The Rites of Spring

Spring
cleaning
renewing
rejoicing

Passover
celebrating
bread without leavening
kids afikoman hiding
traditional evening


Spring
cleaning
renewing
rejoicing


Easter
celebrating
egg making
hat wearing
chocolate eating


Spring
cleaning
renewing
rejoicing

Anticipation

Anticipation
filled with frustration
waiting to know the score.

Anticipation
filled with frustration
wearing a hole in the floor.

Anticipation
filled with frustration
can't stand to wait anymore.

Anticipation
filled with frustration
was that a ring or a knock at the door?

Anticipation
filled with frustration
this waiting is just such a bore.

Live Life

stay
play
enjoy the day
treat yourself well
for time  moves on
and you won't live long
without happy memories

go
seek
find a way to speak
have something to eat
go ahead have a treat
life is to dull without
something sweet

laugh
sing
let your voice ring
pick an instrument
that's played with string
don't worry about the
notes that will sting

dance
twirl
give it a whirl
no matter if you're a
boy or a girl
set your bodies in motion
just like waves on the ocean


look
listen
laugh
learn
love
Live Life

Less Traveled By

Lurking 'round every corner
is an adventure you've yet to take.

Each and every minute
there's a decision you need to make.

The world moves constantly forward
don't get overtaken in it's wake.

Weigh your actions with heart and mind
don't make a move just for moving's sake.

There's more than two roads to follow
consider well which one to take.

Everyday Days

Everyday you should live

as if you've just overcome

the worst of all deceptions

placed upon human life

Days filled with oppression

evenings filled with strife

struggle and aggravation

all cut you like a knife

All this you have left behind

crossed a desert and freed your mind

All this you have survived

and taken it all in stride

You have lived

yet others have died

Do not take this for granted

Make most of your 

day to day existence

Be thankful without resistance

Friday Finally

YES!

It's here.

FRIDAY

finally.

And now

at last

I can run 

fast and free.

Sleep in.

Stay up late.

Only desserts

on my plate.

Friday is great!

I Cannot

I cannot think of words
I cannot think of sorrow
I cannot think at all
Perhaps I'll think tomorrow

Fast, Rich, Large

Fast
Rich
Large
Words to describe what you will
Our associations will help us fill the bill

Do I know what I mean to say?
Maybe I never will.
Words arrive and disappear
Meanings aren't always clear.

Fast
Rich
Large
What do we have here?
Monosyllabic musings
Or philosophical excursions
Something near inspiring
Or random dispersions


Fast
Rich
Large
Words to describe what you will
Our associations will help us fill the bill

Do I know what I mean to say?
Maybe I never will.
Words arrive and disappear
Meanings aren't always clear.

At Any Moment

It can all end at any moment
Why waste that moment in fear?
Live for the now.
Live for the here.
Be responsible
yet unpredictable.
Nurture your creativity.
Feed your soul.
Make the best of this reality
should be your goal.


It can all end at any moment
Why waste that moment in doubt?
Tomorrow may never come.
Wasting your energy
is truly dumb.
Constant complaining
will leave you numb.
Don't have a disposition
which leaves you glum.
Embrace a personality
where you shout
"Look out world Here I Come!"

Trust in the Possibilities of Tomorrow

If you look for ugliness then that is what you shall find
and once you discover it you will no longer mind
the day to day stupidity of this one reality

If you look for beauty then that is what you shall find
and once you discover it you will no longer mind
the occasional idiosyncrasies of your current reality

Trust in the possibilities of tomorrow
to make it through the madness of today
hold on to the spirit of beauty
and let ugliness slip away

keep faith in yourself
keep hope  for all else
keep striving towards a better day


Trust in the possibilities of tomorrow
to make it through the madness of today
hold on to the spirit of beauty
and let ugliness slip away

Your hardships are many
yet your resources are plenty
forge your identity
be who you're meant to be

Another Day

Another day
without the way
to write the words
I long to say

to tell you about
the fun last night
to mention all
about my life

the little moments
which made me smile
hugs from children
and laughs from friends

It's another day
without the way
to write the words
I long to say

which speak of how
I feel today
and how my emotions
tend to sway

the cranky mornings
the crying moods
the enlightened evenings
or thoughts quite rude

I guess I'll have to wait again
Until the words become my friend
I'll then be able to break the spell
and tell the tale I need to tell

Hope

hope
gives light
when surrounded
by darkness

hope
calls out
through the
cacophony
of madness

hope
breathes life
into those
stifled
by stillness

hope
holds on
when you've been
left alone
by all else

RELATIONSHIPS

Reasonable resolutions

Entertaining expectations

Love laughter light

Absolutely amorous

Taking time to talk

Innovative in it's intelligence

Obtaining opinions

Never needing needless nonsense

Seriously sound solutions

Hope happiness heart

Informational intent

Purposeful praise

Supplying sublime simplicity

Easy Does It

No need to hurry.

No need to rush.

Don't force the moment.

Try to have trust.

Everything's happening

at the right pace.

Remember to live 

for you're not in a race.

Springing Forward

I hate it
I loathe it
I despise it
It's true

Springing forward is not
a humane thing to do
This natural night owl
cries foul!

Extra sunlight
well yes I 'm a fan
but there has to be a better plan
sleep to me is better still
than this leftover piece of swill

Last I checked
 I was a city girl
and granted there's still  farmland
 in this world
but  nowhere near hear
of that I am sure

Why disturb my good night's sleep
with this giant forward leap
For it's just  a tradition we now keep
and no genuine benefit do we reap


I hate it
I loathe it
I despise it
It's true

Springing forward is not
a humane thing to do
This natural night owl
cries foul!

Do You Remember

Breathless
running free
sunshine
 gentle breeze
do you remember
remember these?

Cool water from a hose
ice cream trucks
sand between your toes
do you remember
remember those?

Playing with kids just down the street
Mom bringing out that red sweet treat
night time games of hide and seek
scary names you shouldn't speak

Do you remember
not long ago
singing loud
not laughing low?

Do you remember
seems like yesterday
Do you remember
how to play?

Amore

Listening to one another

Opening up your vulnerabilities

Valuing each other

Expecting nothing and receiving it all

Instantly acknowledging there is no control

Sensing the safety within

Can't Decide

I can't decide which way to go
 with my words today
I have some thoughts but I'm not sure
 if they are what to say
Troubled times are all around
It's hard to greet each day
yet even still the words I hear
aren't quite what I mean to say
or better still they really are
but aren't appropriate for display
Get up, get going, keep moving on
no dallying today
Send out good vibes, stop wondering why
leave it to the fates today

Be Prepared

It always pays to be prepared
of course in our youth we never cared
do what you like
when you like
that's what's to do
growing up is not for you

As you age you see the truth
in what was scoffed at in your youth
turn back time
we cannot do
for we'd see how much was true
in what we were told we had to do

Be prepared
don't be scared
to follow that advice
you'll see soon
how quick you change your tune
when you see  that this is wise

Let Go

Let go of it all
til you feel like you'll fall
far to the ground below.

Let it go.
Let it all go.
You'll never be able
to be free
until you release
into the world
what was meant to be.

Let go of it all
for it's holding you back.
When you release it
you'll discover
what it is you truly lack
That is if there is a lack to uncover.

Let go.
Let it all go
Straight down to the ground below
Release and fly free
to discover

F R I D A Y

I've said it before 

but I should repeat

Fabulous

Ribald

Inventive

Delicious

Absolute

Yippee

This is a day that is 

definitely for me