Smell the Roses

Pause and notice
the miracles
you just dismiss
as light trickles
from screen to eye
while you pass by
lost in life’s din

© Stephen W. Buchanan 2022

Inspired by a line “I declare world peace and invite you to notice the miracles unfolding every day” below Selma Martin’s wonderful poetry post “World Citizens In Solidarity With Ukraine: An Espresso Moment“

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Happy Merry

The twinkling lights
Holiday songs
Gift-wrapped delights
Good-willing throngs
Joyful reasons
for the seasons
found where love's shared

Words and images © Stephen W. Buchanan 2021

Originally published advertising free at “If You Haven’t Got A Sonnet”

Imagined friends
tell me straight lies
as the truth wends
in deep disguise
Making me wish
shadows vanish
despite the light

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