Tag: Life

A Voice for the Voiceless

Voiceless I’m very smallI have no voiceI long to liveI have no choice They say my lifeIs worth lessThan my mom’sHappiness What they don’t seemTo understandIs even thoughI was not planned I’ll bring her joyAnd love galoreA smile, a laughShe can’t ignore Life’s too hardIs...

Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #23

Here we be, at week 23. I’m not feeling much like writing poetry today, but I suppose that’s when some of the best poetry is written. Today’s Challenge Today we are writing about BFFs or friends forever. Hopefully we’re all blessed with at least one...

Fixer-Upper

Lucky for me God loves run-down fixer-uppers My heart and soul were in a ramshackle state But He raised His paddle and bid a price none other would dream to pay There’s still work to do but the garden’s lovely I’m Jesus’s fixer-upper now _______________________________________...

Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #20

It’s week 20 of the paint chip prompts. In this crazy time, the prompt for today is quite appropriate and timely. Now that so many of our usual activities are curtailed, it’s more important than ever to understand The Key to Happiness. Today’s Challenge Are...

Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #19

It’s that time of the week again. Another paint chip poetry prompt coming your way. We know that all things eventually end. A phrase I’ve repeated many times during the past several weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic is “This too shall  pass.” That statement applies...

The Flower Fades

Summer is my favorite season, but spring is a close second. If lilacs lasted longer, spring would easily take first place. But lilacs fade so soon after blooming. Their intoxicating scent is fleeting. Their vibrant purples whither to brown. If only this spring would pass...

Silly Squirrel

Hey mister, you got any more of those unsalted sunflower seeds? My doctor says I need to watch my sodium intake. Silly squirrel, those seeds are for the birds the nuthatches finches stellar jays wrens townsend’s warblers. What? There’s enough so they can share. ______________________________...