An original Choka poem written and narrated by Leona J. Atkinson

For our nation and all peoples in these perilous times Dismal Rain drizzels down Overcast and cloudy This weather matches many’s mood As they Try to Navigate through an unsettled World of tragic events Sadly seeming Unceasing (Butterfly Cinquain poem) As we have slowly been moving toward a happier time…

Still pondering it’s meaning Objects left behind, Old out dated wooden lamps And a tamborine That made no sound because It had no jingles, Only leather cords hanging In braids, when shaken They made no noise at all, In someone’s storage shed. Choka poem In my dream last night I…

A tribute to my mother, Loretta Dorothy Dietmeyer Cliff — Yesterday, on August 25, 2019, my mother, Loretta Dorothy Dietmeyer Cliff, would have been 104 earthly years old; and though I miss her presence here on earth, I find comfort knowing that she is celebrating nearly 19 years of being in heaven. My mother often comes to mind in one…

“Then God looked over all he had made, and He saw that it was very good!” (Genesis 1:31 NLT) I held the book in my hands. There it was, my creation in print! Two years ago it was just a thought. Now, after many days and nights of hard work…

Acrostic poem Evicted from the Garden Victim of beguilement Embodiment of all living “And the LORD God said unto the woman, ‘What is this that thou hast done?’ And the woman said, ‘The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat’ (Genesis 3:13 KJV) “And Adam called his wife’s name Eve…

Thoughts on blessings, butterflies and new life — During my recent eye surgery I was “cocooned up” as the assistant Doctor of Anesthesia put it. On the operating table, I was totally wrapped up tightly in blankets, so I couldn’t move during the surgery that I had done on my eye. I imagine I did look like a…

Look for the silver lining Above those clouds of gray. Focus your eyes above and beyond The gloom in the middle of your day. If you look up, you will see God’s light above, Shining all around the edges of your pain. You will see the silver lining, gleaming brightly, …

“Hope” is something special. It is something we all want to cling to, a feeling we don’t want to lose. For a believer, hope is an expectation that what we desire will someday come true for we have faith that what we hope for will actually happen. Faith is the…