Nice, PAD 27-3, triquatrain

 

Helping Out

 

Was heeding advice, and tried to play nice,
But, alas, things do not always work out.
Thought it a winner, to help cook dinner.
I have had better ideas, no doubt.

 

The first thing I did, antique with a lid,
I dropped and sadly smashed it to pieces.
She tried to be kind, like she didn’t mind.
I’m not one of her favorite nieces.

 

But that wasn’t all, that happened to fall,
The thick turkey gravy fell with a splat.
“No worries, my dear,” she said with good cheer,
“It will prevent us from getting so fat.”

 

I had temp too high and then burnt the pie,
So I tell you I felt like no winner.
But to keep my pride, looked on the bright side,
At least, I helped all to remain thinner.

Nice PAD 27-2, Triolet sonnet

 Thanking God for Nice Things 

 

Thank You for my favorite things,

All that puts a smile on my face.

 Art, writing, music, and hymn sings

 Thank You for my favorite things.

My friends, family and wedding rings  

And traveling from place to place

Thank You for my favorite things,

All that puts a smile on my face.

Fun that hiking and biking brings  

Thank You for my favorite things.

Beautiful autumns and warm springs

Your mercy, forgiveness and grace

Thank You for my favorite things,

All that puts a smile on my face.

Nice, PAD 27-1, triolet

 

Like Pulling Off an Adhesive Bandage

 

Sometimes nice isn’t actually nice.

The best things to do might seem mean.

Some pamper when a smile would suffice.

Sometimes nice isn’t actually nice.

Some faux niceness comes via advice.

You have to kill germs to be clean.  

Sometimes nice isn’t actually nice.

The best things to do might seem mean.

Meandering PAD 26-3, Trimeric

 The Travel Bug

The travel bug has bitten

And I long to expand

By wandering around the world

Who knows where I’ll land

 

And I long to expand

Stretching, taking risks

Learning and growing

 

By wandering around the world

Meandering here and there

New sights and adventures  

 

Who knows where I’ll land?

Australia, Israel, Iceland, Qatar, Japan?

I have a long bucket list.

Meandering, PAD 26-2, acrostic

 

Meandering

 

Meandering through life

Endlessly wandering

Ambling along

Now winding this way and that

Dawdling, pondering, considering

Even moseying

Roaming, rambling, roving

Interacting with whatever presents itself

Not merely meandering, but following

God’s direction, bringing a beautiful ending.

meandering, PAD 26-1, Tri-Fall

 

Meandering

 

Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Matthew 6:26 (NIV)

 

Meandering I go,

But not lost.

Wandering in forests and creeks

Through sunshine, rain or snow

Hair wind-tossed

Being aware that nature speaks.

 

Observing a design

Intricate

Flora and fauna harmonize.

Together they combine

Infinite

Declaring the divine and wise.

                                                                              

What nature has to say

About Him,

The designer also made us.

So if we lose our way

And things dim,

The Creator’s One we can trust.

love/antilove PAD 25-4

 

Hand in hand

Used to be romantic

Now, it’s to hold each other up