people and places

A Trip to the Zoo

About an especially enjoyable day at the zoo

We went to the zoo to see the lion
And the tiger was right next door
To steal the meat she was tryin'
She couldn't get it, she was sore

We had some time before the show
The pachyderms were outside
The elephant, hippo and rhino
Big beasts, named for their hide

The zoo had a show on that day
Some animals with trained behavior
We enjoyed it; it was in May
The respite to sit was a savior

Continuing to the land of apes
Monkeys, gorillas, orangutans
The zoo tries to match natural scapes
And these animals have many fans

All about, birds, on land and pond

Ducks, geese, peacocks and pigeon
Any food dropped, they would abscond
Even if it were just a smidgeon

It's odd how there was lots of flora
As if in an arboretum we were
The walk on the paths had an aura
Made it a more special day, we concur

I wrote this for my granddad when he died from cancer

Granddad

© Jessica Styles

The smile on your face is a lasting memory in our hearts,
Nothing in this world not even life or death can keep us apart,
You have always been the one we go to for advise,
Whenever we are just upset, or even just a bit uptight,
You always seem to know the right thing to do and say,
But don’t worry you’re still the one we go to,
We’ll be together again one day,
We want to say thank you for being the best that you could be,
You’re our confidant, our best friend, the head of our family,
Now it is time that you can finally stop worrying about us,
You can relax, have fun, you no longer need to fuss,
We know that if we need to you, you be here by our side,
We do believe that even though your not here with us,
this will never be goodbye,
We love you and the happiness you have given us will last a life time.

Source: Grandpa Is Dead, Grandfather Poem http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/grandpa-is-dead#ixzz1buZhQHyA

war and hope

ballad of the green beret
by sgt. barry sadler


there will come soft rains
by sara teasdale


this poem is relevant to each other to this day because war is still going on around us, its hard saying goodbye to the person you love the most in your life, giving up everything to defend your country. the soldiers sacrificed there lives for us to make our world a better place. as hard as u dont want to leave everything behind u gotta do whats best for the country. people think that war is fun and games and that there husbands will be back soon. people actually dont know what goes out there, its nothing that they would expect. its a fear that they will never forget, something that will haunt them all there lives they will not be able to run away from it no matter what its with you your entire life.

love and loneliness

"come live with me,and be my love"
The passionate shepherd to his love
-Christopher Marlowe

'there used to be someone i could say"
Someone who used to have someone
-Miriam Waddington


You are the love to have
with just one kiss
you take me away to bliss
no matter what we go through
ill always be there for you
"come live with me, and be my love"
so we can treasure the moments that are about to come
loneliness is a cause of depression
but is mostly cause of abandon
don't wait until its to late
to tell someone how much you love how much you care
because when there gone no matter
how loud you shout and cry
they wont hear u anymore
"when there used to be someone i could say"