Three completely different poems this week
In Praise of a Tree
Oh what a friend I see in thee
For all Gods gifts are in a tree
You give me shade from out the sun
And mask me from the rain that comes
You bear me fruit that I can eat
While standing still in a form so neat
You stop the snow so it can’t drift
And give me boughs to climb and lift
You gather birds to rest their wings
And in the morn you let them sing
You hold their nests away from harm
While rocking gently in relaxing calm
And when the wind it gathers speed
You slow it down and make it weave
Then in the night as I sleep
Natures lungs you’ll wash and sweep
Then come the dawn when I awake
And draw in the breath that you did make
I’ll thank you for your care
Not for me to say
You ask me your questions
But I’m not that wise
For what I might say
Could turn into lies
For answers well meaning
May not be best placed
For what I think truthful
May not be the case
So look to yourself
For knowledge you crave
And listen intently
And always be brave
For sometimes the right thing
Will leave you exposed
But really my friends
That’s just how it goes
So follow your instinct
And just let it be
Then the truth will be yours
As it only can be
Party Angel
An Angel came to visit
And talk with me today
She said that life’s a party
Where only humans play
A chance to meet and wonder
Just what each day would bring
And no matter how we planned it
We don’t control a thing
For we are on a journey
Which starts with our first breath
And every moment that we wander
Is really just a test
To leave this place much smarter
Than on the day we came
As we dance right through a party
That really has no name.
Thought To Ponder – Music is the greatest communication in the world. Even if people don’t understand the language that you’re singing in, they still know good music when they hear it. – Lou Rawls
Music on You Tube – Lou Rawls – You’ll never find another love like mine
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