Early Birds

April 18, 2015Vonita 20 Comments

In their black and white
Jackets the early birds smartly
Go on their way attending
To all that needs to be
Done in the new day
That has arisen

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Early Bird.”

Wake Up!

April 17, 2015Vonita 7 Comments

A shade
Of comforting
Green creeps into my
View demanding that I take
Note of the solace that is offered
Waking to its presence
I do

Happy Endings

April 17, 2015April 17, 2015Vonita 12 Comments

Happy endings
Joyful lyrics
Let us rather sing
For our life and
Those we love
Honor to our king
In this world we
Do not trust but
Hope in thee I bring
My Lord, my God
I pray to thee
I offer everything

Injustice

April 17, 2015Vonita 11 Comments

It is not funny
When words are said
Deliberately to cause pain
It is not funny
When injured by those
Who could be showing love
It is not funny
When a country turns off
Lights because there is no power
It is not funny
When denied a job solely
Based on the color of your skin
It is not funny
When there is no work
For a younger generation born
It is not funny
When all around is pain
And death and rape and suffering
It is not funny
Why would anyone want to laugh?

http://m.news24.com/fin24/Economy/South-Africans-learn-to-laugh-at-load-shedding-20150416

Growing Older

April 16, 2015April 16, 2015Vonita 14 Comments

Creeping up swiftly
Time travels deftly
Carrying us along
Whether we would
Want to go or not
We have no choice
The nights roll by
Hours die daily as
We grow older one
Journey at a time

Mentoring Myself

April 16, 2015Vonita 15 Comments

I tell myself what I should feel
I tell myself what I should think
What I should do
What I should say
How I should act
And myself turns
The other way
It is like I never
Told myself
Anything
At all

https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_prompt/mentor-me/

A Dialogue

April 16, 2015April 16, 2015Vonita 2 Comments

I wrote a poem
And sent it to a friend
He said
The Falls, they are Niagara
I said
You know well, have you seen them?
He said
I have seen many places in the States
I said
I have not
He said
Last month I earned enough to buy two yachts
I said
I did not
He said
I could take you there
I said
I cannot go
He said
One day?
I said
Maybe