Minutes flew by
Busy hands and minds collab
Creating art with grand-daughter
Senryu
Even though outside it was another cloudy, chilly, rainy day, inside my craft room it was sunny, warm and cheerful!
My grand-daughter came over this afternoon to participate in another art collaboration project with me and we had so much fun sharing ideas, chatting and creating. She inspired me, as I did her and we both ended up with projects we were really happy with!
Fun day!
Today
In the garden
I saw hints of Autumn
And I’m not ready to bid Summer
Goodbye
Cinquain
I realized today that August is nearly over and that in about one month Autumn will arrive and I am not at all ready for that!
Summer got started here a month late, and I’m just not looking forward to losing those long warm sunny days yet.
Ah, but every year I fight a losing battle as Summer runs and Winter walks and I can’t do anything about it.
In art or in life,
I want to be a day brightener,
Make people smile.
Even if I don’t succeed,
I do have fun trying.
Tanka
Today I enjoyed myself as I created this art piece which I titled “Happy Mail”.
It is an art collaboration project that I and another artist did as part of the USPS Art Project, which is a project many artists across the USA are doing to help fund the struggling US Postal Service.
I think it turned out quite cheerful looking and is something I actually try to live out daily in my life as I interact with people I meet.
Piecing back together
Broken hearts
Is so difficult
It is something
Sometimes
Only God can do
Double Syllable Lune
He always works it out
I dont know how He does it
But I know He does
Senryu
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28
Remembering winter
Keeps me cool, as the
Summer sun beats down
Syllabic Verse
These last few days have really been hot here in my area, 100 degree days. It’s pretty hot but I am not complaining because I remember how long it took for our weather to warm up and how many chilly days we had to endure waiting for this summer weather.
So I am just doing my best to stay fairly cool and enjoy it while it lasts because summer will be gone before long!
Be kind
Means many things.
Choose one synonym
Daily to practice on someone
You see.
Cinquain
Come sit awhile
Relax after a long day
Solitude awaits
As nature surrounds you
With evening breezes
That carry cares away
Bringing joy to your ears
The lullabies of songbirds
Cuddling their young in their nests
Choka
Neighbor’s helping hand
Good news in the mail
Peace where I stand
Counting my blessings
Makes me feel grand!
Rhyme
Just a simple little rhyme today as I sit counting my blessings.
Sometimes I just stand and look at my roses in bloom and give thanks for their beauty.
Sometimes I see my neighbor’s friendly faces or am the recipient of their helping hands and am so grateful.
Sometimes when I see news reports of all the chaos, sadness and destruction going on all around the world I give thanks it is not happening in my little corner of the world.
And as I count my blessings, I pray for those who can’t.
I hope you who are reading this today are blessed and enjoying many little things in your life that are bringing you joy and happiness even in the midst of this pandemic.
Be a flashlight
Shine a light
On darkness
Reveal things
To help guide
Those lost
Be a flashlight
Be ready
Offer help
When needed
Syllabic Verse
This poem was inspired by an incident I had the other day as I was creating art.
I needed to see deep down into a vase I was using, and since my iPhone was in my pocket I remembered it had a built in flashlight option which I could easily flip on to shine light down into the vase and reveal what, if anything, might be inside.
This experience reminded me that I should always be ready to be a light bearer whenever and wherever needed.
Leonas Lines--Poetry Plus 