Forgive, Forget, Find Joy

Each day brings with it

a chance to start over.

To reflect on our past

as we lie upon clover.

To forgive and forget

evils done unto us.

For our spirits to have peace

and avoid all the fuss.

Forgiveness it seems

is mostly for self.

So as to clear all the bitterness

from off of our shelf.

Forgetting as well

is best if we can.

To make us once more

that harmonious man.

The peace and the harmony

can then lead the way.

To a joyful filled life

that will never decay.

Words Come as Emptiness Flees

Painful lack of words

writing becomes much too hard

where have our poems gone.

Words written in haste

now make very little sense

without any flow.

They are no longer

as a body without breath

alive for others.

Emptiness resides

in a heart without feeling

our words have no life.

Those words without life

failing to bless another

become of no use.

Why do we ignore

inspiration from nature

our muse is asleep.

Once it awakens

words return to the living

joy comes to our hearts.

The words that we write

from the very first start

do not come from the head

they begin in the heart.

Meant not only for self

but for those we don't know

to strengthen and bless them

in many ways, most untold.

So we open our minds

but mostly our hearts

we must let our inner words flow

for another's healing to start.