Wisdom
And Adventure
Sit upon my shelves
Pages of words waiting to be read
By me
Each day
Stories and poems enrich my days
Emotionally filling
My heart and soul
With joy
Mirror Cinquain
Leona J. Atkinson 02-26-14
White hair
Face wrinkled with age
Her eyes sparkle with love
I seek her wisdom about life
Grand Ma
Cinquain
Leona J. Atkinson 09-08-13
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Why don’t they listen?
Why can’t they see?
Time and time again I tell them,
Why don’t they believe me?
I tell them the truth,
Things for their own good.
Yet, they ignore what I say
Or treat it as a falsehood.
I love them so much,
It really hurts me to see,
Them reject the wisdom of my way,
And receive a life of misery.
–God
Leona J Atkinson
04-30-13
Old sayings and proverbs
were what my parents often used
to teach a lesson or make a point.
As a child, I would not be amused,
to hear them speak
with wisdom and wit that was against my will.
Yet now, I the same wisdom I do seek
as a parent relating to my child.
I find myself now repeating
the proverbs and sayings of old,
hoping to convey the message
just as I was told.
Leona J. Atkinson
04-27-13
With my Bible in my hand,
Off to church I go,
With expectation in my heart,
Of what I may come to know.
A Book so full of mysteries,
And knowledge to be found,
Is not something that I want,
To just leave sitting around.
So I walk ever so swiftly,
Across the frozen ground,
Eager to reach my destination,
And the treasures that abound.
For when the Book is opened,
It often speaks to me,
And inspires me with wisdom,
That solves the mystery,
Of life now and forever,
And a Hope that is to come.
What a great adventure !
And it’s not just for some,
But for all who seek and desire,
The truth to be known.
Come with me on this journey,
And treasures you too will be shown.
Leona J. Atkinson 04-09-13
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