Simplicity & Joy

If we could teach our hearts
To enjoy the simple things around
We would not have to venture far
In search of happiness.
01.08.15

Nature & Tomorrow

Of love and joy and sorrow
Nature will have its way
We cannot know tomorrow
We only know today.
01.07.15

Response & Knowledge

Our responses
Denote our knowledge;
The deeper our knowledge
The more profound our responses,
And the more superficial our knowledge
The shallower and less wise are our responses.
01.06.15

Thoughts & Thinking

To actively think about things
Suppresses our intrusive thoughts
Which, otherwise, assail and bother us;
The crazy brain winds are never calm
Not even during sleep.
01.05.15

Beyond & Discovery

If we look beyond
The sad, the bad, and the ugly
We find the happy, good, and beautiful.
01.04.15

Cry & Sing

Each morning
We open our eyes
We should toast life
And every surprise
The day will bring;
To cry is to give up
A chance to sing?
01.03.15

LIfe & Surprises

Good news are seductive
Bad news, repulsive
No news, boring;
But, to expect almost anything
Without getting too excited
Nor too aggravated
Is to live well in spite of
Life’s unpredictable surprises.
01.02.15