,

Me,

Us,

And the World.

20. Three gifts only seen close up,

Are,

The feathers on a Butterfly's wing,



The spots on a leaf,

And,

The swirling pattern on My Fingers.

21. A gift in sky,

In water,

And in memory.

The birds,

The fish,

And, Love.

22. A gift wrinkled,

Smoothed,

And unfolded.

Are,

Laundry that is wrinkled,

Smoothed paper that was crinkled,

A letter is unfolded.

23. Three gifts found in Christ,
Are,
Love,
Peace,
And,
Hope.

24. Three things blue,
Are,
Fresh Blueberry's that are new,
My favorite shirt that is blue,
The pond that is outside.


25. A grace borrowed,
Found,
Inherited,
Are,
Hamlet,
My old bear,
And,
My butterfly necklace.

26. A gift before dawn,
At noon,
After dark.
Are,
 Dreams,
Sunbeams,
And,
The moon.

27. Three gifts in the kitchen,
Are,
Chocolate- chip pancakes,
Bananas,
And
Whipped Cream.

28. Three graces found in friends,
Are,
Companionship,
Friendship,
And,
Love.

29. A song heard,
A soft word,
Light seen,
Are,
"I heard the bells on Christmas day,"
A soft "Goodnight" before I go to bed,
The sun shining when I wake up.


30. Three old things seen new,
Are,
Christians,
Chocolate.,
Our bodies in heaven,

31. A gift on a paper,
In a person,
In a picture,
Are,
Poetry,
Love,
And,
Art.

The end.

Sunset on the shore

Sunset on the shore.

Shimmering like gold.

Full of beauty,

And old-tales retold.



Cathedral

Overhead, a cathedral looming.

Rainbows glinting off stained-glass windows.

Bells booming.

Tall, brick walls all the way to the sky,

To go up there, you would need to fly.

Sparrows' nests on the spire.
Pinnacles reaching to the clouds.