Chasing Tails

Three squirrely whirlies

Playing tag in the tree

Filled with joy, so carefree

Come, watch the fun

©2022 Annette Rochelle Aben

Ode to the Occasion

Words of hopes and dreams

Written on telephone lines

Paper of white sky

Messages no one can see

Only felt by mourning doves

©2022 Annette Rochelle Aben

Blown Away

Her very special friends

Called her to come listen

To tales of where they’d been

So off she went

Her blanket on the ground

She sat beneath the trees

Her chin upon her knees

Deep in the woods

The stories she enjoyed

Stirring her eager heart

And she chose to depart

To join the wind

©2022 Annette Rochelle Aben

Both Sides

You can appreciate the light

Because you have experienced the dark

You can appreciate the fire

For you have trusted in the spark

Two halves make a whole

©2022 Annette Rochelle Aben

Joy Wingers

Winter Robins gather

In naked backyard trees

Flock together in threes

Red feather friends

©2022 Annette Rochelle Aben