Stand still
For just a moment or two
Look around
And feel the view.
Breathe deep
See the life around
Time isn't promised
And too late is always found.
Close your eyes
And relax your mind
Dreams are a treasure
We struggle to find.
Listen close
And view hope in the sky
Life is unpredictable
And never tells us why.
Look beyond
To feel the deepest part
The essence of a soul
Is where blessings start.
Stand still
For just a moment or two
Take a break from the ordinary
To experience something new.
Deborah Herber 6/18/2023
Categories:
herber, courage, deep, inspiration, inspirational,
Form: Rhyme
I got lost
On a country road
I met a friend
In a field she sowed.
I saw a smile
So innocent and real
I discovered a life
So quite and zeal.
I felt the wind
Kiss my cheek
I learned a way
That others speak.
I saw simplicity
Show a beautiful life
I heard the hum
From a busy wife.
I took a deep breath
Of country air
I watched her work
With a dedicated flair.
I am a world
Apart from her
I value her friendship
Like frankincense and myrrh.
I took a moment
To really see
My brothers and sisters
Are just like me.
I got lost
On a country road
I found myself
In a whole new world.
© Deborah J. Herber 2023
Categories:
herber, friend,
Form: Rhyme
High in the mountains
Of the Albertine Rift
In the cloud forests
Another of natures gifts
Mountain and lowland
In the place they call home
Close to the Virunga Volcanoes
In their indigenous roam
Silver-back, black-back
The boys of this race
Who marshal their group
In pride of their place
Poaching, encroaching
In their neighbourhoods
Isn't it about time
We left their woods
Endangered they are
Its time to relate
We are barely their servants
The real King of the primates
" This poem is for Deborah Herber, and her love of the Gorilla "
http://www.thehighlanderspoems.com/nature3.php
Categories:
herber, animals
Form: Rhyme