Do I believe in fairies?
After all, I’ve never seen, heard or felt them.
Yet I believe in goodness,
Hope, love, and music,
Even when I don’t feel them.
And I believe in the sunrise,
Though I’ve never seen it.
I believe in inspiration,
Life, creativity, gratitude…
Acknowledgment brings awareness.
Do I believe in fairies?
Yes! I believe I do!
—
Written for
MLMM Tale Weaver/Fairy Tale – Fairies.
Nature thrives on hope!
Evergreens keep their branches and color,
even when other leaves have fallen away.
Ferns blanket forest floors,
offering a soft bed, warm covering,
to all who need it.
Mountain peaks rise high above
dark valleys of this world,
reminding us… We, too, shall rise!
Hope can be a lost balloon,
perhaps stolen by a gargoyle
in the darkness, when we’re not looking.
And, when we’re not looking,
we find it in a bento box,
wrapped neatly for our opening!
Only limited by
the Boundary Waters of our awareness,
Nature thrives on hope!
—
Written for Linda Kruschke’s
Paint Chip Poetry Prompt #50.
“Ihr Kinderlein, Kommet” is a traditional German Christmas carol, published in 1811. Christoph von Schmid wrote the German lyrics in 1798, and they were set to Johann Abraham Peter Schulz’s 1794 melody. You can find one English translation
here.
I hope you enjoy this carol played on lyre, viola, and Oriole soprano recorder with melody and harmony!
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How well I remember those sweet rosy days
When morning and nighttime the piano I played!
Just tapping the ivory keys made me calm
And made it less painful, whatever was wrong.
I miss playing piano each day and each night,
But music still lifts me up close to the Light!
—
My response to
#Threethingschallenge #443.
The Jewish Festival of Lights begins tonight! In the spirit of celebration and friendship, I offer you two Hanukkah songs played on zither and viola.
The first is “Chanukah.” I couldn’t find out who wrote these lyrics and music; so, please share if you know! It’s the 10th song on
this page,
under the “Chanukah” heading.
The second is “I Have a Little Dreidel,” also known by many other names! It is so popular that even non-Jewish people recognize it. Though I’m not Jewish, I have played Dreidel with Jewish friends during Hanukkah, and won some chocolate gelt, too! You know, those foil-covered chocolate coins that often come in a mesh bag and bring the promise of sweetness! You can read more about this fun and popular song
here.
You can also listen to the
First Night Chanukah Blessings
I recorded with ukulele last year.
I wish everyone who is celebrating a happy, blessed, sweet, and joyous Hanukkah/Chanukah! Gotta love those latkes! 😀
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The door will open if we knock–
For everyone, not just a few.
And that includes Uniquely You!
You hold the key to fit the lock.
No expiration, time or clock,
But readiness of soul and mind
To claim the peace and love we find.
No need to wait until we fail
For one last hope or holy hail.
The place is here, and now’s the time!
—
Written for
Ronovan Writes Décima Poetry Challenge Prompt No. 35: (KNOCK) in the A rhyme line.
It’s the night before!
Anticipation trembles…
Hopeful for the dawn.
—
Written for
MLMM Heeding Haiku with Chèvrefeuille, Celebration
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How we take the scarring, scraping
Given by the lives we’ve chosen!
In our prison, rigid, frozen,
While the door is open, gaping!
For we live the lives we’re shaping
By our choices, thoughts, believing.
True acceptance starts relieving.
Earth is anything but stable;
Let us cling to Heaven’s cable!
Keep the Truth and stop deceiving!
—
This was a hard one for me, using the word “stable” in the D line of a Decima! Written for
Ronovan Writes Décima Poetry Challenge Prompt No. 34: (STABLE) in the D rhyme line.
A white fluffy blanket will cover us soon.
We’ll cringe at the cold as our chapped dry lips move.
We’ll run for the festive, no reason or rhyme,
‘Cause didn’t you know? It’s the hair-raising time!
We’ll step into debt and think inside each box,
Darting into an app for just one pair of socks!
There’s a pump in the basement in need of repair.
It’s been flagging and dragging since Christmas last year!
I would chortle if things weren’t so dyer and sad,
But this holiday season, for many, is bad.
Can’t we look out for others and not just our own?
We know someone or something in need of a home!
We can mine our resources to offer some help,
For the little we have is another’s great wealth!
There is no “Automatic” or button to press,
But for somebody, somewhere, it’s we who can bless!
When the pretty snowflakes fall upon you this year,
Ask yourself what you’ve done for another’s good cheer!
For no matter the gift and no matter how small,
It’s the giving that’s truly the best gift of all!
—
My response to this week’s
Take 7 at Pensitivity101.
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A beam of light shot across the sky on that long-ago night. Was it a UFO? A meteor? A shooting star? Or a sign that the world was ending–or just beginning? Ask your heart, and you’ll receive your answer!
—
Written for
#SixSentenceStories: Beam
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