POEMS

When she smiles the world comes alive As if her laughter is both the rain and the sun Her power, more than survival, is to thrive In the...

May we walk in a love bigger than ourselves I wish for you nothing less Than to find love of heavenly origins So that we may share When...

When the morning comes We must be ready to let in the sun The cold and dark of the night Is not where we hide It's where we rest So that...

I've worked all these years Striving Fighting Sacrificing The lie that admiration is eared through accolade But now I know better Time...

Everything about loving you is easy Except for the learning to love myself Nonetheless, I make this promise to you To recognize that...

If being shockingly radical is the goal Then I choose to change the game In a world where it seems forgotten I will commit to compassion...

The world tries to tell us what family means But family is ours to define We stand, a collective, unwavering in commitment To nourish...

Do not waste even one precious moment on this earth hiding from how you feel To be alive is to feel joy and pain joy again Often the both...

There's no story as powerful As unsolicited love in the words of a daughter There is no sun as bright As the pride that can pour from my...

When you fall I'll wipe your tears and feel your pain Reminding you how these moments Forge our paths And when I trip I'll fight the urge...

If we must spend some days apart Know that I hold you in my heart With baited breath I count the days till your return My prayer for you...

It's a smile that heals me It's a word that takes my breath away It's a promise that I can be more than I ever believed It's a change in...

When the weight of the world is bearing down Know that I will always be here Walking through the tempest with you Holding the light to...

When the trials of the world are ever mounting A million voices wondering what to do No matter what presents it's challenge to us I will...

In your life you will be both revered and reviled Given praise for things undone while accomplishments go unseen Life is a spectacle,...

Every time I hear your laugh I'm overwhelmed Surprised by how it takes my breath away Those are the moments that make everything...

Oh the magic in a little girl's eyes They see their father for all he can be Forgiving with splendor and grace To create a hero Faith...

Hold fast little ones In this blinding pace Hold fast my sweet loves Days are precious and few Hold fast to your heart To the journey...

Lightning The moments pass so quickly Flashes Framing our laughter Illuminating Our captured joy Horizons Uncovered hope for tomorrow...

The gifts I can buy are not sufficient To show my love for you On this day I do more than celebrate I reaffirm my promise and commitment...