Posted in Family, Love, Poetry, dad, daughter, parent, tagged dad, daughter, Family, Love, Poetry on December 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I shared a poem that my daughter wrote to me 12 years ago. Here’s my response.
Daughter
DAUGHTER
Thank you.
Your make me feel warm.
You make me proud.
DAUGHTER
Her attributes:
Independent, determined,
Hard working, ambitious,
Talented, artistic,
Sophisticated, learned,
Bold and beautiful.
DAUGHTER
What a delight!
Posted in Family, Love, Spirituality, tagged Family, Love, Poetry, trust on December 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Gifts from the heart are the best gifts. Yesterday was Christmas and my 25 year old daughter gave me a poem she had written to me in 1998, when she was in the eighth grade. I had never seen it before; she found in an attic box recently. This poem makes my [...]
Posted in Family, Love, animals, tagged animals, cats, Love, Poetry on December 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Sometimes I come across another’s poem that touches me and I want to share that feeling. That is true for this poem “To A Cat” by Algernon Charles Swinburne. It is not about tigers and lions, but it is about cats — the indoor, friendly type.
To A Cat
Stately, kindly, friend,
Condescend
Here to sit by [...]
Posted in Love, animals, birds, tagged animals, friends, Love on December 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My love of lions is at the heart of this poem.
A Lion
A mane of gold and brown,
Long and bright,
A Lion.
A fierce contender,
Battler to death,
A Lion.
A body of muscle,
Legs of iron,
A Lion.
A roar that frightens many,
Paws that protects a mouse,
A Lion.
A protector of his herds,
Predator to others,
A Lion.
A king of the jungle,
Lord of the rings,
A Lion.
A [...]
Posted in Love, animals, birds, tagged animals, cats, Love on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ever since I was a child I have an affection for tigers and lions. Growing up, I was surrounded by tiger and lion “stuff”. My room was painted the orange color of the tiger. While not quite the fanatic any longer, I still have tiger and lion artwork and carvings. My [...]
Posted in Family, Love, animals, birds, tagged animals, friends, heart, Poetry on December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This poem is dedicated to my friend Margaret H. As poems below indicate, she has a true love of Redbirds. Though we live 600 miles apart, her love transcends. I awoke the other morning to snow and a Redbird perched at the feeder. At that moment Margaret’s love warmed my heart. [...]
Posted in Love, Spirituality, birds, tagged Add new tag, Life, Mind, Poetry, weather on December 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We had our first snow of the season last night. As I sat there and watched it snow, these words and thoughts came into my mind.
With Each Snow
With each snow,
a clean winter blanket arrives.
With each snow,
the grundge of the earth is blanketed.
With each snow,
the moon reflects on this white blanket.
With each snow,
a bright clean light [...]
