Autumn Delight

Source: Unknown

The universe gives us gifts

should we choose to pay attention

Each and every season has unique

and rare gifts to share

But…

The gifts of Autumn are the

most special to me

Jeweled toned leaves that

change the view daily are

are not only a constant

but amazing delight to me

Like an ever-changing

panoramic slide show

giving me awe and wonder

in their brilliant colors

Even after they begin to

fall and blanket the ground

and road ways their

brilliance continues …

Poet David Whyte said it best:

“… a shimmering bed of

dry leaves …”

Inviting the child in me

to pile them up and enjoy

the fun of falling into

a pile of nature’s jewels …

 

Copyright © 2016 Annie Original Poetry
Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.
As Ever, Annie

 

Joy in a Jar

Source: We Heart It

 

Flowers are an important

part of my life

They bring me happiness

when nothing else can

For country girls

there is nothing better

than a simple arrangement

a handful of flowers dropped

casually into a Mason Jar

to make us smile …

 

Copyright © 2016 Annie Original Poetry
Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.
As Ever, Annie

 

Music O’Clock

Source: We Heart It

 

When life becomes much

to weary to continue

When sadness sets in

for the day

I turn to music to

soothe my soul

Calm my fears

And…

Lift my spirits when

nothing else can

 

I am an eclectic

listener …

everything from

classical to rock

Jazz to Zydeco

Not just the beat…

the melody…

But…

the words …

All combined to

mold the moment

and change the

course of my day …

 

Copyright © 2016 Annie Original Poetry
Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.
As Ever, Annie

 

 

Poems Inside …

Source: Unknown

Every day…

Every night…

More times than

I can count

Poetry flows through

my mind

Some are fleeting and

never are caught

long enough to find

a home … either

on paper

or …

my computer screen

 

My life is a series of

Poems …

Some good …

Most not …

But poems nevertheless

that define me…

my life…

my struggles…

my joy…

my tears…

my pain…

Words that cannot hide

in the deep dark

recesses of my mind …

 

Copyright © 2016 Annie Original Poetry
Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.
As Ever, Annie

 

 

Swinging Bridge – Day 17 April PAD

Source: Google Images

Swinging Bridge

Growing up we

spent time at the

Swinging Bridge

spanning the Colorado

River dividing two

Central Texas counties

We would run across

shouting with joy

and setting the

bridge into motion

An elaborate Rope and

Lumber affair back then

It saw hay-rides…

school field trips…

necking in the moonlight…

And…

way too many late-night

keg parties where some

drunk fool jumped into

the river below and

could not figure out

how to get climb

the river bank

Today…

it has been refurbished

for at least the second

time

Now being held high

above the Colorado with

huge steel ropes attached

to cement stanchions on

each end…

Yet…

It still has its

wooden deck and a

nice sway when

driven across

Or…

better yet…

when a herd of

screaming children

experience the joy

of running from

one county to

the next!

Copyright © 2015 Annie – Original Poetry
Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.
As Ever, Annie

Today’s prompt…write a ‘swing’ poem.

Remembrance…

Source: We Heart It

The Season of Christmas
is upon us once again

Personally I have so
much to be thankful for
as I look back over
the past year

Good friends…
Abundance in my life…
Intertwined with
daily struggles

Remembering those no
longer with us
Brings both joy
and sadness
Missing their presence
Yet…
Remembering them
with Love...

Copyright © 2014 Annie – Original Poetry
Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.
As Ever, Annie

 

Rain Down

Source: We Heart It

Low and sweet

Your soul rains

down on mine

Bringing a music

only we can hear

 

© 2014 Annie Original Poetry
Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.
As Ever, Annie

 

Inspired by Low & Sweet  from Autumn Boukadakis’s Album of the same name

Smile…

Source: We Heart It

An open window

Lacy curtains gently

blowing in the breeze

 

She turns

Remembering…

That day long ago

 

When…

 

On an afternoon

just like this 

She first gave 

her heart away

 

That was long ago

All she has left

are Memories

 

And…

 

She smiles…

 

© 2014 Annie Original Poetry

Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.

As Ever, Annie

*RAGE…

Source: We Heart It

There comes a time

for all of us toward

the end of our time

to decide…

Do we hang on

and fight…rage

 

Or…

 

Do we let go

gracefully…

willingly…

accepting…

what the fates

have in store

the inevitable…

 

My decision is

not clear…

Will I rage at

the end

 

Or…

 

Will I turn my

eyes to the light

and go willingly…

peacefully…

joyfully…

with a smile 

on my face

 

© 2014 Annie Original Poetry

Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.

As Ever, Annie*Today’s inspiration came from Dylan Thomas:

“… Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”

 

Halcyon Days

Source: We Heart It

Gone are the times

Those summer days

When all we needed

was one another

 

Halcyon Days…

That left us hungry

Yet…

Only for each other

That left us thirsty

Yet…

The only quench was

a deep kiss

 

We only needed

love…

laughter…

sun…

And ~

time…

 

Days spent in

each other’s arms

The only solace…

The only need…

The only respite…

 

Youth spent

Yet ~

Wants…

Needs…

Desires…

Still the same

 

I long for those days

Those Halcyon Days…

Wrapped in your strong arms

Holding me…

Leading me…

Teaching me…

to live my life

Enjoy myself to

the fullest

To love…

 

Old does not

mean aged…

Nor forgetful

of what once was

 

Old…

gives those memories

those days of youth

spent in love and longing…

desire and fulfillment

 

Searching still for the

will and passion to continue

 

© 2014 Annie Original PoetryAlways…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.

As Ever, Annie