How Important is It?

Sunlit

Distracted by the growth

The flight of stairs long, 

the day was hot but 

there would be days 

when green would turn to brown, 

snow and ice would coat the stairs

climbing to the top ~

   difficult, 

     unlikely

how important was my goal? 

find another way!

chip, chip, chip at the ice to make the stairs safe?

oh, just let it all go!

or

find warm and cosy for me and my pen

how important is my goal?

“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished 

by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.”

~ Dale Carnegie, writer

(1888 ~ 1955)

Dreamshapes

All I wanted was one word.

Just one word to begin 

a string of words, 

   a sentence, 

      a paragraph 

to shape yesterday

   to shape today

      to shape tomorrow 

Yesterday’s shape?

   A full circle morning til night

Today’s shape?

   Circle ~ not yet complete

    Yet filled with reading, walking and home.

Tomorrow?

   Full of clear and cloudy skies

      Stories to tell and be told

All I wanted was one word. 

“There are not many original shapes or silhouettes

 ~ only a million variations.”

~ Charles James, designer

(1906 ~ 1978)

Just One More Bite

Tasty treats tempt us 

to snack; 

to nibble a nut; 

to sneak an extra treat,

to take just one more bite, 

to bake a cake…or cookies, 

to lick icing from our fingers, 

to eat ice cream right out of the container

(Of course, will power always prevails!)

“I generally avoid temptation unless I can’t resist it.”

~ Mae West, actress

(1898 - 1980)