Gardening

The ground is thawing now
The earth is breathing again
The sap is slowly flowing
And the gardener is anticipating
This the happiest time of year
Holds everything we hold most dear

Music box

Jewel box twinkling bright
A little star in the dark of night
Your music lifts my spirit
Every time that I hear it
It hearkens back to a simpler time
When life was one big nursery rhyme

Recital

Little dancer gearing up
You're about to drink from an ancient cup
Small feet getting set to twirl
A big, big dream for a little girl
We can't wait to see the show
To watch you shine, to watch you glow!

Phone perspectives

At the other end of the phone
Is a voice that calls for aid
Depending on the day
It can range in scale and grade
It throws into perspective
The very sad and disturbing trend
That entitled men and women
Don't see how their lives can end

Choices before

Finding out now how cloistered we are
Living a harsher reality only from far
Thanking our blessings that we don't have to fear
Of living in dread and risking our tears
Maybe we couldn't bear to withstand
The rigors of having a bitter, mean hand
No matter the reason we're grateful we're spared
That we're loved and accepted even though we didn't dare

Story-teller

You had thousands of stories to tell
None did you know very well
But in the balance hung all that's dear
And without wits your end was near
So you wove your magic thread
To save hundreds from mortal dread
You became the kingdom's deliverer
With no more than a tongue dripping silver
Now your imagination's flights
Has endured more than a thousands-and-one-nights

Phone call

Let's call to shake up every thing
No harsher words than a frozen ring
We want to live without a care
But complete freedom we wouldn't dare
All guilt we have because we must
As in this life there's little trust

Clean garage haiku

A nice clean garage
Can be very hard to beat
As now we can walk

To do list

One more thing checked off the list
No better feeling than getting it done
A short day's work to save a dime
All it took was a little time

Now the tasks are getting larger
But chances are we'll tackle them too
For after all, it's how we'll learn
The most that'll happen is we'll get burned

Waiting Room

Sitting before the door
Just waiting to get in
Another hoop to jump
Let's hope that we win!