Month: August 2018
Eagle Spirit
Running beyond the meadows,
To the thicket of forest grass,
The sun was shining high,
As the eagle flew pass.
Watching as he soared,
So high above the land,
I knew my life had meaning,
That there was a bigger plan.
Lifted up so gently,
In Great Bears loving care,
The sky opened up to show,
The Great Spirit waiting there.
Wind blowing threw me,
My vision took new flight,
The Great Bear comforts me,
As I finally give up the fight.
Like mini feature films,
The past played in my head,
Great Spirit opened up my eyes,
And my soul it truly bled.
Tear drops from heaven,
Fell from the sky,
The eagle came down,
And I said good bye.
I thanked the Great Bear,
For the teachings she shared,
And gave thanks to Great Spirit,
For meeting me there.
– Annalee Hopkins Somerville
31st August – On This Day In History
Born:
1870 Marie Montessori (educator – spontaneous response)
Died:
1997 Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales (car crash victim in Paris)
On This Day:
1978 Sri Lanka adopts its constitution
Have a good Friday, 31st August
Butterflies Flight
Peter sat upon the stump,
Watching little things,
All different colors,
All different wings.
One was black and spotted,
How it caught his eyes,
It fluttered its little wings,
It tried and tried to fly.
Up you go, said Peter,
You can fly so high,
All you have to do he said,
Is flap with all your might.
Flap the little butterfly did,
Flapped with all its might,
It raised a little in the air,
Then fell down out of fright.
Feeling a little discouraged,
He wiggled his wings and sighed,
Then he got an idea,
And thought, just one last try.
He spread his wings so far,
Flapped them fast and slow,
When he started to raise,
He gave Peter the go.
As he flapped away,
Peter gave a gentle blow,
And that little butterfly,
Gave quiet the little show.
He flew so very high,
That Peter couldn’t see,
Which butterfly was his?
I guess he’s truly free.
– Annalee Hopkins Somerville
30th August – On This day In History
Born:
1930 Warren Buffett (businessman and second wealthiest man in the world)
Died:
2013 Seamus Heaney (poet, playwright & Nobel Prize Winner for Literature)
On This Day:
1918 Czechoslovakia forms and becomes an independent republic
Have a good Thursday, 30th August
I Walk In The Sunshine
I Walk In The Sunshine
I Walk In The Sunshine
You live in the night
You’re not where I’m going
My future is bright
I’ll live in the sunshine
I’ve chosen the light.
– Adeline Foster
29th August – On This Day In History
Born:
1958 Michael Jackson (singer & songwriter)
Died:
2016 Gene Wilder (actor – Charlie And The Chocolate Factory)
On This Day:
1964 Walt Disney’s Mary Poppins is released
Have a good Wednesday, 29th August
Basket Of Sunshine
I was given a basket of sunshine,
All wrapped in deepest blue.
I opened up God’s package,
And there my child was you.
Your cheeks so red and rosy,
And eyes that glistened deep.
For you were given to me from God above,
For all my life to love and keep.
One day I know I’ll have to go,
To my Father from which I came.
But the love I will leave you behind,
For always will remain.
Remembering times I held you,
And rocked you fast asleep.
Bruised knees, and cuts I tended,
Wiping tears falling down your cheeks.
I will always be here for you,
Even after I am gone.
Remember me, oh child of mine,
If only in a childhood song.
‘Rock A Bye Baby, In the tree top’,
When the wind blows, lifes’ cradle will rock,
If the bow breaks or looks as too fall, ‘
Remember I and God are near,
And will protect you from it all.
– Linda Winchell
