Old Benjamin sits
In US Bank’s Town Square.
His wisdom behooves
Those who listen,
Learn,and get involved
“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”
—Benjamin Franklin
“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.”
—Benjamin Franklin
“You may delay, but time will not.”
—Benjamin Franklin
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Shining in the sun
Though a bit worn down from its use
Penny catches my eye
There lying in an obscure place, just off the beaten path was a penny.
I probably would never have noticed it if the sun hadn’t been shining as most of it was worn from use and dulled. It’s edges were rough, as if it had been chewed up a bit by a machine.
However, today in the sunlight it shone brightly enough for me to notice and that made me think of how I reflected my life.
What did people see when they looked at me? Was I shining in the light of the Son?
Was I noticeable or just obscure.? Was I making a difference in people’s lives?
I might be worn and weary, but I should still be shining out the light of Christ.
Something this little penny in my path made me ponder.
Haibun
Sitting in the heavenlies
Right next to my Savior
Covered from head to toe
With Spiritual Blessings
Enjoying Father God’s presence
Syllabic Verse
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A delight to the eyes
Bright and bold, soft and fragile
The flowers of summer
Haiku
Life’s just a bowl full of cherries
Filled with sweet moments of joy
Yet in the middle of it all
There’ll be something
Hard to contend with
Take the bad
With the good
And smile
Big
Nonet
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Sunny Sunday morn
Purple cotton candy drips
Giggling like a child
I watch a balloon artist
Create happiness with air
Tanka
This morning I spontaneously decided to be a kid again as I read a post saying our local ice cream shop was giving away ice cream sandwiches to celebrate “National Ice Cream Day”.
And not just any ice cream sandwiches! These were specially created from our local donut shop! A fresh donut ice cream sandwich! Wow! Just the pick me up I needed to start the day I thought!
So instead of lounging on my comfy couch this morning, I got up, and went out to greet the day and was pleasantly rewarded!
I love summer, ice cream, donuts and balloons! And it was nice to be a kid again! 😊
Were you a Pencil or a Poodle
Skirt fan, back in the days of rockn’roll?
Dancing slow with The Diamonds
Strolling in a pencil skirt,
Or swing’n the poodle skirt
Jitterbugging with
Bill Haley in your
Saddle shoes,
When teens
Danced.
Etheree
Yesterday’s market
Abundance of fruit
All my favorites
Lavishly displayed
Berries red and blue
Cherries gleaming gold
Sugar kissed peaches
Fruitful paradise
Yet, vegetables
Were speaking to me
Not in audible
Like in Veggie Tales
But with visual
Attraction and scent
Vegetables spoke
Of their beauty
Fruit lover listened
Syllabic Verse
Cheerful tiny blooms
A scattering of yellow
Birds plant flower seeds
Haiku
Not sure how these pretty little yellow blooms came to be here in my garden, as I didn’t plant them, perhaps the birds carried some seeds and dropped them here. I am not sure if they are weeds or flowers, but I am enjoying the sight of them as they add a bit of color to my otherwise non blooming garden area right now.
Out of place?
Out of season?
A misfit in my path?
Or a reminder sent by God?
A note
To awaken me to count the days,
Wasting not a moment?
“Redeem the time”
He says.
Butterfly Cinquain
“Even in our best shape we are a brittle piece of mortality. Your life is a breath, don’t waste it.” —LeCrae
Leonas Lines--Poetry Plus 