SLICES OF MY LIFE
In a journal on my table
Beside my favorite pen
You will find revealing verses
Where only lines had been
I’ve filled the pages with the muse
That touches deep inside
And you can read what’s written there
When the book is opened wide
There is verse about my children
And some about my mate
There are even odes about my pets
And one about my weight
There are lines about my garden
And butterflies and birds
Deep rhymes about life’s symphony
In most expressive words
There’s muse about the sun and rain
And also winter’s snow
A poem about a rainbow’s arch
With its translucent glow
A sequined sky and harvest moon
That makes the heavens shine
And one about our U.S. flag . . .
All, from this heart of mine
God’s blessings fill some pages
And this is not a whim
For I would not be writing now
Without this gift from Him
This well-worn journal lying here
Fulfills a pleasant role
Recording slices from my life
From my heart and soul
10/24/01 Phyllis DeWitt-VanVleck
