Today is a mystery
sort of wide open
with things that need done
not sure I want to do any of them
so I will do some
one appointment I won’t miss
and no, it’s not the dentist
I hope it’s filled
with family and friends
with laughter,
smiles, hugs and grins
the tears need to stay at bay
I don’t have time
for you today
so far
so good
© 2011 Turquoise Tangles
baby mine
I love you so
my daughter
mine to raise
alone
just you and me
out in the world
we’ll dance in the rain
splash in puddles
and jump in leaf piles
in the fall
we’ll throw snowballs
make snowmen
and swing so high
on the swings
in the park
we’ll pick bouquets
in Grandma’s garden
chase butterflies
by day
and fireflies
by night
laying in a hammock
we’ll watch the clouds
move across
the summer sky
we’ll laugh
skip
and fill one another up
with joy
I’m smiling as I write
this poem for you
my daughter
about to be born
due one month from today
these promises
I make to you
we will go adventuring
I will be there
always
loving you
my firstborn
child of whimsy,
romance, laughter and love
Ella Bella will you be
now and forevermore
© 2011 Turquoise Tangles
jayarrarr’s story about Ella Bella:
http://jayarrarr.tumblr.com/post/13708111427/ella-bella
jayarrarr’s Ella Bella Poem Challenge:
http://jayarrarr.tumblr.com/post/13709329881/ella-bella-challenge
as night falls
my heart hurts
I have a lump in my throat
and it was a good day
it was
I’m just having a hard time
with Christmas this year
and I love Christmas
the decorations
the music
the presents
the giving
more than getting
the fun of it
the joy
the laughter
this year I’m just not there yet
hope it kicks in soon
it’s not about Santa for me
it’s about the birth of Jesus
I’ll focus on that
and hope
for the peace of Him
to lift the burden
from my heart
© 2011 Turquoise Tangles
I am bein’ girly today
meetin’ a friend this morn
we’re going to gab,
chit chat and laugh
while our feet are soaked,
scrubbed and buffed
then our toes
polished in vivid hues
we’ll slip our flip flops on
talk a little more
hug goodbye
both of us feelin’ lighter
on the inside
after our time together
sharing hearts
over pedicures
two women
bein’ girly
my birthday present
a little early
from a wonderful friend
who insisted
on treatin’
Thank you, Kim!
I. Can’t. Wait.
Will see you soooooon!
Love,
Janean
© 2011 Turquoise Tangles
the sounds of children playing
drift up through the floorboards
and travel up the basement stairs
the sound of the television drones on
one room over
I am sitting alone
as darkness falls
all around
listening
daydreaming
e-mailing
thinking
time to wash the floor
time to wash the turkey
time to cook the cranberries
time to cook the giblets
time to think about supper
for my family
tonight
I see the sun set
through the front window
from pale gold on the horizon
to the palest of rose
moving skyward
the houses and bare trees
stand out in silhouette
this is me
procrastinating
© Turquoise Tangles
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