Great to be wrong, once in a while When in people we see some good Though we expect deceit and guile And rather than the truth, falseho… Gratifying to be surpris’d

At the young mother he looked With worried, quizzical eyes Then said “How come you have Just one earring?” Startled, she grabbed both ears

He read the poems he’s written yea… Wow! he grimaced for they were ter… Now he’s worried what he writes to… Ten years later he’ll find lamenta… Guess he’s become more discriminat…

In my twilight years An abundance of leisure That; I have for sure! But the days are featureless The hours dull and colorless

Even the worst of days Have enjoyable moments And the morning sun May hide behind clouds so grey Remember that beautiful roses

center A secret passion; A peculiar indulgence She kept from everyone Except her conscience!

One glimpse, that’s all it took To rekindle in him a raging fire, A passion that smoldering embers Reignited; a long dormant desire! Yet the craving was but secondary

Fun and excitement over A few days after New Year The world is back to normal Sadly, life’s trials still here They make our days less pleasant

It’s mid-April glorious spring in… Hydrangeas roses red and violets b… Radiant flow’rs wiping away winter… Blossoms matching the rainbow’s ev… Sadly, in Kyiv no flowery gardens

Face of an angel Her looks melt his lovesick heart Throbbing just for her Roses are ashamed to bloom When around her crimson lips

Life’s at ease with an ocean breez… When you taste the salty air in yo… And you feel the swaying of coconu… As you watch the birds and passing… The morning sun soothes and warms…

Sad Refrain I hear her whisper in the breeze I feel her spirit in the rain Her likeness I see in the clouds Her scent relieves all the pain.

center Misunderstood, inscrutable, She’s an enigma; A paradox, mysterious; White-hot as magma

A fork in the road To the west Jerusalem Due east Babylon Thousands traveling eastward But the road west deserted

She dances to a beat nobody hears A heavenly melody in her head A smile on her face, in her eyes n… A gleam, a sparkle, a twinkle inst… It’s a warm, sun-filled, beautiful…