The sun is always rising from your pocket.
A song is ever frolicking in your hair.
The ground is perpetually dancing beneath your feet.
Delight is incessantly playing in your eyes.
And in shimmery rays of glory,
the color of life is forever found in you.
© 2023 Michelle Cook
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*Sunshine – the light given off by the star around which the planet Earth revolves.
(My daughter… you are this light).
You find me in
the busy of day;
no matter how
you find a way.
A brief moment
to send a kiss,
it’s the kind of thing
you never miss.
Every opportunity
you seek me out
and oh, the love
I feel throughout.
Even now,
while you’re asleep,
I feel your love
in dreams so deep.
Connected by
a force unknown;
you’ve become
my one true home.
© 2023 Michelle Cook
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I haven’t figured out yet
why hatred exists,
but it swirls around me;
why must it persist?
It saddens my heart,
this destruction of men,
and I wonder how it started,
or has it always been?
The meanness of this world
lingers all around;
I try to tip-toe right by it
but still, I am found.
A jab in the stomach,
a slap to the face,
always forced to feel
like such a disgrace.
Sadly, this evil lurks
behind every innocent-looking door;
it robs us of our freedoms,
and we’re shunned forevermore.
But a few sympathetic hugs
or some kindhearted smiles
can cause a trail of love
to spread on for miles.
So even when we’re bullied,
we’ve got to fight from within;
instead of spreading more hatred,
there is a better way to win.
Open up your heart
and kiss away despair;
all you have to do
is show how much you care.
The world may drown in hatred,
but you can still survive;
by being humble and gentle,
your spirit will continue to thrive.
Don’t listen to the haters;
you know what you carry inside.
And no matter what happens,
never forget how hard you tried.
© 2022 Michelle Cook
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I live for the moments,
the rare ones with you,
sacred and special,
even though they are few.
And I hold on to those times,
keep them close to my heart,
so whenever you leave,
we’re never really apart.
I live for the moments,
the days that we share,
living and loving
with your smile right there.
And I’ll never stop wanting
to keep you close by my side;
the best times in life
are when we collide.
I live for the moments,
the times we’re alone;
we may not get them often,
but you are my home.
And I love you more
with every year that goes by,
you’re the reason I live
and the reason I sigh.
© 2022 Michelle Cook
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Their connection was unique
Formed from remnants of dismantled dreams
And wiry bits of tattered truths
It was the kind of connection
Which everyone assumed would never last
Even time seemed to consider it a lost cause
But somehow between the layers
Of their oddly structured foundation
An unbelievable bond was formed
Secretly this tie grew stronger
Day by day and year by year
And without fail they proved the impossible was possible
© 2022 Michelle Cook
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