Twinkle lights the block, jingle bells tickle, Christmas Spirit spreads like frost on window pane, warm like cocoa in my cup. ~Sophia Tesch
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 Artwork by Xi Pan http://www.xipan.com A Mother's hug
Warm, with the scent of soap. All better now. ~Sophia Tesch  My Midnight Run
Moonlight dances on my skin, My hooves pound soft ground, Grass whips my ankles as I sprint free, No rider to hold me, no man owns me. Cool wind's caress intertwines with my hot deep breaths. I run to my horizon-- my final rest. ~Sophia Tesch R U
Into Txt Messaging? Times they change, we must adapt. A few characters take the place of a paragraph. Short retort bursts volley between you and me. The joy :) The tears :( Sent in brief moments we seize Shared with a colon and parenthesis. Music plays, little lights blink from a tiny machine. Can the true depth of my thoughts be captured on this small screen? R u able 2 c what I mean? What happened to the written word? At times it all seems quite absurd. Language and sentiment has become Abbreviated symbols under your thumb.  Thanks Facebook friend J.Washington for the inspiration. Welcome sunshine glows friendly from
the bloom, a secret lust desire nibbles at the edges. ~Sophia Tesch  Poem Civic Engagement Power to the PeopleBy: Sophia Tesch
Power to the People! Will they hold it? Vote cash money All ready sold it. Power to the People! Will they see? You’ve got to get off the couch Election Day. Democracy. Power to the People! Put down the remote, The joystick The beer The keyboard The smoke. Power to the People! Hold it in your hands. Leaders take the lead. Make demands. Accountability Transparency Real representation That’s what’s essential Throughout this great nation. Power to the People! No fairy godmother with magic to fix it. The magic is called a vote so get out and use it! A phone, call a letter, to let them know how you feel. It is only then that the people's power can be real. No more excuses take the power in hand. Put time and money where your heart is No more burying your head in the sand Run for office make a stand And you'll see Power goes back to the people Freedom isn't free Democracy.  It creeps upon us. Initially the chill wins the morning, and then evening, it steals away easy balmy reverie. It knew we would not give up our summer willingly.
Like a nun's ruler slap on the desk of a desperate daydreamer. September is here. No more tank tops and cut-off jeans put your crisp uniform on! September demands. September is the fierce parent with demands and obligations of precision, production and perfection. Tepid, loose, free, satisfaction of the beachy days of summer is over. Snap out of your blissful summer stupor and into the snappish clarity of Fall.  Crisp autumn air cracks and whips the windows through the trees.
Leaves like jewels are stolen and tossed violently in the breeze. We have no cares because we're indoors, cozy as you please. With a cuppa cocoa by the fire we're tangled at the knees. We're snuggled up together, warming our bodies and our hearts. It won't be long before the chill of winter and the holiday season starts. But that doesn't worry me; it's my favorite time of year. I'm thankful to share the long, cold, nights now that you are here.  Lots of taking,
Not much giving. Lots of dieing, Not much living. Lots of crying, Not much laughing. Lots of lying, Even more grafting. But there's still hoping, And there's still praying. There's still loving So it's worth staying. The world's not perfect, But it's better than before. Today is another chance for peace, To try again once more.  I was Going to Live My Dream But. A Poem About the Little Ways Our Days Evaporate and so Do the Opportunities to Live Our Dreams
I was going to live my dream today. Live to my potential make the best of my life but the children needed breakfast. They wanted scrambled eggs with toast today. I was going to live my dream today but my husband lost his car keys. He was late for work and it took fifteen minutes to find them. I was going to live my dream today but on the way to feeding the dog I noticed a long line of ants marching to the kitchen. I had to find the spray to make them go away. I was going to live my dream today but the baby needed her favorite toy pony that she lost for the fifth time today, it took about forty-five minutes to find it, change her diaper again and put her down for nap. She wanted her favorite story read twice. I was going to live my dream today but it was lunchtime and the older kids wanted tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. Then it was time to clean up and grab something out of the freezer for dinner. I was going to live my dream today but I needed to put in a load of laundry, do more dishes, and clean up the front room before someone tripped on the toys. I was going to live my dream but Johnny was having trouble with his homework and tomorrow is the day we are supposed to provide the snack for the class. Then it was time to put dinner in the oven. I was going to live my dream but then my husband came home. It was time for dinner and he wanted to talk about his day before reading the paper and falling asleep watching baseball on the couch. I was going to live my dream but the dog needed to be walked. The cat needed to be fed--again. The baby can't find her toy pony now and it needs to be found before bedtime in a half an hour. I was going to live my dream but the HOA says the front walk must be swept and in acceptable condition, by their standards, by tomorrow. I was going to live my dream but I am exhausted. I'll try to live my dream again tomorrow. |
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