Tag Archives: kids
Precious Cargo – Hearts – Poem
My kids headed down to GA today to see their grandparents, cousins etc. I wrote this poem as I already miss them… Precious Cargo – Hearts Precious cargo, hearts intact Head down south where pines blow in the breeze Pollen … Continue reading
Little white sandals – Poem
Just saw a photo of a little girl wearing white leather sandals. I had flashbacks of my own little girl… Had to stop and write 🙂 If you had / have a little girl in your life, I hope this … Continue reading
Ah the joy – Poem
Ah the joys Have you ever eyed land Or a pot and thought Yes, this will be awesome And began the vision in your head Shoved a shovel into dirt Turned it over Watched a worm dance In the palm … Continue reading
Delivery – A dads view – Poem – NaPoWriMo2013
I was blessed to be able to witness and participate in the birth of all three of my wonderful kids. It’s an amazing, humbling, exciting experience and I thought I’d share a little bit of that here. Delivery – A dads … Continue reading
For you – haiku
Was thinking of my kids when I wrote this… For you For you I’ll wipe tears Whether yours or mine. For you I will move mountains Stephen Kellogg – 2013
Daylight savings – Haiku
Daylight savings Spring has sprung forward Daylight holds on longer now Kids soak up the sun Stephen Kellogg
Hostage held (response poem)
Guess I’m in a response poem mode. Here’s another response poem to a powerful one by Whimsy Mimsy here. Hostage held (response poem) You hold me up My face caressed by the sun Even as waves crash round Your treading, … Continue reading
Forced relocation – Poem based on a prompt
I jumped in on a writing prompt in a comment from ramblingsfromamum in her post here. The comment was “Trickling like water across the mossy stones… your time starts now” I decided to try to add the last part in … Continue reading
A Mere Tear In The Ocean of Suffering – Acrostic
In an earlier post today I wrote down “A mere tear in the ocean.” I was trying to relay my thoughts on how even though today’s events hit me pretty hard, the impact of how I felt from this as … Continue reading
Loss of a child (a clogyrnach) – Poem
A fellow poet and blogger (Sue of Blue Girl Poems) recently posted a form of poetry (clogyrnach) here  that I had not seen before. So, as usual, I wanted to try it. With today’s sad events at Sandy Hook Elementary School in … Continue reading
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