JUANITA GARCÍA VERA

JUANITA GARCIA VERA

THE PURPOSE OF ALL THINGS

I reclaim and repurpose

Most things

I have or I find

Like rocks and  small pebbles

I find on the road

The white pearly ones

With the brightest of shines

The smallest and largest of shells

I find on the shore

On the banks of sweet rivers

In the greenest of meadows

Where I play with my dreams

I put them in pots

Near the water spill

It splashes and gushes

The water so clear

There the birds and bees

Gather to drink

While the morning coffee

Simmers waiting to be poured

I sit here to wonder

What else I can make

The tin cans

I use to make noisemakers

That swing in the breeze

The relaxing sounds

Leads my mind to dream

The large and small cans

Of metal and plastic

Cans of coffee, detergent

And all I consume

I use them

For cuttings, and seedlings

And water cans too,

I store all my treasures

Like pennies and buttons

And beads that I use

I store screws and nails

And strings

Some I use for vases

Without painting

Just wrap twine or colorful ribbon

A piece of blue denim

From worn out blue jeans

The Wild West seen

In my favorite things

I use rocks and old limbs

To lighten fruit loads

Old belts, rope and telephone wire

To keep them from leaning

So close to the ground

And   newspapers   line

All the beds that I have

They cut down on the weeds

While  moisture  they keep

Decomposing,   as we speak

I store the rain water

In buckets and pails

Containers that hold 30 gallons

Or more

From which I can water

My plants , birds and bees

The scraps from the kitchen

And vegetable skins

The rinds and the peelings

Of all that I eat

I use all for compost

Year round as I cook

No need to add chemicals

To bring to fruition

I find all come to bloom

In just the right ratio

It’s a shame we treat all

Like disposable matter

Not thinking tomorrow

We’ll regret all we’ve squandered

Even the seniors

Are discarded, as if

They’ve   no purpose at all

Left alone, to wonder

What all they could do?

While your gaze you’re distracting

From the eyes of the old

The landfills get bigger

And bigger yet, still

With a toss out the window

Your  killing  us all

With your trash and your filth

The Oceans and Air

Gasp for a breather

But your trash and your money

Grows  nothing   at all

© Juanita García Vera

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LIFE IN ACTION

Life flies on the wings of Butterflies

And blooms in the thoughts of dreamers

It springs in the song of Mockingbirds

And sprints on  the  legs  of children

It crawls, on the  days  of  Autumn

And   leaves   in the dead of Winter

© Juanita Garcia Vera

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DRAWINGS

Drawn   you

In so many places

In the white fluffy clouds

The letters of you

That linger so near

But run ever far

In the white sandy beaches

With the shells and sweet time

 In the sweet fertile Earth

With a shovel and Hurt 

And like all great stories

That were chiseled  in stone

I’ve shed blood to bone

And yet can’t perfect

The image of you

No grand gladiator

Or King, even prince

But in mind you exist

A Marvel of treasures

That shine in my heart

A treasure of memories

That fly  through my mind

I’ve drawn the conclusion

That the pain silent easies

While I’m shedding to pieces

As I   travel through time  

© Juanita Garcia Vera

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THE KINGDOM OF GOD

We are not from here or there

From the North or South

The East or West

Not from Rhode Island,

New York, Boston, California

Or any other points along the road

We are not citizens of America,

Africa, Spain, Germany

Or any other continent known

We are citizens of Heaven

That is our home

We are here but a moment in time

Since our birth and are yet

To arrive back home

We bought nothing with us

And will return with nothing

Born naked, hungry,

In need of love

Known only to God

Just another citizen of Heaven

On a task to complete

A purpose to serve

Love to give

With struggles to endure

Changed like a butterfly

Leaving behind all claims

Of patriotism, wealth or position

We leave as we came

Alone and hungry to learn

What  lies ahead  ?

Not a mystery,

By faith we walk

You and  I

Forever free

Our Flag is Peace and Love

Our Allegiance  only to God,  all Mighty

That makes us stronger

Than any barrier or wall

Man can ever build

Forever reigns the Kingdom the God

HE made Heaven for everyone

©Juanita Garcia Vera

All Rights Reserved ... JGV 2019

JUANITA GARCÍA VERA