Saturday, October 17, 2015

Cold



Cold

Fingers freezing; frosty days,
Ice upon the window plays,
Autumn chills; with skill she hones,
Tapping shiv’ring shoulder bones.

Shirt and sweater; scarf and coat,
Warmer weather now remote,
Hearth and home; my full desire,
Think I’ll build a raging fire!

Peter Lowell Paulson

October 17, 2015

Saturday, September 12, 2015

Thanks

Thanks

Thanks for all you've given,
Your bounteous beauty rife,
Thanks for all you’ve taken,
The trouble and the strife,
Thanks for all you’ve left me,
In thanks, I owe my life!

Peter Lowell Paulson
September 12, 2015

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Beautiful Day



Beautiful Day

I spied a little hummingbird; its wings began to dip,
Upon a flowered basket long enough to take a sip,
And, on this gorgeous summer's day my heart is filled with bliss,
I can't imagine any day could be as fine as this!

Peter Lowell Paulson

August 25, 2015

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Little Granddaughters



Little Granddaughters

Grandsons make me proud,
Pop my buttons proud,
Granddaughters take my breath away,
It's seen in simple things,
When they stoop to pick up a toy,
There is reflection of the thing,
Rather than power and control,
There is want of knowing it,
There is personification,
They will talk to a rubber ducky,
As if it were a baby duck,
I saw this in my daughter, too,
But, now again,
And, I have more time,
To enjoy the nuance,
When she runs in a little dress,
And, pretends to fall,
The dress opening as a flower as she sits, and exclaims,
"I am falling!"
When she laughs with delight,
And, turns her head to see if I am watching,
I can laugh, too,
With pure abandon,
With pure love,
With pure joy,
Knowing,
She is my granddaughter!

Peter Lowell Paulson

August 19, 2015

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Paradiso


Paradiso

Glimpses of paradise,
Heaven held,
If only for a short time,
In an infant's smile,
A mother's tender touch,
A child's laughter,
A father's firm embrace,
Little of holes in heaven,
Through which we see,
God's love,
Every day!

Peter Lowell Paulson
August 11, 2015

Thursday, August 6, 2015

Relentless Rain II




Relentless Rain II

Relentless rain,
Resolute,
Reminiscent,
Of days gone by,
Boyhood days,
Unencumbered,
Free to fancy,
Free to fascinate,
Free to fly,
Free,
Just free!

Peter Lowell Paulson
August 6, 2015

Saturday, August 1, 2015

Stillness



Stillness

Stillness,
Just before the dawn,
Quiet rules the senses,
It envelopes my soul,
Enraptured by silence,
Worries asea,
I am able to be,
Fully me,
In stillness,
In stillness.


Peter Lowell Paulson