CONGRATULATIONS and HONOR (c) By Polly Guerin

Don’t let critics downplay your dream
Adversity is not all that it seems

Just a small nick in your great plan
Even if they grunt don’t understand

Stay focused to the triumphant end
Supported by loyal, inspired friends

Select those who champion you
In every effort it is your due

Soar to heights beyond measure
Even small joys be your pleasure

Your conviction never swayed
Success is yours rolling on a wave

Rushing to shore to claim victory
Applause awaits your synergy

Against all odds your dream peaks
Awards await the patient one who seeks

Rise up with accolades and honor
Your golden years be much fonder

The pinnacle of achievement scores
All congratulations and honor be yours.

THE SISTERHOOD OF BROKEN HEARTS(c) By Polly Guerin

A New Year---a clean slate
Life is short, don’t hesitate

It’s time to clear the decks
Neaten up our minds, no regrets

Begin today, embrace change
Accept a real chance to rearrange

Identify your secret happy place
Quiet down get out of the race

Dare to dance in the gentle rain
Wash away all the angst, the pain

Create new possibilities to win
Newfound happiness and grin

Speak words of comfort and soothe
Gratefully acknowledge, never rude

Practice simplicity, speak with love
Quite the critics hold your head above

Say “Yes” to the journey back to yourself
Be ladylike and gracious, never selfish

For life is more precious than gold
Choose to live it with a spiritual hold

Live as if you been given one last day
Make it your mantra don’t delay

Be with those who help your being
Release useless relationships, begin singing

Accept life’s tangled dance and flatter
Believe in healing, mind over matter

Mend broken hearts, begin anew
Reborn to be a Brand New You.

2012 YOUR HAPPIEST YEAR YET!!! (c) By Polly Guerin

So many reasons to be thankful
for little things
Small unassuming treasures
that life brings
Greet a frown with a smile
linger a little while
Give an optimistic word or two
before the chat is through
Soften a tear, a disappointed heart
encourage at the start
Spread joy throughout the day
clear gloom away
Stop complaints with a compliment
be it sincerely meant
Bring a sunshine personality and convey
cheerfulness all the way
As the joyful holiday season unfolds
peace and harmony foretold
A new year unfolds a brand new day
don’t fritter it away
Off with outdated points of view
rejuvenate be true
Make room for new vitality and health
get off the shelf
Discover new found prosperous ideas
more brilliant than previous years
It’s time to prioritize your needs first
put other demands in reverse
Recharge yourself in a serene place
resume a happy face
See good things keep coming your way
patiently plan each day
Make 2012 your Happiest Year Yet!!!

IT'S NOT QUITE WINTER, YET (c) By Polly Guerin

It’s not quite winter…

The leaves still clutch the branches

Reluctant to let go of autumn
Of life itself…

Most have lost their rainbow colors
Parched and thirsty…

While black and rusty squirrels dart
Among the leaves…

A maple-leaved viburnan’s ghostly now
Awaits its fate…

The slightest breeze steals the last leaves
In a ballet dance…

This oasis in the forest sanctuary to
Other species…

In the solitude a black-capped Chickadee
Serenades…

Fee-bee, chika-dee-dee-dee repeating
His whistled song…

A huge buck comes round the bend
Majestic antlers…

Like a general in command he ascends
A rugged mound…

And surveys the changes in the land
Becoming barren…

A black crow complains, complains
Crying caw, caw caw…

As if warning that the frost is near
The warning clear…

But it is not quite winter, not quite yet!!!

THANKSGIVING REVERENCE (c) By Polly Guerin

Haunting hungry faces remind me
To remember how fortunate I am
To have abundant food…

Jobless Joyless unemployed remind me
To remember how fortunate I am
To have work…

Abandoned Aimless homeless remind me
To remember how fortunate I am
To have a safe home…

Suffering Sick despair remind me
To remember how fortunate I am
To be without pain…

Charitable Giving Causes remind me
To remember how fortunate I am
To be able to contribute…

Silent Sentinel beggars remind me
To remember how fortunate I am
To show compassion…

Strangers Stranded remind me
To remember how fortunate I am
To give help…

Soldiers Soldiering alone remind me
To remember how fortunate I am
To acknowledge their sacrifice…

Seniors Solitary waiting remind me
To remember how fortunate I am
To give them comfort…

Thanksgiving Celebrations remind me
To remember how fortunate I am
To partake of the bounty.

WISHING YOU A HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! THERE ARE SO MANY WONDERFUL THINGS TO REMIND US THAT WE ARE TRUELY BLESSED EVERY DAY.

A SONG IN MY HEART (c) By Polly Guerin

Rejoicing I sing a song of joy each day

Hoping the feeling will not go away

But be my life’s melody, set me free

A glad-hearted chorister I’d be


Raising voices resound in gratitude

With songs of high-powered latitude


I celebrate the glory of life’s rhythm

My heart beats in tandem notes given

Lofty voices spread harmony everywhere

I choose lilting songs with loving care

Spreading a global symphony of peace

Bringing the world comfort and release

Celebrating life lift up your joyful voice

Be harmonious glad keepers and rejoice.


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AUTUMN RAINBOW (c) By Polly Guerin

The dazzling sun floods the forest

Turning leafy branches into a
Painter’s autumn palette of hues

A mélange of greens from vibrant jade

To pure mossy tints framed in gold

High above in the canopy hints

Of orange, pumpkin and a splash

Of scarlet red darts between

The symphonic blast of colors

That only nature can produce

With a hint of royal purple here

A few wildflowers linger with

Goldenrod reigning supreme

While the green laden path below

A winter’s tale with its foreboding

Chill closes out Indian summer

And white wood asters begin to fade

The wind plays a myriad of tunes

A bird soloist pours forth sweet song

And in this solitude slivers of silence

Stills the discordant highway sounds nearby.