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Happy Heart
Padlocked heart
Selfish heart
Angry heart
Troubled heart
Trust someone
Help someone
Thank someone
Free someone
Open heart
Giving heart
Grateful heart
Happy heart
Hill of Beans
My mother lived ’til three months shy of ninety-five
She level set my crazy ways by stating fact
“It doesn’t ‘mount to hill of beans,” she’d say to me.
I’d have to reassess my faulty point of view
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I share the simple wisdom to evaluate
Your circumstances, problems and those challenges
That lock you in a jail created by your mind
Enumerate the beans and free yourself to fly
Infinite Being
Infinite being, boundless soul
Travels Earth to learn and grow
Struggling through life’s muck and sludge
Search within to rise above
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Infinite being, well equipped
Silence! Listen to your heart
Navigate stormy, crashing seas
Calm and sunny days prevail
Garret’s Key West Margarita
Warm weather is back. Time to repost Garret’s Key West Margarita.
Fresh squeezed juice of 6 Key Limes
1 jigger of silver tequila
1 jigger of Triple Sec
1 jigger of Rose’s lime juice
Shake vigorously. Pour over ice.
Float ½ jigger of Grand Marnier on top
Enjoy! Repeat as needed!
Star Upon The Tree
I set the star upon the tree
A special place on top
Reminder of past Christmases
I spent with my life’s love
Did I appreciate those days
While running to and fro
Or did I miss the best of times
Wrapped up in Christmas rush?
The baking, cooking, trim the tree,
Will all of it be done
Before the family arrives
For dinner Christmas eve
We’d stay up late to build the toys
Exhausted, went to bed
Excited boys would wake by five
To see what Santa left
I cannot travel back in time
To capture what was lost
My photos of past holidays
Forever warm my heart
That special star upon the tree
Burns brighter from above
His spirit lives forever more
In everlasting love
Listening
Listening to deepest yearnings
Voices whisper deep within
Listening to spirit guiding
Letting heart lead not my head
Discovering there’s more to see
Making choices new to me
Turning pages, writing chapters
Living my own history
No one else can walk my journey
Only I can take the path
Listening to spirit calling
Feeding soul with sight and sound
No one else can write my story
Not a one will take the blame
If I fail to have the courage
Paying heed to ego’s fears
Listening to deepest yearnings
Hear the calling from my heart
Listening to spirit guiding
I set sail for parts unknown
Fight for Control
Angry seas launch my eggshell craft
Floating, but a second, before
Gravity’s tentacles tighten
Crash! Into the trough
Green water overhead
Where air had been
Scared, I fight for control
To survive
My fragile vessel, scarred
From numerous storms
Victim of circumstance
Once again
Exhausted from the struggle
I finally learn that I cannot
Control Nature’s fury
But must weather
I trim the sails, hand on tiller
Adjust the course to surf
Not be buried
By the uncontrollable
Along the Shore
Crashing waves, I remember
Many walks along the shore
Hand in hand we strolled through life
Facing storms and sunny days
A double rainbow lights the sky
I see your gentle spirit
Telling me your love transcends
Sea and sand along the shore
Brilliant hues against dark sky
Errant waters lap my toes
Feeling close but far away
I walk with you along the shore
Surviving Loss
Stand tall to do it all
Accepting help with grace
The sense of loss will fade
The healing’s not a race
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Reach out to those in need
Give all that you can spare
Your heart will fill with love
While showing that you care
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Be good to you! Sing! Dance!
In time the joy returns
Your world will right itself
As everyone learns
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Enjoy each day with thanks
A gift is what it’s called
From up above it comes
Stand tall to do it all
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Moments Slip Away
Sunrise, sunset
Breathe in, breathe out
Toil until day’s done
Moments slip away
Sunrise, sunset
Breathe in, breathe out
Days, years, decades gone
Begging them to stay
Sunrise, sunset
Breathe in, breathe out
Time stops for no one
Balance life with play
Marilyn Dalla Valle 