(girls laughing, image by Cheryl Holt, on Pixabay)
All of Life’s Gifts
An island to myself,
I thought back to when
I was at my prettiest,
a coming-of-age I loved
so well when the soft
rain of girl talk was still
in the air and the bubble
of our laughter would
turn the heads of other
women who’d often pause
to spray their permed hair.
Lost I am in the memory
of those golden years;
happiness leavening my
heart, the dash of joy
sprinkled from God’s
fingertips, my faith in
a future I’d playfully
planned out for myself;
a teaspoon of peace I’d
live on by day, the soft
stroke of summer the Lord
would leave me with, and
I’d hear His laughter in
the windy trees, every
morning see all of life’s
gifts.
Bobbi Sinha-Morey's poetry has appeared in a wide variety of places such as
Plainsongs, Pirene's Fountain, The Wayfarer, Helix Magazine, Miller's Pond,
The Tau, Vita Brevis, Cascadia Rising Review, Old Red Kimono, and Woods
Reader. Her books of poetry are available on Amazon and her work has been
nominated for Best of the Net in 2015, 2018, and 2020. Her website is located