hands

when times are tough
laugh needs not be rare
when times are tough
we need kindness everywhere

this is when I see hands
helping hands reaching out
helping kids stand
for themselves and move forward

this is when you need to share
think of others as your friends
how can you help them
this is your problem.

snow

photo courtesy of Kasper Rehnman

it happens as the angles shake their wings
when dusting them,
it often happens when the night maid sings
as she is combing her long hair

it happens when grandma's chicken are so happy
that they jump high in the sky
and then their feathers fall back down
lying a blanket on the ground

it happens mostly when the winter comes
and sometimes late in fall
and if it happens even after lambs are born
then we're ready to say good-bye snow.

Quote of the day

Don't give up, cause you have friends!
Peter Gabriel

the days of the yellow ginkgo

it is now when the days of the yellow ginkgo are here
it is now that we must open our eyes and feel
the last golden lights caressing the eyelids
the warmth from the red heat stored in the leaves;

before they fall, before winter and the possible snow
it is now that we live, laugh and learn
from the bugs, from the trees and the rivers
from the love we receive from others,

it is now we exchange little gestures
like the shaking of hands, and he twinkling of eyes
it is now that we must ban sorrows and be strong
and blessed in the golden days of the ginkgo.

beginning

Wake up and open the window
to let the fresh air come in
take a deep breath cause we're gonna begin
a new life despite how hard the winds blow