Wordsmith at work

A piece of paper with a number That may bring you happiness Or turn your life asunder. It is so precious  You cannot afford to be reckless You don't want to miss that gorgeous necklace. Earn, save and then spend Must absolutely be your trend You might not be helped by  a friend. Help someone in need Do not succumb to greed Let that be your creed.

There are a zillion people on the planet There is a  you and a me, There is a he and a she, There is a they and  a them, And there is a 'we' and an 'us', That sets the buzz. It is  US   who stands strong, It is  US that makes right every wrong, Together WE shall find the strength, Together WE shall tackle every bend, In US there is magic Isn't that Fantastic? Let US walk hand in hand Bringing peace, justice and happiness to every land.

  Tring tring! Good, bad and sad news you did bring You have forged friendships You have mended a  broken relationship. You have been privy to secrets galore, as whispers went to and fro. Through you, moms have exchanged a recipe or two. As a teenager, Many a moment I have engaged in enjoyable chatter Until I heard dad holler, "When are you going to let go of that receiver?" There are fewer of you today,   Your counterpart, the mobile holds sway. Looking at you Fills us with nostalgia and   memories a hundred and two.  Dear rotary phone, Red, green or blue, We will always miss you.

  You wake at the break of dawn Filling the air With the sweetest birdsong. You collect twigs and sticks To build a nest small or big You soar high in the sky Inspiring me to spread my wings and fly. 

The month of September is a 'happy birthday' month in my home. This year my mother turned 84, a on the 8th of September and my sons will turn 23 and21 respectively. Ah, yes, the better- half turns 63 on the 22nd. Mom at 84 is not doing too badly. She may be feeble and slow of gait but she gets around. She remains prayerful and a voracious reader. Reading the daily newspaper is a must. At home with me for the past few months, she has had very little to do and is happy to catch up on her reading and bonding with her two grandsons who regale her with tales from their ever-so - busy lives. Mom can still sew a button or alter a hemline and am I grateful for that! Born within two years of each other on the same day, my sons are temperamentally as different as chalk is from cheese. Besides a common date, they share little else. The older is easy going, rectient, generous and musically inclined. The younger who turned 21 is thrifty, hot-headed,  extroverted and an artist in his own...

And I am back..                              My life changed on the April6th, 2019, when I was officially proclaimed 'sick' I am on the road to wellness. It has been a long and anxious 5months but I am better now and hope to get completely well soon. I have learnt that there is no greater wealth than good health. If you are healthy, you are strong, positive and happy. So take charge of your health. Thanks to the awesome support that I received from friends and family, I was able to negotiate every twist and turn that the illness brought. I learnt that self-pity is a total no-no and you just had to snap out of it.  Wallowing in self-pity just made you more sick and miserable. Spiritually, it has brought me closer to God. I have begun reading the Bible and praying like I never have in my 55years. Illness changes you in more ways than one. It may temporarily physically weaken you but will also br...

Erase hurt and pain, Forgive, and you will gain. Erase blindness, Let there be kindness. Don't misjudge, Erase  mistrust,  Work on a relationship Don't let it rust.  Erase the 'cannot', don't tie a knot, Let positivity be your mascot.  Erase envy, anger and fear, Hold close love and good cheer.  Erase the bad and the ugly Wear a coat of goodness snugly.  Always be happy and bubbly!