JUANITA GARCIA VERA

JUANITA GARCIA VERA

THE BABY NEW YEAR

The old year is gone

And the Baby New Year

Broke through

In cries of life

The old taking with it

More than we cared to lose

Illness, greedy bedfellow,

Took a tortuous path

And although hope lingered

You were grasping the threads

Of life for yet, another day

But  the good fight was lost

And you left to join the others

While our hearts were heavy

Laden with sorrow

A new baby arrived

Breathing new life

Into the circle of family

We cherished so much

Laughter and joy

The old year has left

I shall not look back

But in fond thoughts of love

Letting go of all else

The New Year

Is a baby

Bringing new life

Into the old ways

Another day

Another path

Another love

And endless possibilities

For new dreams

And always new hope

For peace within us,

Amongst us

And in the World

© Juanita Garcia Vera

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CHRISTMAS NIGHT

It ’was the night

Before Christmas

And all through the crowd

People were shoving, pushing

And running about

In mad dash, were stressing

To get the last tokens

T’was quiet an ordeal

And all words were spoken

They all had intended

To get all the deals

But this night was different

Just getting their fills

All running and pushing

All others aside

To get the last gift

That was well within sight

"Silent Night” was playing

Overhead as they scurried

Not one of them singing

The peaceful refrain

All were still pushing

And moving around

Ah, if Santa could see them

He’d have such a jolly

To see all the mischief

And all undue folly

And all for some trinket

That would soon be discarded

Non thinking of Christmas,

Of Christmas, at all

Just thinking about buying

And the cost of it all

And while I was looking

At all that surrounded

I saw brightest star

In the sky up above

I prayed and I wished

If my wish be fulfilled

I would wish only one

Merry Christmas to all

And to all peaceful night

© Juanita Garcia Vera

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PUNCTUATION MARKS

Life is an explanation mark (!)

A beautiful journey!

With much anticipation

Life is a beginning

Of all stories,

And completion of milestones

It is Love, sadness, grief

Life and death

Ups and downs

Emotions  topsy  turvy

A great expectation!

A dream imagined!

A task to complete.

It is a question mark (?)

When searching

For truth, love and purpose

Questions  not  answered  ?

Mysteries unsolved ?

It is a comma with descriptive

Flows of color and time

It is full of Scents and sense

It is a party

With music and dance

Saving the last dance

For your best beau

It is the bluest clearest day

On the sunniest shore

It is a black tie affair.

The absolute end!

Then it is a period(.)

Because it’s the End!

Without answers, questions

Or mysteries solved

It’s the road that I traveled

Alone in the walk

Sometimes on the edge

Of the tallest of peaks

Sometimes on the bottom

While reaching within

Sometimes that I floated

On love and sweet dreams

But at the beginning

And at last at the end

And endless expression

Of things that I leave

© Juanita Garcia Vera

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JUANITA GARCIA VERA