I am a 58 y/o female, retired and loving it. I only began writing poetry after I retired 3 yrs ago. I love my family, adore my 4 grandsons and live a peaceful serene life in the country. I love nature and sit many hours watching the wildlife roam. We have everything from armadillos to wild pigs and just about anything you can imagine including deer and coyotes. The property is filled with oak and pecan trees and that makes for thousands of birds all year long. I go to sleep to the croaking of frogs and sounds of cicadas and wake up to the sound of birds singing. I feel I live as close to Heaven as I can get on earth. Lady Blue
For every beginning, there is an end
the space in between we must fill in.
With youthful skin, a fiery lust for life
celebrating each New Year with delight.
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A simple act of charity
the giving of yourself.
No, it is not pity,
it is quite something else.
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When I wokeup this morning
the sun was shining so bright.
So much nicer than yesterday
my heart was sunny and light.
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I reach for the end of day
orange, pink, lavender, gray
and watch it slide out of my
fingers as the sun dips behind
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Here I stand in muted shades
of what I sincerely believe I am.
Yet I keep finding new shades
each day that rolls around.
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