Tree of sunshine

yellow, bright as sun's cheeks 

was the color on the wall, 

until you smeared it cloudy gray

scrubbing, peeling it away 

i could not, in my blue winter coat

so i took a bulb of onion tears, 
and potted it with black manure       

the tree grew fragrant white blossoms,

lighting up my kitchen of shine  

bearing lemons, sweet and juicy  

spilling spring on my lap,  green  

curtains on my window, yellow

all through snow splattered days 

Posted for The Gooseberry Garden :   Theme is Spring, Colors, Trees, and New Lives 

If you are feeling the winter blues, plant a tree indoor.   Thanks for the visit ~

More information on : Meyer Lemon Fruit Trees 

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New Year Wishes

a cheer for you

i would tow 

a smile for you

i would throw

a lighter care 

i would cast

a deeper love

i would catch

a harvest of words

kind and hopeful

a basket of songs

joyful and true

along sandy shores

a  journey's  peace,

this day and tomorrow

  

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!

Posted for the Imaginary Garden with Real Toads: Mini-Challenge for the New Year

In 15 lines:   the first 4 stanzas - 4/3 syllables; next 2 stanzas - 5/4 syllables; and last 3 lines - 5-4-6 syllables.  

Shared with The Gooseberry Garden:    Fairy tales, My First Time, Hope, and New Year’s Resolutions

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Far away

Dear Tom,


You can't catch me now, ha..ha..
Far away from the house, you see 
I was minding my own business
when a huge yellow and blue balloon
flew by the window.


It was so beautiful 
I wanted to touch it and fly away too.
You have always told me to
seize the day, and go for it.
So I hopped on a leaf, and sailed
on strings and ribbons of my dreams.


While I am away, please don't touch
the cheese bits I saved under the stairs.       
And keep your eyes open for that dumb dog, Spike, 
while you are outside, looking up for me.     


Your buddy, 


Jerry




Posted for Imaginary Garden with Real Toads - poetry form is epistle (letter form)


Shared with Jingle Poetry at the Gooseberry Garden:  Children's Stories, Riddles, Counting Songs and Rhyming Lyrics for Young Kids   


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Dreams

what dreams do you have

fair child of mine

your brown eyes twinkle   
rivalling stars glowing in your room  


your belly laughter peals
reading books on princesses, frogs and goats 


do you know that treasures 
are under your pillows every night


do you know that your hands
hold the magic key to unlock any doors


when you gaze up at the blue skies 
believe you can fly like a bird if you want to


when you dwell upon wide open seas 
imagine possibilities of being ship's captain 


chase every rainbow in your childhood,
run after turtles and hares in all the races 


every day is beautiful and precious, 
and sharing your gifts mean blessings tenfold   


i may not be the perfect mother all the time
but know this, i will always love and believe in you 




Posted for The Gooseberry Garden:    Childhood, Dreams, Books, and Role Models”


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