(2015)
My mother in the last years of her life...
He breathes, but he’s almost dead… Beset by problems; long gone his d… To hang on and fight; and he’s sat… To surrender life; within him, the… Failures, disappointments overwhel…
often, the truth is unwelcome so we choose to live a lie rather than accept what is real yes, we’d rather laugh than cry... a brave front we show the world
E’er the optimist he brews lemonad… Whenever mishaps litter his pathwa… Facing the world unruffled unafrai… Setbacks mere challenges in shades… In the face of hurdles no surrende…
the clock ticks on; the hours fly and all our plans are in dismay the week begins with noble aims then suddenly, it’s saturday we vowed to learn the violin,
Life knocks us down, without a sin… It spins us round, then pulls the… Baffled we’re left, not knowing wh… We chase our dreams, yet somehow g… Our plans are tossed like leaves u…
Nestled behind tall trees, the old… Stood stately and elegant, a muted… To a bygone era; a time of grace a… Unlike today, when everything’s gl… But this morning, there’s panache…
The sky is darkest in the midnight… When the new moon reflects not bor… The world appears mysterious but n… For the darkness conceals the eart… And all that’s visible are stars t…
I wish I had clairvoyance for a t… To see ahead and dodge each twist… Perhaps a glimpse would make my ch… And guide my steps before it is to… A crystal ball might show me what’…
A shooting star flashed across the… Vaporized; petered out somewhere n… Too late to make a wish; all he di… Wistful yet hopeful, gazing at the… In the east a quarter moon, yellow…
Frigid morning Tongues of flame spurting atop a v… Heavy grey smoke by the wind, blow… In our balcony We watched the spectacle safely fr…
No birth, no death; no beginning,… Before there was Alpha, way beyon… Earlier than the dawn of creation,… Black holes had devoured every sup… My feeble mind fails to grasp the…
Tender hopes are fading fast This pestilence will soon end The outlook gloomy and bleak Dim future the signs portend Sad days whenever you lose
Summer winds Hot and dry Bluest skies Glaring sun Burning bright
Crisp the air; cool, refreshing th… Clear, the night sky, looking like… Silvery the full moon, peeking ato… Into the woods she gazed, and felt… But go! She must! Quickly, no tim…
For miles and miles ahead of me The fog so thick I couldn’t see Onward I go, trusting the Lord For every day, I heed His Word! Through storm and night, I hold H…