Tears of Loss and Joy

Surrounded by much younger blooms,

She wept for her lost youth.
The petals dropping from her eyes
Proof of the bitter truth.

Though, as each petal slipped away

And she watched lost dreams die,
Still many more dreams would live on
In the young blooms near by.

Thus she was not ashamed to weep

Her tears of loss and joy,
And ever was her face upturned,
Her last days to enjoy.

Gold Mining

Just Looking For A Snack

Taking Flight

The stars had spilled their joyful smiles
Across the darkened sky
And, in their glow, the crescent moon
Spread its bright wings to fly!

Sweet Peas and Bumble Bees

The Jewel

The Dryad watched it slip into

The golden morning sky,
The precious jewel of her dreams
And twinkle in her eye.

She reached her hand to cup the gem,

She held it with great care.
She lured it from its ordained course
And pinned it in her hair.

Forever Mine to Keep

Mesmerized at the edge of time,

Frozen before the leap;
Snared in the instant of release,
Forever mine to keep.