What happen to the laughter,
The joy that once was there
A dark deep cloud began to rise
A sickness undeclared
It swept across in human life
Unseen but still so real
A enemy without face
Claimed all it set out to kill.
The cries within the elderly
The beds of sick and dying
The young, the youth, left
Behind found alone and crying.
What happen to the laughter
The joy that once was there
Now we gather in brokenness
Now we gather in despair….
2021. CMM
A candle on her favorite food
Lit on this her 10th year passing
I sit and wonder in the quiet moment
No birthday song to wish a lasting
Wishes for the future gone
As the days have passed quickly
And you are not here to belong
At this table of celebration
Yet it is for you and only you
Leaving loved ones with their own
deliberation.
©️. CMM 2021
The sky begins
To rumble
The earth breaks
And begins to crumble
Bulbs push up
To soak in rain
And signs now show
Spring returned again
CMM. ©️ 2021
Birthday Stack

The stack went high
So high in the sky
The candles glowed
And went on and on
The special way
I started my day
With Mom and Dad
And siblings too
The glitter and gleam
Reflected in me
As the dreams for the day
Go as far as I can see.©️ CMM 2021
A moment alone
I start to think
How hectic the world
Life in a blink.
I breath in deeply
And say a prayer
Grateful for the sunshine
The kindness the care
2021 CMM
The fire has passed
The embers last
Long into time
The warmth still felt
As the days melt,
life tries to stay kind.
CMM 2021
I ran this morning
On ice and snow
The trees glisten
The ice fairies glow
I hear the geese
Sound celebration
The storm is gone
Now jubilation
As I crunched
My shoes as I run
I looked up to see
A heart shaped sun
© CMM 2021
Eagle and Child Inkling 