Thursday, November 8, 2018

Forget Us Not



Forget Us Not

The sky dark and fiery
A solemn crowd stood round the cenotaph
The old, the young and in between
Old men and women in wheelchairs
Pushed by the young
All bundled against the bitter wind
Remembering days of old
Stories told by family
Throughout the years
Of great-grandfather, great-grandmother, great aunts and uncles
Grandmothers and grandfather, aunts and uncles
Those newly indoctrinated into the club
Of wounded and dead veterans
Ceremony took place
Heads were bowed
Prayers were said
As heads were raised
The heavenly sight was seen
The clouds lifted
The winds stilled
Light trickled down
A single ray of light
Shone round
In all heads a voice was heard
We sacrificed our futures and lives for you
Forget us not
The bells pealed out
A hundred times
Forget us not!!
©Sheilagh Lee  November 8 2018



Monday, September 3, 2018

A different story








Go for a boat ride
He said
The ocean’s calm
No sharks are near
We paddle bravely
Then I see
A whale
Bigger than the sea
It’s a trick of the light
My friend says
An illusion
We’re safe
He insists
I know this whale is huge
He can tip us into the sea
And devour us
For my friend’s name
Is Jonah
You see
And in the tale
The whale tells is a different one
Then you and me
©Sheilagh Lee  March 16, 2018

Monday, August 27, 2018

Giving Thanks





As the sun sets
On the day
We gave thanks
For our blessings
Give prayers
Hoping that tomorrow
Will be a better day
Offer help to those who need
Say prayers for others
For only through community
And love of our fellow man
Do we truly prosper

©Sheilagh Lee  August 27, 2018

Monday, July 30, 2018

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

Friday, July 27, 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

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Remembering D-Day 74 Years Later


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Remembering D-Day 74 Years Later

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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
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We shall never forget  their sacrifice

Image result for d'day- Juno beachAnd remember them forever
American, British and Canadian

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







Wednesday, May 30, 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

Tuesday, May 29, 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

Sunday, May 13, 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

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

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

Monday, February 19, 2018

Tuesday writings~Mine to win


Prompts: underneath, victory, struggles

Mine to Win
Sometimes I wonder why
Others can’t see
The me I see
This hidden illness
That presents to most
As if I were
Like everyone else
I wish I was
But underneath this smile
This tender heart
If you look closely at my eyes
You’d see the struggles
That I have
How much pain
I don’t share
How dead tired I am
Because I try hard to see
The good and not the bad
Ignore the disease
That holds me captive
So I can beat it
In my own way
But from time to time
I forget to fight
Let darkness triumph
Then I look
In the mirror to see
Death warmed over
I purse my lips
And smile
For I won’t let fibromyalgia
Or my autoimmune condition succeed
My life is my own
To be happy or sad
I choose to smile
This victory is mine to win
                                                                                                                ©Sheilagh Lee February 19, 2018


Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Tuesday Writings - Two Hearts That Beat As One

Happy Valentine’s Day to my husband







Two Hearts That Beat As One
On a cold February night
Fair heart was won
A man gallant
Charming and sweet
Could have had fair lady
At his feet
Instead he elevated her
Took her by his side
Smiled his warm brown eyes
Her heart went pitter-patter
In answer to his
He gave the peace
From the uncertainty and turmoil
That she sought
Happiness filled her heart and soul
She never wanted to let him go
He felt the same
She was glad to know
So they began a journey
Together they could meet
Any strife
For life is the foundation
For two hearts  
 To beat as one


©Sheilagh Lee February 13, 2018

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Tuesday Writings #28-Happiness Personfied

Happiness Personfied

She is tiny and wrinkled
Her face, red and a little battered
Like she’s been through a war
She has,she tried so hard
With mother’s help to be born
But after many, many hours
Her mother worn
They pulled her from her cozy home
Into the cold bright world
She is a newborn baby girl
Long awaited and loved so much
She’ll grow up big and strong
The apple of her father’s, mother’s

And grandparent’s eyes.
©Sheilagh Lee January 24,  2018

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Tuesday Writings#27~ End Prejudice

Prompts this week : Impartiality, Enlightened, Educated.

End Prejudice
Words uttered having meaning
They cannot be tracked back
Rewritten with different meaning
Racism is racism
Shameful and demeaning
It should be talked about
Telling the person who utters it
No, this is not acceptable
Educate the children teach them well
So they can teach their elders
No more bigotry,
No more bias too,
Just a world where men,
And women are not judged,
By the differences they hold,
Let’s find the courage,
The dignity and the conviction,
To transform prejudice, backward, beliefs,
Into tolerance and impartiality,
It is possible to become more enlightened,
The words in back rooms,
Behind closed doors,
Still echo in the world,
Let’s end that hidden prejudice, too
For educated, open-minded people
Want to live in that world.
©Sheilagh Lee January 16,  2018

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Tuesday Writings -No#26

Tuesday Writings -No#26
Prompts this week: Denouement, Stardust, Turncoat
This is an imagining not anything I know personally.



The denouement of my life
Came when the stardust fell from my eyes
I saw them for what they really were
Not family, not people who loved me

But turncoats who thought of only themselves.

©Sheilagh Lee January 10, 2018