“A poem is the very image of life expressed in its eternal truth.”
Percy Bysshe Shelley

Monday, August 5, 2013

Leaving for a While


our reality
two seriously ill at home
a challenging time

a case of two halves
equaling less than a whole
life gets difficult

alternating both
care giving and receiving
we struggle badly

so we roll along
finding some joy where we can
not letting pain rule

but now my dear friends
I take a leave of absence
until stress lightens


Friday, August 2, 2013

The Happiness Formula


On my mind has been
what accounts for happiness,
how one can find it.

On my better days,
love and value are affirmed
through loved ones and work.

Researchers assert
service and compassion bring
happiness as well.