I believe in the magic
that curls into our house
whenever Kylie comes to visit.
I believe in the power
of “Amazing Grace”
to make me cry;
whenever I hear it,
I think of my dad’s funeral.
I believe in the laughter
bubbling in our home
on Christmas day.
I believe that teenagers
will take over
and it will be a better world.
I believe in Buffalo wings
to erase problems
and the chemistry
of a simple kiss goodbye
in the morning
and another one
later in the melting day.
I believe in words
that float in the airwaves,
recline on clean white paper,
or knit themselves
into the poetry of our lives.
I believe in the sky of his eyes;
he believes in the earth of mine.
Oh yes, Amazing Grace has the power to make many of us cry. For me, my popaw's funeral.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poem, thanks for posting it!
Oh, I love this! You have said in beautiful poetry what I tried to say in lame prose distributed between photos. Thank you for your post!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful array of believes.
ReplyDeleteOf all believes, one must first learn to believe in himself :)
Happy Weekend!
I love the last two lines...
ReplyDeleteSome beautiful things to believe in there.
ReplyDeleteAnd put so marvellously.
Beautiful poetry of life..
ReplyDeleteThanks!
guts wrenching out....
This is so lovely. I'm so glad I read it
ReplyDeletewhat is it about amazing grace that can just knock us to our knees with tears?
ReplyDeletethis was such a lovely poem linda! cookies erase my problems, but buffalo wings are a unique mind eraser!
love the kisses again in the morning, that was my favorite part! :))
glad u had a magical Christmas.
This is my favorite part:
ReplyDelete"I believe in words
that float in the airwaves,
recline on clean white paper,
or knit themselves
into the poetry of our lives."
Well said!
you never fail to provide a beautiful piece of work.
ReplyDeleteIt's so cute - I love how you included not only the big things like Earth and Truth but the small ones too like wings :)
ReplyDeleteI was at Christmas concert the other day and they ended with Amazing Grace, I was truly moved.
I'm with you most of the way! I'll watch and see as far as the teenager thing goes!
ReplyDeleteWonderful words, never heard of the Buffalo wings thing before though...
ReplyDeletelove the lines, especially the last two!
ReplyDeleteLovely poem.This is beautiful.
ReplyDelete"I believe in the sky of his eyes;
he believes in the earth of mine."
just lovely assortment of believing "candies."
ReplyDeleteI believe in kisses, too
My friend Phil would agree with you about Amazing Grace: Amazing Grace
ReplyDeleteOh! This is just lovely. Wonderful write!
ReplyDeletenot only do you believe,,, but you are thankful....
ReplyDelete"I believe in Buffalo wings
ReplyDeleteto erase problems" :)
it's true
Charming, lovely and wise! Love this piece...
ReplyDeleteWow..I believe too.
ReplyDeleteHow good to read..This poem just makes one happy to be alive and breathing and sharing and loving..all!
Happy New Year.
(I've been spending my day w/some poetry by others..you're my last visit for the day.
I'll be back.)
Cheers,
~x~William.
and the chemistry
ReplyDeleteof a simple kiss goodbye
so sweet :)
lovely poem Linda :)
I absolutely adore the last half of this poem!! It's so simple and well-written. Your word choice is wonderful. I can't choose the right words to describe this. You are a wonderful wordsmith. I'm so happy that you've visited me again, dear Linda. :) Thank you for stopping by and for also sharing this lovely poem of yours!!
ReplyDelete"I believe in words
ReplyDeletethat float in the airwaves,
recline on clean white paper,
or knit themselves
into the poetry of our lives."
Just beautiful Linda... ;)
I love your belief in words on white paper, the sky in his eyes and the earth in yours are breathtaking!
ReplyDeleteThank you and Happy New Year.