A row of tiny houses A row of open doors No one living anywhere Just bones upon the floor Bones that have lain there For many lonely years In a place where death lives And plays upon your fears An abandoned little chapel Another open door There’s no sense in praying For the bones upon […]
We walked for miles Me and you We had a bond Pure and true We laughed together About the daftest things We spoke for hours About what life brings You were there When others didn’t bother You were honestly Like a mother I miss you lots Every single day There’s lots of things I’d like […]
I can’t say hello to you I can’t reach out my hand I can’t find words for how I feel Because I just can’t understand I can’t seem to make things better I can’t make it go away I can’t wait until it’s ok It can’t stay forever this way I can’t bear the silence […]
Pick up a piece of paper An envelope and pen Write a few lines of lovely words And send it to a friend Tell them little details Tell them happy things Tell them the things that make your world And the little joys life brings A letter is a special gift Handwritten with love and […]
And I waited In the frozen dark A blanket of snow under my feet I knew that you were on your way I could not wait for us to meet I was alone Under a starry sky The night still, frozen and stark And then you came and found me And became my light in […]
Tiny footprints on the sand Lots of seashells in her hands She runs down towards the waves Past the rock pools and the caves The beach is where she loves to play In winter winds or summer days In her pockets her seashell treasure The little joys that bring her pleasure Photo ©Brenda Stephens Par […]
Tiny and delicate Shades of purple blue The petals of forget-me-not Draw my mind to you To my own special memories I remember in my own way Those are the only bits of you They can not take away All the little funny things All the little thoughts I hope you can remember too Please, […]
Can you see the footprints The trail I left behind I might be kept away for now But I’m not that hard to find Wait until the stars shine And the sun has slipped away Listen in your dreams for my voice And what it has to say My voice it will whisper Right into […]
Petals falling Reminiscent of snow But warm and fragrant We stand below The warmth of the sun Comes peeping through As we play in the blossom Just me and you Photo ©Brenda Stephens
They welcome you into the world Hold you safe and tight They carry you close to their heart And rock you to sleep at night They lift you when you tumble Up from the dirty ground They wipe away the tears And keep you safe and sound They wave you off when school starts The […]
Slime And Rhyme 