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My Photoetry: Tattered Toy

This poem is for anyone who has ever felt heart-broken and hopeless. May Hope remain in your heart, always. ♥

 *~*Tattered Toy*~*

She gazed out into
The horizon of her domain;
The haunting notes of longing, within her,
Echoed their bittersweet refrain.

Swirling thoughts
Of broken dreams;
Her hopes and wishes
Seeping out of frayed seams.

She struggled to continue
To hold hope in her heart;
She felt like she was
Completely falling apart.

But she refused to repose in defeat
Like an abandoned tattered toy;
She gathered up her hopes and faith,
Stitched them up within,
And, through that, regained some joy.

By Jayne Michellane, 18 January 2013.

Model: Tahlya Mitrovic 

Hair and Make-up: Yen Huynh 

Creative Partner: Glenn Varona 

My Photoetry: Ripples

~*~RIPPLES~*~

There are ripples every day,

From words that we say,

The thoughtfulness we show,

It just won’t go astray,

And the hurts that we cause,

Won’t easily go away.

How far those ripples go,

We may never know,
Yet every kindness shown,
Won’t by the winds be blown;
For every time we take a moment,
To listen, to care, 
To put ourselves out there,

We may just ease someone’s torment.

Even just the little acts,

Like a smile or a touch,
Could have such big impacts,
And mean so very much;
Like one moment where,
You looked in someone’s eyes,
By acknowledging you see them there,
You may have eased their silent cries.

In bringing someone hope,

We don’t just help that one person cope,
For in their lifted state,
Others whose lives they touch,
May also increase their faith,
And that can never be too much.

~By Jayne Michellane, 20 January 2013.

 

“Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” 

~ Scott Adams

“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential 

to turn a life around.” 

~Leo F. Buscaglia 

My Photoetry: Fallen Flowers

Verse written on 15th January 2013. Photo taken, in our driveway, on 18th November 2012. What I wanted to capture in this poetic verse and photo, is the imagery of focusing on hope-filled transcending beauty, even amidst the backdrop of difficult, grim endings.

My Photography: Burs of Winter

Burs of Winter, taken on 28 August 2012.