An Ode to the New Year One more twig in the branch of tim… But will it grow leaves this comin… Bear bright flowers by summer’s da… And fruits, as birds in early autu…

The sun bade goodbye for the day Quickly sank below the skyline Then night shadows rolled as trees… Cool the breeze, from the dark oce… He stood atop the crested hill

A band of heroes; they are men of… Thrust in a world of prudent men a… Against the shadowy menacing wrait… They’re men of honor who obey the… Valor their sword; honor their mig…

How can he write of sunny, joyful… When sadness weighs heavily on his… How can he think of uplifting rhym… When they’re several thousand mile… His words are flat; and his lines…

When will I ever be enough? When will I ever measure up? Tis the question I ask often Will I find the path to heaven? Nights are gloomy before I sleep

First two days, stressful; but tou… Funnel clouds formed, though few t… But warnings rang in frightening f… Off to a shelter each time the ala… Thunder claps boomed, lightning bo…

Unfocused, my eyes were Only a silhouette I did see Only the outline of a soldier As I struggled to be free In a moment, I realized

Don’t force what isn’t meant to st… For bonds too tight, will rip in t… Let friendships form their own swe… What’s forced is never pure nor tr… Love, too, when pressed, will fade…

A love story such as theirs deserv… For they have met at the rock-bott… Out of the ruins of their experien… That fate is gentle and their good… Life wasn’t gracious and there hav…

After five days the egg hatches Atop a young snapdragon leaf The caterpillar starts to chew Its appetite beyond belief A few days its size quadrupled

Across the years, we’ve journeyed… Yet here we stand, together once a… Though time has passed, our bond r… Old friends return with laughter a… Our memories shine, though names m…

My life was simpler before I met… Perhaps I realized not what’s mis… My world was threadbare, a room wi… No sun, no stars; skylarks don’t e… Before you, my world’s monochromat…

Agonized thoughts flooded consciou… While she lay motionless in bed to… Years flashed back from memory ban… Tears well; as remorse and regret… For years she stayed despite the p…

i’m out of things to write about;… a sense of uselessness, like when… a long time ago, when i felt just… of little or no consequence; all a… filled with people, talking, but n…

He kissed her lips; the world turn… The earth moved; things will never… This uneasy feeling; love is its n… She kissed him back; the world wen… They were teenagers when in love t…