Memories Return

What is it about autumn
that brings back memories
of childhood joys and tears?

Is it something in the air
that causes me to miss
those carefree days
in Blackwell, Oklahoma,
when to Sunday School
or The Lake
with Grandma and Grandpa?

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Autumn in Las Vegas

The autumn chill in the air
causes me to turn
the heat on at night.

I look out my window
and see green leaves
dancing in the autumn breeze.

I miss Oklahoma
and the changing shades
of autumn leaves.

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Autumn Nights

Nights are turning cold
Its time to turn the heat on
Take the chill of the room

 

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The Fragrance of Autumn

Inhale the fragrance of autumn,
the crisp scent on the morning breeze
foretells the coming of winter
and snow in the Rocky Mountains.

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Autumn Memories

The chill in the autumn air
brings back memories of Oklahoma,
and Grandma's home made cookies.

Every year for Halloween,
she made cookies for the neighborhood children,
who all called her Grandma.

She always made oatmeal-raisin
and peanut butter cookies;
she always knew who
not to give the peanut butter cookies to.

It was a different time,
you knew everyone in the neighborhood,
and knew who you could trust
and who you couldn't.

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Autumn Thoughts

The chill in the air
reminds me the winter is approaching,
and I wonder when
snow will begin
to cover Mount Charleston.



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Sparrows Sing on an Autumn Morning

Why do sparrows sing on an autumn morning?
Are they giving thanks for the cooler weather?
Every morning they raise
their song for all to hear.,
letting everyone know
how happy they are.

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A Good Day

It's a good day to writ poetry
and contemplate,
in stanza and line,
the Bicentenary of the Birth of the Bab.


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Autumn Poem

The days grow shorter
the nights longer,
the temperatures cooler,
people emerge from their homes,
and begin thinking about
the winter holidays.


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Autumn Afternoon

Inhale the fragrance
Autumn invades the city
On afternoon's breeze

 

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The Scent of October

Inhale the scent of October,
memories on the breeze of morning
as trees change from green
to hues of orange and yellow.

The scent of October,
a memory of my grandfather
raking and burning leaves
before the arrival
of the year's first snow.

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate chip cookies
I celebrate the International Day of the Older Person
with a sweet treat.

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After School

Children laughing
Playing tag and shouting
Autumn afternoon

 

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I Smile

I smile through the pain
I cannot let the darkness gain
a hold on my soul.

I call on Baha'u'llah,
intoning prayers for healing,
prayers asking forgiveness,
and prayers beseeching assistance.

I smile
knowing that the All Glorious Lord
will answer my prayers.


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God's Gift

God's gift is oneness:
One Divine Creator
sent the messengers of each religion
to the human race.

 

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The Love of God

It is the love of God
that encourages us
to develop spiritual perfections
and virtues.

It is the love of God
that ignites
the lamp of the soul
with spiritual happiness.

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Why Worry

Why are you worrying,
just place the problem
in the Hands of God,
the All-Sufficing.


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Sunday Afternoon Poem

Beautiful Sunday
a partly cloudy sky,
with a slight wind.

Pigeons have returned
to their nests,
no sparrows are singing,
the afternoon sun
cast shadows
across the sidewalk.

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Friday Poem

Friday at last
time to rest--
or at least pause--
from workweek stress.

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Pushing Through Writer's Block

The words,
where did they go
are the hidden in the snow
covering both subject and theme.

Sometimes
that's how it seems;
don't give up
instead begin to write
whatever is on your mind.

The only way
to overcome writer's block
is to push through it.

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