Daisies

Sweet Harvest

 In a forest of feelings

We now know

What is good and evil

Because we ate of the apple

Why do we feel?

Such shame and such guilt?

We’re not evil

We just enjoy the fruit

Sweet harvest

Fragrant tasty fruit treats

Apples by the barrel

Cider, apple pie,

Apple crumble, apple crisp

Caramel apples and crisp apples

So yummy

Sweet treats soon to be created

And consumed

For that we give thanks.

©Sheilagh Lee  July 30 2018

Freedom

Freedom an overused word

Often mistaken

For something different

What is free?

You  ask

Freedom are words

I am able to speak

Without retribution

Protests I can make

To right wrongs

The right to be me
Journalists that ask questions
And get answers

Even a holiday

To a seashore

Or pleasant place

From work and strife

All are freedoms

I value

In a liberated society

©Sheilagh Lee  July 27 2018

Happy Father's Day dad

©Sheilagh Lee June 17, 2018

Remembering D-Day 74 Years Later

Remembering D-Day 74 Years Later

Men some young, some old

Some in between

Scared, shaking in their skins

They find the inner courage

The stamina and the bravery

To go to war    

On distance shore

They battle waves

The wicked weather

To face tanks, big guns and men

Trying to take land

To end the war

To save their families

For tyranny and strife

To find peace

Who gave their all

So we could end the war

To have peace again

And enjoy the fruits of life

So on this day 73 years later

We remember their sacrifice

And every day

For their love of country

And home they forfeited

Peace of mind, fear and life

Some gave their lives

Others their peace of mind

There are now words to thank them

We shall never forget  their sacrifice

And remember them forever

American, British and Canadian

 


  One and all remembered           forevermore
©Sheilagh Lee June 6, 2018

My friend

For Rose whom I dearly miss.

Six years, how can it be?

I know you are safe in heaven above

But my friend I miss you

I look up at that blue sky

Remembering all the good times we had

Singing in choir

Taking about our hope our dreams

Talking love and future

Speaking of our families

Our children

The love we have for them

The love that even death cannot divide

For I’m sure you are with them

I look up at that blue sky

And I think how appropriate

That you send love our way

I hold you close in my heart

And in my memories you live forever

©Sheilagh Lee May 30, 2018

Summer in the City

Summer in the City

Searing invisible flames

Sizzle, dancing and whistling

Through the air

Heavy and oppressing

The sun beats down

Sucks up all moisture

The once fragrant lilacs

Wilt along with the humans

Which dare to wander

In the city to work

Or to play

On this steaming hot day

 ©Sheilagh Lee May 29, 2018

Beloved sister

Grace

Your laugh made me smile

Your kind heart

Reached out to all

To encompass them in your life

You were lively and fun

We were proud to have you as a friend

Even happier to call you family

We will miss you Grace

Rest in peace

                                         Beloved sister
                                                     ©Sheilagh Lee May 12, 2018

Not A Robot

Is a picture worth a thousand words?

They say a picture

Is worth a thousand words

But I find the words

Make the picture

A few chosen words

Descriptive and meaningful

Can paint a picture

Of beauty, anguish, or joy

Many situations to see

For words are pictures

A author's paint brush

It's creation to behold

In the Mind's eye

                                                                                               ©Sheilagh Lee March 14, 2018