Butterfly Cinquain

Listen!

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Leonas Lines

White flower among yellow flowers

Unique,

Trying to grow tall,

Feeling you don’t fit in

With all those who surround you.

Listen!

Don’t you dare give up trying!

Look up, reach for the sky!

You do have a

Purpose.

Butterfly Cinquain

Another Chapter

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Leonas Lines

Open book with flowers and tea cup

Finished

The last page on

Chapter Seventy Five

Tomorrow, Lord willing, begins

A new

Chapter in

The book of life here on earth

One that has been filled

With great blessings

For me

Butterfly Cinquain

Clouds of Uncertainty

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Leonas Lines

10 different photos of clouds — Photos from: http://www.blog.prepscholar.com

Each day

Above us loom

Clouds of uncertainty

Attempting to blanket our hope

We sigh,

And then,

We see the sun, our smiling friend,

Appear, chasing the clouds,

Restoring hope,

And life

Butterfly Cinquain

A Time For Prayer

Posted on May 30, 2020 by Leonas Lines

Praying hands

Dismal

Rain drizzels down

Overcast and cloudy

This weather matches many’s mood

As they

Try to

Navigate through an unsettled

World of tragic events

Sadly seeming

Unceasing

Butterfly Cinquain

As we have slowly been moving toward a happier time of things once again starting to open up and get back to normal, enjoying warmer temperatures and a lifting of the virus, we are now in the US facing a time of senseless violence, brutal hatred, tearful sadness and racial rioting.

I am praying for our country and all people today in this sad time of rioting.

These are perilous times for all of us upon the earth as we have faced fires in Australia, a worldwide Virus pandemic and now nationwide racism rioting.

As I awoke to a dramatic weather change this morning going from sunny warm dry 70-80 degree days to a dark cloudy chilly rainy day in the 50’s, I felt the current weather was mimicking the news reports and the rain was God’s tears falling in response to the tragic death of George Floyd.

Therefore, I am praying for peace and goodwill for all peoples on earth.

I pray for a gentle healing rain that will put out the fires of hatred and wash away the prejudices as it brings a time of refreshing and healing to all of us.

May the clouds of dark thoughts disappear to let the light of justice and hope shine upon us, and may we, as people of all colors, find peace in the valley of our hearts.

Butterfly Cinquain

Thank You Essentials

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Leonas Lines

Mask

The few

Essential ones

Their dedication and

Skills kept us going at night and day

Let’s not

Forget

Their faithful determination

To face fear head on

In such a time

As this

Butterfly Cinquain

While I appreciate and salute all who served as essentials during COVID-19, I specifically want to dedicate this poem to my grand-daughter Vivian, age 21, who is a care-giver at a nursing home.

Vivian faithfully worked many long and extra shifts to take care of the residents during quarantine.

And also, want to dedicate this poem to my other grand-daughter’s boyfriend, Michael, age 20, who is an auto maintenance worker, earning minimum wage. Micheal faithfully worked many long days and extra hours with no extra raise in wages during this time of pandemic.

Thanks to both of these hard working young people and many others I don’t know.

Let’s remember it was people like this that kept our country going during the pandemic.

Butterfly Cinquain, Scripture