Please Hold My Hand
Without your hand, I try to stand,
But underneath my shoes and socks
The fickle ground just tilts and rocks,
And lands me down upon my knee,
I need your hand to steady me. Continue reading Please Hold My Hand
Tag: poetry about life
Birds vs. Squirrels
The squirrels have staked out the old garden plot,
They found some old bird seed they like a whole lot.
Along came a bird who was keen for a snack,
But had to go hungry, afraid of attack… Continue reading Birds vs. Squirrels
Head Underground
Just tell me when it’s over
and it’s safe to look around.
For now I’ll just be sitting here,
my head stuck in the ground… Continue reading Head Underground
Regard me Kindly
Regard me kindly, if you will,
I’m somewhat worse for wear, but still
I’m getting by the best I can,
And trusting in my Maker’s plan. Continue reading Regard me Kindly
O, What a World
O what a world we live in today,
Sometimes I feel like I’m melting away.
Good versus evil, the lines have been drawn,
What good can I do when I’m only a pawn. Continue reading O, What a World
Dead Letter Doldrums
I read a dead letter the other day,
From forty years past and a world away.
Was written by someone that used to be,
To another old someone that used to be me. Continue reading Dead Letter Doldrums
Still Falling
Forty years this fall I fell
in love with you for once and all
your beauty, it took my breath away.
I came to your lunch table every day, Continue reading Still Falling
The Wisdom of Kindness
What thoughts fly around in a little bird’s head
when he stops long enough to think?
Does he think about nuts and seeds and bread,
and of finding cool water to drink? Continue reading The Wisdom of Kindness
The Littlest Goldfinch
The littlest goldfinch sat on a prong,
In a world so much larger than she.
She was not big or strong, but with heart full of song,
She knew that her song should be free… Continue reading The Littlest Goldfinch
So Handsome and Fine
Who is this beautiful bird that I see,
Peering back out of the feeder at me?
How is it you are so handsome and fine,
That I could just stare at you all of the time? Continue reading So Handsome and Fine
Together
I lie in the grass of my life’s back yard,
Gazing into an old peanut shell,
Wondering why it all seems so hard,
As dead leaves whisper their silent knell… Continue reading Together
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