going under

A cold winter rain

Pounding the pavement full force

Until the ground drowned

©2019 Annette Rochelle Aben

Wild World

Light

Powder

On the ground

The birds shiver

Squirrels search for nuts

Winter is on its way

Powder will turn to deep snow

Some animals will hibernate

Others will forage in the deep snow

For food to sustain their lives this season

©2019 Annette Rochelle Aben

No Sweat

Oh, the times we ask

To be released from something

We do not enjoy

Only to realize that

It was leading to better

©2019 Annette Rochelle Aben

Sad

This week’s challenge from Colleen Chesebro, is a Poet’s Choice. I chose the words: SEEK & ELUSIVE 

Just seeing someone

Trying too hard to be liked

Can be confusing

The very thing they’re seeking

Grows ever more elusive

©2019 Annette Rochelle Aben

doggone

There’s a jolly elf

Somewhere sitting on a shelf

Waiting to surprise

Hidden so well, you can’t tell

Twas Fido who found him first

©2019 Annette Rochelle Aben

Gifts from Moments

The

Reasons

And seasons

Are quick to leave

Do we take the time

To enjoy their purpose

Allowing ourselves to feel

How they are here to bless our lives

Giving our eyes a clearer vision

Because we are seeing with our hearts

©2019 Annette Rochelle Aben

Maybe This Year

Sweet

Joyous

Gratitude

Fills every heart

The genuine smiles

They shine with love’s bright light

Spreading true humanity

And every life will feel the warmth

Of total inclusion and oneness

Unifying our Spirits forever

©2019 Annette Rochelle Aben