Your quiet bravery
A brave thing needn't make a sound Or draw a cheering crowd around. Sometimes it's getting up to try Beneath a still uncertain sky.
Encouragement · Tender
Little rhymes for real life
Browse short poems for birthdays, thank-yous, friendship, love, encouragement, and bedtime.
Dawn's small promise
The day arrives without a shout; One stripe of gold is peeking out. It doesn't promise all will shine, Just room to try, one step at a time.
Everyday · Hopeful
The tucked-in town
The last bus sighs beside its shed; The lampposts stand around its bed. The rooftops settle in a row Beneath the moon's unhurried glow.
Bedtime · Warm
The sleepy orchard
The apples rest upon the tree; The moon looks through the leaves to see. The branches hold their cargo tight And rock it gently through the night.
Bedtime · Peaceful
The badger's book
A badger read one chapter more Then laid his book beside the door. He dreamed of all the places there Without once leaving his warm chair.
Bedtime · Warm
One less thing
You needn't hold it all tonight; Set down one thing and travel light. The stars don't carry all the sky; Each brings a spark and lets it lie.
Encouragement · Peaceful
The porch light
I leave the porch light glowing low To greet you through the evening snow. A little warmth beside the door Says come inside; you're loved once more.
Love · Warm
The sidewalk museum
A leaf, a stone, a crooked twig: Small treasures needn't be too big. The sidewalk has a show today; Admission is a walk this way.
Everyday · Playful
The candle choir
The candles sing without a sound; Their little golden heads dance round. One breath will send them off to play And carry wishes on their way.
Birthday · Playful
A joke saved for you
I heard a joke and kept it near Until your voice was mine to hear. Some funny things feel twice as true When I can share the laugh with you.
Friendship · Playful
For the little things
You found my scarf, you fixed the light, You asked if I got home all right. The little things you choose to do Make ordinary days feel new.
Thank you · Warm
The marmalade map
My toast has made a golden map; A marmalade sea fills the gap. I steer my knife from coast to coast And sail away with one more toast.
Everyday · Playful