Posted in Cinquain, December 2017

Give Kindness

Be Kind chalk drawing

Kindness,

Easy to give,

But so often not given.

Hearts are waiting to receive,

Be kind.

Cinquain

We would call a man selfish who should refuse to give a cup of water to one who was thirsty. Yet many of us do this continually: it is the heart that thirsts, and the water we refuse to give is human kindness.

~J. R. Miller

Posted in Cinquain, July 2017

Puzzled

Sunrise or Sunset
What is

The meaning of

The “End of the Beginning”?

Is it really the “Beginning

Of the End” ?

Cinquain

“Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.”

–Sir Winston Churchill in 1942 after the 2nd battle of El Alamein:

Posted in June 2015, Tanka

Bouquet of Roses

Roses--Tanka poem
Original Poetry and Photograph by Leona J. Atkinson ©2015

Saw this beautiful rose bush growing along the sidewalk as I was on my way to the library.  I was reminded of the quote “Take Time to Stop and Smell the Roses”.  I did that and also took time to photograph them.  Beautiful addition to my summer day. 🙂