a swift glance to my right
and to my surprise
little puffy triangles
of beige, white, brown, and tan
their undulating feathers
waving to me as i pass by
what a serendipitous occurrence
Tag: happiness
Cheryl Wood
Sad Times
Grief
Tears flow
Regrets abound
Ask forgiveness
Choose Happiness
Smile
Lips curl
Eyes sparkle
Extend the feel
Grieve
Beloved sisters
Surprising, suddenly gone
Family feels lost
Shock waves to befuddled minds
Is this a god’s cosmic joke?
No Plans
life unpredicted
say your prayers if you believe
cling to the hopeful
somewhere over the rainbow
where colorful still exists
Attitude
live and love wildly
life can be seen a bummer
make it a party
roll with unpredictable
enjoy everything at will
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Cheryl Wood is a mom and grandmother who enjoys scribbling some words, hopefully with humor. She started writing in 2015 after a second bout of cancer to keep busy while recuperating. Cheryl was featured in 2020 and in 2022. You can find her work HERE. Selected pieces of her work were published in The Short of It – Volume 1 – The Sound of Brilliance and in Reflections & Revelations.
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Bestowing Cheer
Inspired by What do you see #229
gift someone some joy
make life a tad easier
it’ll uplift you too
Coasting
Inspired by Reena’s Exploration Challenge #273 & Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – Willy Nilly
trapped in our own space
listlessly tossed about in uncharted territory
letting depression and anxiety set in deeper
watching what happiness we had drained
if only something forced us to interact willy-nilly
what with our sanity at stake
but would we listen?
Crashing Into Peace
turquoise shorelines beckon me
the subtle dissonance of the waves resonates in my ears
all the pent up tension leaves my body
as each easy footprint lands in the sand and water
the shh of wooshing waves
makes me one with nature
my senses come alive with her female charms
with her sensual colors and soft winds
seducing me to stay
the themes of relaxation surround me
the release i experience
speaks for itself
Of My Own Making
life is random
my thoughts specific
i’d like to live
where i would thrive
a place
filled with comfort
meeting my needs
supplying what’s required
this
my paradise
this
enough of what is needed
Inspired by Reena’s Exploration Challenge #207 & Eugenia’s Weekly Prompt – Enchanted
Endurance
Inspired by Eugi’s Weekly Prompt – Happiness & Reena’s Exploration Challenge #186 – We don’t need you to make us feel safe, because you made us feel brave.
always cursing the heavens
while life constantly threw itself at us
but yet
despite the struggles all around
the misfortunes endured
we found our way back to happiness
somehow grateful for the experience
and the lessons taught
the grief of loss
showed us we could endure
the reverent conversations with mother nature
went something like this…
“we don’t need you to make us feel safe, because you made us feel brave“
we had to be
WOW!
I’m thrilled and so honored to have reached this milestone. THANK YOU to all of you who have supported my work on the blog and beyond. You keep me going, inspire me to do more and better. It means so much to me.
I’d Give You The Moon
all my love
to you
direct from all the right intentions
you are deserving
of so much more
for your love sets me free
This love poem is inspired by Val’s request for poetry contributions
to the National Poetry Month Scavenger Hunt aka NPM 21.
Choosing Wants
Redux
I’d like to rub elbows with as many determined experiences as my life can possibly contain.
There will likely be uninvited events, surely wounding me.
But sandwiched in between, moments of soothing and reflective downtime.
And growth.
Bring it on, life.
I’ve never been more prepared.
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