peaceful

June 30, 2024

Velvety Night


Velvety night calms and sooths
Softly touching after day’s turn

Star lights twinkle …are peeking
Through wisps of drifting clouds

Summer’s warmth lingers
Slowly giving way to cool surrender

Night creatures call out …now seeking
Distant and mournful, or sharply alerting

And so, we draw breath in and out
Somehow more finely tuned to body and earth

Filled and quietly resting …not speaking
Bathed in moon’s soft shine

Velvety night brings comfort
Contemplating, in God’s calm presence

Charlotte-Anne Allen

September 22, 2023

Ponder


Think now deeply
Weighing in your mind

Not speaking in a rush
Or acting before you find

Ponder things anew
And again, if need should be

For ears that will listen
And eyes that really see

Quiet considerations
Be still and take your time

Through prayer and meditation
Upon the mountains that you climb

And may those reflections brighten
Like a peaceful path on a clear sunny day

Lord, help us to live joyously
Wisely following you in every way

Charlotte-Anne Allen

July 21, 2023

Country Lane


Living on a country lane
Space and life with much to gain

Early morning cool with dew
Rising sun calls to you

Hardworking farmers busy all
Green fields with corn so tall

Barnyard creatures, chickens and cows
Tractors and trucks, bailers and plows

Grassy yards and sweet shade trees
Singing birds and buzzing bees

Rolling hills or wooded ways
Cool starry nights and long full days

Travel along a peaceful track
Kick off your shoes and settle back

Charlotte-Anne Allen

June 16, 2023

Blue Blue is the Ocean

Blue’s fine shades draw us near
Welcoming us in many ways

Lightly peaceful, relax and breathe
Waters soothing and sky’s clear days

Touching softly its companions
Settle back in calm serene

Brightens, lifts, and cools our head
To think, create… So fresh and clean

Then bold and dark, stable commitment
Speaks of strength and lends its dignity

Standing now for trust, honesty
Respect for others and authority

Be watchful, when into melancholy you sink
Then bring alongside… those shades of bright blue

From “On Colors”
Charlotte-Anne Allen

April 30, 2023

Pink Sweet

Kind and peaceful
Offering a hand

Soothing and calming
Bringing good to the land

Sensitive to others
Forgiving and strong

Letting go of anger
When others have done wrong

Soft and cozy
Speaks of things sweet

Strawberry ice cream
Smooth cool treat

Bringing happiness and positivity
Optimistic and showing love … is sweet pink.

From “On Colors”
Charlotte-Anne Allen