Jan. 3, 2014

Not home today so I'm late with a post but it is my choice to correct that immediately by writing a quick poem about my cats:

have you ever
taken a moment
to look deep
into the soulful feline eyes
of your furry friend?

have you ever
taken the time
to wonder
at the thoughts and emotions
these eyes hold?

have you ever
taken the time
to recognize
which look expresses
the clearest emotion?

it is not always a look
sometimes
it is a tail twitch
or flattened ears
to signify irritation...

but have you seen
the eyes that speak
of empty food dishes
or water bowls
or the desire to go OUT?

and have you noticed
the sweet
contented eyes
of a feline friend
hopelessly and unfailingly
in love with your cuddles?

and what about
the eyes of disdain
that scoff
with a secret smile
and derision for your idiocy?

but my favourite
eyes of all
are the ones I see
when I have been away
and then return
and have so obviously been missed

or the sweet loving ones
given as a gift
along with companionship
understanding
and commiseration in my sickbed

indeed
the most beautiful
eyes of all
are three pairs turned on me
from the foot of my bed
when I am sad or in pain
and I am LOVED.

It's a New Year

{Post: 365/365}

last post of the year

and I am both

proud

and a little sad

I will write more poetry

but not under such a 

demand and pressure

I know that I didn't manage

to write ONE every day

but I DID manage to write

365 poems in a year

and THAT

is an accomplishment

I am proud of myself

they may not all have been good

but they helped me

improve

my thoughts

my expression

my word play

and more

and I am sad

to leave the challenge

behind

and yet

I move on 

to bigger and better things

it is a new year

and a new day

for new challenges

welcome 2013

I look forward to your

challenges

Kindness

{Post: 364/365}

the act

or state of

being kind

a pleasant disposition

and concern for others

a virtue to aspire to

pay it forward

and shine your light

into the world

making it a softer,

gentler

and kinder place

so each other

kindness

I AM...BEAUTIFUL

{Post: 363/365}

I am...

beautiful

not because of 

the package I come in

or the colour of my skin

not because

my eyes are pretty

or the length of my hair

not because I am

or am NOT 

a perfect shape or figure

but because

of my spirit

my heart

my mind

my soul

all that I am

and all that I carry 

within myself

all that I have

to offer to the world

all that I give

all that I believe

all that I share

all that I create

all that I imagine

all that I am

and I am...

BEAUTIFUL

Creation

{Post: 362/365}

resting

and relaxing too much

time to get my mind

under control

and get my focus

onto the work at hand

research

characters

creation

plot lines

and story

time to breath life

and joy

fear and sorrow

hatred and love

into the land 

and its people

time to be author

of my destiny

Sleep All Day!

{Post: 361/365}

feeling like

I've been hit

by a mack truck

phew

Christmas holidays

take a lot out of me

and now

I just want to laze

and sleep

all day!!

Merry Christmas!

{Post: 360/365}

good morning

coffee

small breakfast

excitement

opening stockings

and gifts

showers

getting dressed

gathering up more presents

and food

to bring to mom's

family

fellowship

food

and more gifts

good dinner together

laughter and love

Christmas

Christmas Eve

{Post: 359/365}

joy and

contentment

fills my heart

all my children are home

for Christmas

plus one

there is laughter

and music

there is

hope

there is spirit

and joy

and more

there is comfort

and fun

and I am

grateful

to be sharing it

with them

Jubilant

{Post: 358/365}

exulting

in the expression

of joy

and satisfaction

from the success

and victory

of a win

or triumph

in all aspects

physical

emotional

mental

even

spiritual

and knowing

the value

of your

accomplishment

Joy

{Post: 357/365}

intense

ecstatic

and exultant

happiness

the pleasure

of watching

 children

enjoy each other

playing Guitar Hero

the feeling I got

when given my name

Mojirayo

meaning:

"I awoke to see joy"

I am joyful

and content

Incredible

{Post: 356/365}

someone

or something

amazing

extraordinary

and almost

unbelievable

maybe even

too good to be true

it's incredible

and

fantastic

Inspire

{Post: 355/365}

to affect

to guide

to arouse

by divine influence

to fill

with exalting emotion

to motivate

to elicit

and draw forth

something

to be the cause of

inspiration

creativity

artistry

poetry

imagination

ingenuity

talent or 

vision

Thank You Daddy

sometimes

my heart

is deeply sorrowful

and the missing you

aches inside of me

and I still wish

that you were here

to "get" my

weird sense of humour

to laugh with me at all

every time I smell

Old Spice

I think of you

and every time

I smell leather

so when I found

this little leather braid

play piece

in the lacing container

I wanted to use it

to have a piece of you

with me

the spirit piece

and the memories

are the best ones

but it gives me joy

to have a piece you made

added to it 

a piece that I made

and it reminds me of times

we spent together

making leatherwork

fighting sometimes

laughing sometimes

sharing creativity

and joy

it's a treasure

and a reminder

of your love

thank you

Inspiration

{Post: 353/365}

an idea or 

an influence

causing

a lift in your spirit

and soul

and a surge

of creativity

for words

for art

for music

for anything

that shares

inspiration

creativity

and joy

to others

Hope

{Post: 352/365}

belief

in a positive outcome

for whatever

dreams

choices

and enterprises

are your life hope

a DESIRE

with 

expectation

of fulfillment

belief

that dreams

really do

come true

the act

of setting your eyes

and heart

higher

than knowingly possible

and yet

KNOWING

what will be, will be

Honour

{Post: 351/365}

we honour

a person with

personal integrity

one that follows 

a moral code

with given

respect and regard

it has been

a privilege or pleasure

to share time with them

and we defend

a woman's chastity

or virtue

her honour

with respect

and esteem

Harmony

{Post: 350/365}

musical congruity

a pleasing arrangement

and being in

 beautiful agreement

blended tones

and chords

pleasing to the ear

and

blended minds

and hearts

pleasing to the soul

is

harmony

Honesty

{Post: 349/365}

just a facet

of moral character

that embodies

integrity

truthfulness

positive and virtuous

attributes

valued and revered by many

something we all

should strive for

Working

{Post: 348/365}

working 

towards

goals

and ideas

a story

brought to

life

hope and purpose

built into

worlds

created

to keep me

moving

and working

towards

goals

Making Things Happen

{Post: 347/365}

tired

of being tired

and napping

my life away

will have to 

get busy

working towards

my goals

one step at a time

one day at a time

making things happen