As the new year approaches, this is my prayer-embrace 2022 with strength, love, and compassion. Noticing the things that may seem insignificant at first. For quite often, those are the things that teach me the most. Happy New Year, Friends! ❤️🕊
Sharing Stories
What a seat
You’ve held
All these years
A quiet observer
As children
Skipped
Up and down
The road
With little
Thought
To their age
Or yours
You watched
As birds
Flittered by
Chuckled
When squirrels
Hopped on
And off
That inviting
Green carpet
Squirmed as
Lizards scurried
Underneath
Then out again
What adventures
You’ve had-
As I walked by
This morning
You caught
My eye
Made me smile-
Thanks for
Sharing
Your stories,
Old mossy rock



No Way to Travel
Painted lines
Mark the middle
Of the road
Move too fast
And the marks
Merge into one-
One long line
Moving me
Faster and faster
Down the road
Leaving
No time
For a pause
No time
For a breath
That is no way to travel!
The goal merely
Getting from
Beginning
To end
As quickly
As possible
Giving no mind
To the trees
Waving hello
To the birds
Singing their song
To another traveler
Holding out their hand
Waiting
To see if I will reach back
Seems we are on the same page, Kelley. I send you blessings for the new start. ❤️
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Everything has significance! Oh, to take my eyes off of me! Happy New Year!
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Happy New Year, Mary!
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Happy New Year!
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Happy New Year!
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I enjoyed these both, but the part that stands out for me that I will remember is:
Thanks for
Sharing
Your stories,
Old mossy rock
Happy New Year–
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Thanks for your reflection! Happy New Year!
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Lovely poems and beautiful nature photos. Happy New Year!!
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Thank you, Dianne. Happy New Year!
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Kelley, both of these are beautiful! The last lines of the 2nd one are my favorite beginning with, “this is no way to travel”! Thank you for giving us the gift of your words. Happy New Year my friend!
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Thank you for your kindness, Karla! Happy New Year! ❤️🕊
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You’re welcome, Kelley! Thank you, too! ❤️🤗
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Two beauties, K. Congrats & Happy New Year. Loved them both; mossy rock and painted lines. Keep the good stuff coming our way, please.
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Thanks so much, Ron. Happy New Year!
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Here’s to a New Start! Health & Happiness to you in 2022!

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And to you!
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Like Diane of Pleasant Street — these words,
“Thanks for
Sharing
Your stories,
Old mossy rock”
resonate deeply.
Happy New Year dear Kelley! ❤
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Happy New Year! ❤️
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Happy New year my dear.
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Happy New Year!
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