Category: From My Childhood

From Hole to Pinnacle

March 23rd, 2007
You're looking at the pinnacle It seems so far away The pebble in your hand Feels like a boulder in your way You're straining 'neath its weight It's hard to stand up tall You feel as if you're at square one Have just begun to crawl You tell y… more »

Posted in Writing, Poems, From My Childhood, Life's Lessons

Winter Leaf

March 22nd, 2007
I thought we were friends, and that would last forever. We'd never let each other down. I was wrong. I was a stepping stone in a puddle. You hopped across the water, using my back; then you walked on, leaving me there, face sunk down in the mud. I… more »

Posted in Writing, Poems, From My Childhood, Life's Lessons

This Tree

March 17th, 2007
(Read this poem from the bottom to the top) TREE. THIS NURTURES THE SOIL THAT GROUND AND BECOME THEY TOO FALL TO THE LEAVES FLOURISH UNTIL LEAVES TO THE GROUND THE EARTH WHEN PETALS FALL LIKE BEAUTY THAT F… more »

Posted in Writing, Poems, From My Childhood, Natural World, For Kids

The Sunrise

March 16th, 2007
A horizon nicked by a reddened glow Lavender covered stars blue comes slow A fountain of pink that splashes the sky To a silver moon now you wave goodbye Yellow building to the stars green Venus turns to air Orange dust… more »

Posted in Writing, Poems, From My Childhood, Natural World, For Kids

Thirteen

March 15th, 2007
Now when you get to thirteen You'll get a lot to try Like Mom's patience, for instance When you want to change your hair with dye And practicing and practicing To ask your parents for the car When you know all along You won't get very far You… more »

Posted in Writing, Poems, From My Childhood, Silliness, For Kids

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