Borrowed sunshine
When all my skies forgot their blue, I borrowed sunshine, friend, from you. And if your clouds should gather, too, I’ll save a little light for you.
Friendship · Warm
Little rhymes for real life
Browse short poems for birthdays, thank-yous, friendship, love, encouragement, and bedtime.
A small good thing
A sparrow lands, a door swings wide, A stranger lets you step inside. The day has room, amid its sting, For one more small and lovely thing.
Everyday · Hopeful
The cricket choir
The crickets tune their tiny strings, The evening folds its dusty wings. The garden keeps a watch so deep, While all its little flowers sleep.
Bedtime · Peaceful
Still here
When words run out and days run long, We needn’t make a perfect song. A hand to hold, a chair drawn near— Sometimes love is simply: here.
Love · Tender
A wish with your name
I tied a wish to morning’s blue, And asked the sky to carry you Some gentle days, some laughter clear, And lovely corners in this year.
Birthday · Tender
The helping hand
You didn’t need to stop and stay, Or lift the heavy end that day. But there you were, so kind and true— The lighter load was thanks to you.
Thank you · Warm
Morning, softly
The morning slips beneath the door, And paints a square upon the floor. Before the day begins to race, I find a little resting place.
Everyday · Peaceful
Enough for now
You made it through a trying day, Though not quite in the planned-out way. Unclench your hands, let evening glow— Enough for now. Tomorrow, grow.
Encouragement · Tender
The owl’s goodnight
An owl calls softly from the tree, The stars blink back: we hear, we see. The woods breathe out, the branches sway— And fold the last small piece of day.
Bedtime · Peaceful
Side by side
A crooked map, a snack for two, A path that neither of us knew. We took the long way, laughed, and found Good company makes good ground.
Friendship · Playful