Poetry

Hot or Cold.

Shoot them in a gun.

Vegetable Baseball.

Multiple penalties.

None of them useful

for the stew afterwards!

Driving the bright red pickup truck

with the words splashed across the back window

displaying your status and ideology.

Are you a Liberal or a Conservative?

Does it really matter?

As long as you love your family

and your country.

Though I will wonder who will you vote for on election day?

 

Our capacity for love

is an unlimited pool.

We always have room

for more.

You even have the capacity

to love someone

without even liking them.

Figure out who you love.

It may surprise you.

The plans are in the making.

The details have been looked into.

The date has been booked.

What needs to happen now?

Everyone has been told.

The invitations have been given.

The expectations are noted explicitly.

Waiting for replies is the hardest part!

The time went so fast!

All the things needed to be done!

All the fun that had to happen!

Swirling around busy as busy can be.

Something was forgotten.

Maybe two or three…

but memory reminds and the day was not wasted.

Lost to the pressures of things to be done

but useful and happy it has been.

Children love to eat the candy.

Sweets and other treats delight them.

When does it become too sweet to eat?

If you listen to your bodies and not your feelings

you will hear that treats are exactly that – treats!

Too many sweets and stomach aches later

the lesson is learned.

Except for chocolate!

I will always have room chocolate!

 

I did not give my other regrets a chance.

I walked away from opportunities.

I allowed Fear to take control.

When life presented itself in uncomfortable ways

I hesitated to leave my comfort zone.

Now older and more bitter I try to leave those regrets behind.

My comfort zone has expanded because sometimes

I would push it out.

Sometimes I did not let fear take over

and stop me.

Sometimes I still look for opportunities

because I can still do so many things!

Appointment season is upon us.

Getting from one to another.

Juggling all the times and places

needed to be visited is exhausting.

So is rescheduling when one

is accidentally missed or planned wrong.

It is even worse when meals are forgotten in between!

Guilt is not worth the time spent

yet it can be a constant reminder.

Promises can sometimes be broken

even when the best intentions prevail.

Time spent with loved ones

can overcome any harm,

if belief in yourself can be found.

Otherwise give yourself a break

and love the one that matters most.

Nobody can take you away from yourself!

Keep trying and fail at life challenges

for they will be the stories taught to the future!

 

You know when you are an introvert

when although you love someone

or someone’s

all you truly crave is time by yourself.

That time to reflect,

relax and

just enjoy your center.

That being at the core of you!

The one who smiles warmly

every time you meet

or comforts you

when you feel sad.

I love my family and friends

but by myself

is when I truly feel loved!