The useful detour
The path you planned may turn away And lead you through a different day. A detour isn't always wrong; It may have flowers all along.
Encouragement · Hopeful
Little rhymes for real life
Browse short poems for birthdays, thank-yous, friendship, love, encouragement, and bedtime.
Friday's open window
The morning opens wide its door; A sparrow sings a little more. I let the fresh air wander through And make a place for something new.
Everyday · Hopeful
The teacup lullaby
An empty cup beside the grate Has stayed up with the fire till late. A final spark, a little gleam, Then all the room begins to dream.
Bedtime · Warm
The moon's mailbox
The moon has got a mailbox blue For sleepy wishes sent by you. A star collects them, one by one, And sorts them till the night is done.
Bedtime · Playful
The dream gardener
A gardener plants dreams at night And waters them with pale moonlight. By morning, little wishes grow In beds where only sleepers go.
Bedtime · Peaceful
The unfinished sketch
A sketch can leave some paper bare And still have something lovely there. Your day can end with space to fill; The parts you've made are precious still.
Encouragement · Hopeful
The shared rain
One umbrella, shoulders near, The world a little blurred from here. The rain can have the avenue; This little patch belongs to two.
Love · Tender
Pocket pebble
A pebble smooth from river flow Has traveled farther than I know. I keep it close, a quiet guide: Time softens edges, side by side.
Everyday · Peaceful
A year of small delights
May this year bring a favorite song, A comfy chair, a walk that's long. May small delights come out to play And keep your birthday all the way.
Birthday · Hopeful
The long conversation
We meant to talk for just a bit; An hour passed before we quit. The clock kept going, as clocks do; I lost the time in time with you.
Friendship · Warm
You made room
You moved a chair and made some space So I could find a friendly place. A small adjustment, gently done, Can turn a stranger into someone.
Thank you · Warm
The cereal regatta
My cereal boats set out to float Around a banana-yellow boat. The spoon arrived to stir the sea; A breakfast storm was made by me.
Everyday · Playful