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Prodigal of Praise

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Leonas Lines

Child smiling, musical nots

In the grocery store

I passed by a cart

Therein sat a wee child

A prodigal of smiles

Contentedly singing

Syllabic Verse

Bits and Pieces

Posted on February 4, 2019February 6, 2019 by Leonas Lines

Little things do matter

“Rome wasn’t built in a day”

Great things begin small

Senryu

“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together” -Vincent Van Gogh

January 2019, Syllabic Verse

Someday-One Day

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Leonas Lines

Martin Luther King Jr.

We are still dreaming

We are still rising

We are still trying

To live the creed

Syllabic Verse

“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.’
— Martin Luther King, Jr., “I Have a Dream,” delivered August 28, 1963

January 2019, Reverse Etheree

Callous Critic

Posted on January 14, 2019January 15, 2019 by Leonas Lines

Pointing finger

Who are you that sits on a self made throne,

That’s padded with a pillow of pride,

Wearing a robe of perfection?

Your know-it-all attitude

And hastily pointing fingers,

Fill the air with dread,

As you speak words

That tear down

Someone’s

Dream.

Reverse Etheree

January 2019, Shadorma

Prime Time

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Leonas Lines

Pooh Bear Drawing, Shadorma Poem

Sometimes

You need to just sit

Pondering

Not doing

Waiting for inspiration

To bring something

Shadorma

“Ah yes, doing nothing often leads to the very best of something” —Pooh

(I was so inspired while watching the movie “Christopher Robin” recently! I loved the story and found myself pausing the DVD many times to write down various quotes of things that Pooh said. One such quote inspired this poem 😊)

Etheree, November 2018