I didn’t give you the gift of life, but in my heart I know
the love I feel is deep and real as if it had been so.
Category: celebration of life
POEMS: “Our Little Needs” by Edgar Albert Guest
A little more of kindness, a little less severe,
A little more of sweetness, a little less austere,
A little more of honor and less of business greed,
See, brother, see how little it is we really need!
INSPIRATIONAL POEMS: “Help yourself to Happiness” By Helen Steiner Rice (From an older post)
Everybody, everywhere seeks happiness, it’s true,
But finding it and keeping it seem difficult to do.
POEMS: “Friendship” by Henry David Thoreau (from an older post)
I fain would ask my friend how it can be,
But when the time arrives,
Then Love is more lovely
Than anything to me,
POEMS: “All Nature Has A Feeling” (From and older post)
All nature has a feeling: woods, fields, brooks
Are life eternal: and in silence they
Speak happiness beyond the reach of books;
ANIMAL LOVERS POEMS: “Hug O’War ” (from an older post)
I will not play at tug o’ war.
I’d rather play at hug o’ war,
Where everyone hugs
Instead of tugs,
MOTHERS’ POEMS: “The Greatest Blessing” by Trina Graves
The Greatest Blessing April 6, 2019 Trina GravesLeave a comment The greatest blessing of my life Was in becoming a Mother Truly blessed three times in all A Divine Blessing above any other The greatest treasures bestowed on me Worth more than diamonds and gold Were the lives of my precious children Still…
LOVE POEMS: “To the Love of my Life “Happy Birthday” (“Al amor de mi vida: “Feliz cumpleaños”)
To the Love of my Life: “Happy Birthday” My heart is full of gratitude, Love expands with each heart beat, Every moment, everything, Fills my life with beatitude! You are my Love, my shining Star, My grounding rock, the refreshing rivers through my veins, The Sun that fills my life with Light! …
ZEN POEMS: “Bird Bath”
Bird Bath Only this matters: this ecstatic baptism this standing on stick- thin legs where the singing creek pools at the lip of the waterfall only this ruby-feathered chest diving to meet its reflection this beak piercing again and again that quivering surface, these wings half- unfolding, a ruffle of joy guiding rivers of…
POEMS: “Family Stories” by Trina Graves
We all love to hear stories
It’s why we read and watch TV.
But not many understand that
The greatest stories are of family.
Relationships with people
Is what life is all about.
LONG POEMS: “The tree in me” by Trina Graves
My roots stem from my family
Deeply embedded in Mother Earth
Strongly supporting my presence
That fed my earlier self-worth.
My roots are also a mighty link
Spirituality from Daily Word: “Enthusiasm” (Espiritualidad de La Palabra Diaria: “Entusiasmo”)
Enthusiasm I am enthusiastic about life! With anything I am doing, I can choose to approach it with a sense of enthusiasm and joy. Even the most insignificant task holds the promise of wonder. When I draw upon my inherent divine powers, my soul is energized and uplifted. My entire being fills with divine energy…
