2014 – Page 3

Is it February again already? Surely! Ready to post for the first time …for the second year of 28 to Create! What IS 28 to Create, you may ask yourself. Well, I’ll be nice and give you a link so you can check it out!

http://28tocreate.blogspot.com/

It’s a daily prompt exercise extravaganza that is open to ANYONE who wants to do ANY form of art based on the prompts given! Give it a try! Get involved! Make some art!

I had forgotten to breathe for a day or two.

I had not missed my exhaling of breath,

I was trapped in an ocean of task, riding the wave

and yet~

Only when I had surfaced did I catch the drift.

Watching the foam recede, my emotions spent,

Time had surged on, starfish in tow, floundering

With regret~

I inhaled deeply.

Aware of the ocean’s greedy expanse,

Waiting for the next big wave

Another chance to be breathless….you bet.

2014

My Firstborn Turns 40. January 31, 2014

Posted on February 1, 2014June 30, 2018 by Nfocus4you

Is there no purer love than for my own newborn child?

Pushed from my loins,

Watching, listening for your first breath,

Your cry.

Your father was there, stoic,

He held my hand, as good men do.

Who felt the most awe?

My heart felt swollen with emotion,

Hard labor satisfied.

But you were never mine.

You stayed long enough for your glossy wings to dry,

Then flew off into the sunlight.

Life does that.

I Miss Many Things. January 28, 2014

I

I miss many things in winter.

I miss most of all using the word “bloom”.

Flowers bloom.

Then I remember.

Friendships bloom.

Fortunately, they are not seasonal.

2014

We Cannot Change. January 28 2014

Posted on January 29, 2014July 29, 2018 by Nfocus4you

We cannot change the world.

We grow old before we realize that the world changes us

into beings who are sad but glad to leave.

Nothing is permanent here.

We cannot promise a better world

To the young who watch us grow old, broken,

Unable to change.

They have yet to realize

They cannot change the world

2014

Softly the Evening Shudders~ January 27 2014

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Nfocus4you

Softly the evening shudders to a stop,

Like the slow steam of an old locomotive

Finally in reach of the station,

Loaded with weary passengers scurrying

to their final destination ~ home.

2014

God’s Smile January 25 2014

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Nfocus4you

God

Looks out every morning

At the living souls

And smiles

On the world he created.

And because he is an artist,

A craftsman,

An architect of lovely acts.

He continues his work

On the not quite finished canvas

If you look closely, we are all sketched in.

What aspirations does he have today?

How near is it to completion?

2014

Occasionally I lose My Joy. January 25,2014

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Nfocus4you

Occasionally

I lose my joy.

It is not gone, really,

Just misplaced.

Temporarily out of order.

I usually notice fairly quickly,

Not right away.

Then something happens.

Fortunately, I am reminded

At a juncture

That I have not seen it

For a while.

So far it has been

Only a stones- throw

And easily coaxed back

Into focus.

I Hunted.

Stalked the aisles

Chased the stock clerk

Dogged the grocery stacker

Hounded the price checker

Trailed the lady with the over loaded cart

And two snotty kids.

Searched through the condiment shelves

Finally chasing down my quarry,

A splendid jar of creamy mayonnaise

Without which my life was flavorless

The hunt was over.

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I Know~

That I have come to value me.

Not an easy task,

Since I constantly err in judging

What my true value should be.

Others advise to be sure.

The method of measurement obscure.

Inches, knowledge, years mature,

Since the flaws I view in others

Are as apparent in me and more.

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I had forgotten to breathe for a day or two.

I had not missed my exhaling of breath,

I was trapped in an ocean of task, riding the wave

and yet~

Only when I had surfaced did I catch the drift.

Watching the foam recede, my emotions spent,

Time had surged on, starfish in tow, floundering

With regret~

I inhaled deeply.

Aware of the ocean’s greedy expanse,

Waiting for the next big wave

Another chance to be breathless….you bet.

Share this:

Is there no purer love than for my own newborn child?

Pushed from my loins,

Watching, listening for your first breath,

Your cry.

Your father was there, stoic,

He held my hand, as good men do.

Who felt the most awe?

My heart felt swollen with emotion,

Hard labor satisfied.

But you were never mine.

You stayed long enough for your glossy wings to dry,

Then flew off into the sunlight.

Life does that.

Share this:

I

I miss many things in winter.

I miss most of all using the word “bloom”.

Flowers bloom.

Then I remember.

Friendships bloom.

Fortunately, they are not seasonal.

Share this:

We cannot change the world.

We grow old before we realize that the world changes us

into beings who are sad but glad to leave.

Nothing is permanent here.

We cannot promise a better world

To the young who watch us grow old, broken,

Unable to change.

They have yet to realize

They cannot change the world

Share this:

Softly the evening shudders to a stop,

Like the slow steam of an old locomotive

Finally in reach of the station,

Loaded with weary passengers scurrying

to their final destination ~ home.

Share this:

God

Looks out every morning

At the living souls

And smiles