Encouraging Words
Tag: words
Written Words
Whirlwind
(graphic from clker.com)
Memorial Day
Birth of a Poem
Books
Original Photograph by Leona J. Atkinson
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
Things of the Heart
I like red hearts, pink flowers, and chocolate candy.
Lace doilies, cupcakes, and frilly valentines are dandy.
But the things I love best are smiles, hugs, and words that inspire.
These are my heart’s true desire.
Things said and done that money can’t buy.
A shoulder that’s there when I need to cry,
Or a helping hand to pick me up from a fall,
These are the things I love most of all.
Things that are bought can be very nice.
I like little wrapped gifts, and I don’t think twice
About accepting them from family and friends,
For I like the message of love that a little gift sends.
Yet, give me your time, talent, and heart’s treasure,
For those are the things I value without measure.
Time spent listening to my joys, dreams, or sorrows,
Talent given to make me better tomorrows;
Treasures of your heart, like compassion and care,
Give me any of these, and nothing will compare.
For when those things are given, they are most precious you see,
Because they are a bit of you being deposited into me!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Rhyme
Leona J. Atkinson 02-14-14
A Word
A word came into my life today,
and it was totally brand new.
It caused me to stop and think
of what I was about to do.
It made me realize
that words can change a life,
Their entrance can bring about
the beginning or ending to strife.
Spoken in just a moment,
at the proper time and place,
a word can make a difference
of winning or losing a race.
For good words are treasures,
golden nuggets received along the way
hold them close ,dearly,
for they can truly make your day.
And then, when the time is right,
choose to let those good words go,
and right into the life of another
some goodness you will sow.
Rhyme
Leona J. Atkinson 11-08-13
Writers Block
I’ve no words within.
No thoughts and nothing to say.
My mind is quite blank.
I just sit and stare and wait,
For inspiration doesn’t come.
Tanka
Leona J. Atkinson 10-05-13
Victim-Victor?
There are two choices—which will you choose?
Your choice makes a difference—either you win or you lose.
In these two words—you make a choice to be,
Bound by one or by one set free.
Victim or Victor–which one are you?
The difference is in letters of two
A mentality of ” I’m” A mentality of “Or”
What do you say is at your core?
Are you a Victim or Victor? The choice is yours today
What will you think—What will you say?
Leona J. Atkinson 09-24-13
Leonas Lines--Poetry Plus 