Dedication

her gentle hands, touch

children, the sick and dying,

bold dedication

~0~0

her calming words, strong

call to love and forgiveness,

my rosary beads

~0~0

lifting hearts to God,

limbs to carry the weak, strong

as coast redwood tree 

Written for Few Miles Haiku Challenge 2012 for the month of February:   Day 21- Dedication

    

Gem

the yellow shell move 
snail's pace towards the jewel 
shining on the edge  


meadow plain and bare, 
reward of a long journey
a gem in his eyes 


spirals of the sun,
quenching his wandering soul 
thirsty for the sky 






Posted for Haiku Heights:  Prompt is Gem
and One Single Impression:   Soul




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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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Boldly

bravely I venture  

waters rippled in response

bold steps, I walk on 

I make bold plans to 

make a life of difference

for myself, others  

Posted for Haiku Heights - #77 Prompt is BOLD

Poetry form:   Haiku - 3 lines

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Brightest Star

Mind full of my cares

Today’s errands

Tomorrow’s to do list

Hand tired, listless   

Loads of my laundry to do

Multi-tasking all the time

I look up to see gloden sun

Serenely splashing its yellow light

Across blue canvas, green fields.

Reminding me of cheerful spirit

of my frail aunt, a widow  

taking care of poor, abandoned

street children with laughter in her eyes

and light step in her gait

I keep still and breathe slowly

The quiet of the day  

Heart warmed by brightest star 
  

Author's note:   For In Tandem hosted by Jinksy and  Poetry Jam hosted by Mary.  The theme is Always Looking Up.  So,welcome to my other blog ~  Thanks for the visit.

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