Flowing downstream

The wee morning hours, the soft kisses of the sun

The morning breeze, bliss beyond none

The smell of morning coffee fills the morning air

Starting a new day, a brand new affair

Starting with a  smile ,shedding the morning blues

A brand new day awaits, make it worth as you choose

As the sun climbs up the morning skies

He invites to you to awake and arise

Yesterday is gone ,with moments of fun or forlorn

Start from there don’t stop,for new thoughts are born

Let the past not  take you down,rise and stand tall

You don’t lose when you get yourself up after every fall

Think of the mountains standing by the great blue sky

Wuthering many a storm , without a question why

The storm will pass and he knows the new day will dawn

Then all his worries,downstream they will flow on

Worries multiply,when you hold them in your fist

Open your mind and embrace them,do not resist

Each a lesson for you to live and learn

Life’s little lessons have many a return

Every day has small stories to tell

Many friends and many an enemy to quell

Some are inside and some outside of you

All that matters is that they don’t take you down too

Take each day as it comes, gather and spread a smile or two

Let every morning, begin as a journey anew

Carry no worries from the day before

Release and downstream they flow



The Old Oak Tree

In the rolling meadows and clear blue skies

Stands the old oak tree ,from the shadow rising high

He stands alone but doesn’t seem sad

He sways to the breeze  feeling all so glad

He stands there through a storm or drizzle

Stands all alone sullen and unruffled

He stays there alone day or night

He doesn’t seem shaken and stands upright

I look closer and realize he isn’t alone

He is surrounded by life,many not just one

His giant arms sprawling high up and above

He swoops many a bird and shares his love

They build their nests and make their abode

His arms  they trust , his love they owe

They chirp with joy in a haven so secure

Their tunes soothe the morning and many they allure

The hardworking ants climb on his trunk in a line

An epitome of team work,with manners so refined

They work through the day,until the sun shines crimson and low

Working to stay safe in the cold winter days of snow

Chipmunks racing up tagging  each other

Together they work ,  running hither and thither

Gathering nuts and storing them in the old Oak  

That is their home ,the one that is never revoked

His sprawling branches and the dense green leaves

Provides the cool shades for all  who beseech

Old Oak tree I wish there we more like you

Forever giving and expecting nothing back as dues.  

Constellations

Tiny twinkling stars ,way up in the night sky

Wonders of nature ,shining bright up so high

Every night the sky is filled with its glory

Gaze at them and  each tell you a story

Constellation are many , each one distinct

Leo,Libra,Aquarius,Gemini or the Lynx

The Hunter and the Bears ,Big or Small  

Beauty beyond wonder the sky is covered in them all

Often I wonder gazing at the stars up above

People are just like you,not often they know

They all have their spot in the world around

Each a shiny star, shining above and beyond

Some shine bright, some shine dull

Just like folks who feel unhappy or full

Some seem farther and some seem close

Some friends are warmer or colder as they choose

Some are shooting stars who whiz past in your life

They leave a streak of light in desperate times of strife

Everybody is in your life for a reason,some to teach you love

Some teach you to care and some teach to you how to let go

They are all here for a reason so embrace them as they are

If everybody was same, the same stars would be shining far

Each person has some streaks of good and bad in them

Leave the bad in them and look inside for the shining gem .

Looking within

I am always looking ,looking for it everywhere
At times more often it feels ,it was never quite there
I am looking for happiness and I seek it outside
I look elsewhere from me,but always within it resides

I am looking for a smile,others to make them for me
I know they can but why do they just let me be
Smile comes when your heart is filled with joy inside
I look elsewhere from me,but always within it resides

I look for joy that sparkles my eyes
Peace with which my soul shall rise
These I seek ,and I seek them outside
I look elsewhere ,but within it resides

The recipe for life is so simple yet wonderous to live
Life is to live for you and for others to give
Share your happiness and laughs to multiply
Don’t hold many griefs,simply let them fly

Start everyday with a spoon of sugar and spice
Stir with warmth of laughter, let the joys rise
Share it with someone special everyday ,with sprinkles of laughter
Everyday is a celebration, be assured life only gets better !

Conversations

Good night my dear,sleep tight

Wish you dreams of pure star light

I hope you sail across a sea of peace

Wonders in your mind pray never cease

Mom , I think I want to be a astronaut to the moon

I heard the rockets they ride ,take you to space so very soon

Dear ,dream to be like the moon and the stars

They shine every night ,with glow beyond  par

Mom,I think I will be like the wind then who blows very fast

I can glide if I want and run into future or through my past

Dear , dream to be like the wind which sweeps through your hair

Brings the cool comfort on a summer day with cool soothing air

Mom,I think I will be like the butterfly who is so close to the flowers

I can help in the pollination and create colorful ground covers

Dear, dream to be like the spring ,the season that brings colors out

With the sun and the rain together you will be a rainbow without a doubt

Mom,I think I will be the winter snow when everthing is pure and white

I can build a snow man and with the friends together I can have a snowball fight

Dear,dream to be like the snow capped mountains that stand majestic and tall

All the weather changes on him and still he stays without a taking a fall

Mom ,there are so many things I would like to be and I cannot seem to take a pick

There is oh so much around me but nothing seems to stick

All you need to be is so full of love, for what you do and for everything around you

You will be doing wonders believe me, even if you are not really trying to !!

You’ll miss me when I am gone

The morning sunlight kisses your face

A bright new day , new journey to embrace

What if the sun was  one day tired  and  done

Oh my!! we’ll miss him when he is gone

The friendly glow of the moon every summer night

Grandma tales and lullabies to  sleep tight

What if the moon took a break and showed up in the dawn

Her friendly face we will miss her when she is gone

The spring comes with special blooms and colors

Rain showers to paint the earth with a lovely beds of flowers

What if the seasons forget to  change and be withdrawn

We will miss the different shades of seasons when gone

The birds and beasts , play by rules and set limit  

Love thy neighbors and friends,embrace their spirit 

Share and care , have each other and never be alone

No one to share with , we’ll miss caring for none

Love and compassion keeps us tied in this life

Life is too beautiful to be spent in thoughts of strife

One day you are here and one day  you are gone

Memories stay forever so make them pure and fun

Each of us a connected are with a golden thread

Share love , compassion and not hate instead

We are guests on this earth for as long as the game is on

Live with love,so you’ll be missed when you are gone !!

Down the cobblestone road

Down the cobblestone road ,we stroll

Life we call it,bumpy and yet we extol

It will have potholes ,some big some small

But if we don’t get back up,that is when you truly fall

True failures are not when we don’t excel

Not when you get back up, doubts you dispel

Failures are when you don’t want to be back on the ride

You choose to lay down ,and not take it in your stride

As we walk ahead ,with a  thousand dreams

Thoughts and deeds ,flow in a sparkling stream

Don’t give up and don’t forget to gaze at the stars

Looking up puts you and the best in par

Along  the winding road ,beautiful flowers we will see

Weeds are there too, but look  for the best within you and me

Never  fail to understand we are not the best in all we do

A streak of good with bad in everyone makes it worth the woo

Life isn’t a bed of roses as the saying  goes

I think not , dare I say for a rose is a friend and a foe

Sometimes we fail and sometimes others fail you

Failure is the stepping stone, so learn and be on the move

The cobble stone road will lead you to your destiny at last

Stand there and look at the castle ahead,try not to see the past

It isn’t easy for we like to go back to where we were

Glance back ,stare but don’t let castle slip and dreams defer

Let your soul shine day and night,let the darkness out

It is a mighty fight, stay strong have no doubt

Make your life worth the live for you and others around you

Shine your soul , for untarnished is how  we came in too .