Changes

I think as we get older, we remember things that happened in the past differently.  This is something that I wrote after thinking about that.

Pictures in my mind

Change things in the past.

Moments that happened

Are a fragmented haze.

My body remembers

What never occurred.

Nothing is etched forever.

 

 

 

Hero in All of Us

I feel that everyone needs to hear that they are special.  Each person has a talent and uniqueness that needs to be appreciated.

Hero in All of Us 

Each one of us,

Whether we realize it or not,

Have that being inside us

That contains

The bravery

The inspiration

The strength

To do anything

To conquer anything.

But for some,

It is buried so deep

By other’s opinions and voices

That causes fear and doubt.

Sometimes

One moment of encouragement

Is all that it takes

To reveal the hero

That was always there.

Forgiveness

I recently realized the freedom that comes with giving forgiveness.  This poem was inspired by that realization.

Forgiveness 

Forgiveness

Is a gift

So difficult to give.

But without it,

We allow anger

To eat away at us,

And leave bitterness.

Forgiveness

Sets us free.

Hurricane

We were lucky enough to be spared any damage from Hurricane Isaac.  Living in south Louisiana, I have been through too many hurricanes.  During the storm, I remembered the worst storm that I experienced, Hurricane Andrew, which hit 20 years ago.  My family and I decided to ride out the storm in a shelter in town. This is a poem inspired by that experience.

Hurricane 

The winds blow,

Silently, at first.

Then branches sway

Harder and farther.

The sound of the wind

Whistles and grows louder

With time.

Rain falls sideways

From the wind.

Wind chimes

Are no longer soothing

As the wind becomes stronger.

Refugees in darkness

Listen to the violent wind

As it throws debris

Across the landscape.

Forces so strong,

Walls tremble.

Then a quiet calm

Gives the illusion of the end,

But it is only an interruption

As the storm surges again.