Morning Run

Morning Run

My alarm goes off

A piercing buzz

That jars me awake

I dress and head out the door

The dew lays on the grass

Glistening like little diamonds

The birds are awakening and chirping

Creating a beautiful cacophony of musical notes

The sun is rising

Sending rays of glorious light

Beaming across the sky

And I run

Gliding across the pavement

My footfalls making nary a sound

Taking in the beauty of the early morning

This is my favourite time to run

And I am thankful

For the health that allows

Me to run

And for the beauty

That starts my day

On my morning run!

© Phil Renaud 2016

Add To A Poem #53

I am sorry to be late
Please don't hesitate

This challenge is fun
So don't procrastinate
Quill your thoughts
To deftly demonstrate
Your inspired skills
As Poet Laureate

So open the gate

Don’t wait

Spread some ink on paper

Write a little ditty

It doesn’t have to be witty

Let your creativity flow

Write or type

Whatever lights your pipe

Double your joys

Quadruple your happiness

As you write what you fee

Let the rain of your thoughts pour

Let the clouds of curiosity burst

Right here, right now

© Destiny Rose CMB, Elizabeth Gallo, Phil Renaud, Shefali Arora 2016

Yoga

Yoga

Is a force of Nature

It nurtures awareness of body and mind

Creating strength of spirit and soul

It is learning to breathe,

Love and inspire others

Meditation provides relief

From everyday living

Wellness and stillness

Are at the root of calm

It is a joy to practice an art

Sharing and giving are the gifts

Given to the practioner

On their passage

Of learning

The intimate purpose

Is to facilitate

Peace in the present

And the future

Yogis crave their practice

For this very reason

NAMASTE

© Phil Renaud 2016

Trapped

Trapped

On a causeway

Between two buildings

We are trapped

Trapped like mice in a maze

With nowhere to go

We look to the inner circle

To get a clue

Why we are here

There are none

With nowhere to go

We are trapped

© Phil Renaud 2016

Holidays

Holidays

Having a hoot

At the beach

Long lazy days

In summer

Doing nothing

Appeasing

Your

Soul

© Phil Renaud 2016

Sailing of Old

Sailing of Old

On a flat sea

Explorers of old set sail

To find another country

With nothing to guide them

Except the stars at night

They worried about the outcome

So in the hand

Of God they did sail

Looking for land

When land was found

The sailors fell to the ground

And praised our Lord

© Phil Renaud 2016

Would You

Would You

Would you

Live your life over

Correcting mistakes

Fixing faux pas

Making things better

Would you

Go back a day,

A year, a decade

Would you

Go back to your

Teenage years, your childhood

Living life over

Making changes

Hopefully for the better

Would you

Change your life

If you had the chance

Even if it meant

Changing the path

You followed

Would you

Do it?

Or,

Are you content

With your life

Happy with the path

Followed,

The direction of your life

So,

Would you

Take a do over

A mulligan, so to speak

And live your life over

© Phil Renaud 2016

Frozen

Frozen

Your love is like fire

Burning the ice away from

My frozen heart

© Phil Renaud 2016

Serein

Serein

A dry arid ground

Serein falls out of the sky

Sucked up like a sponge

© Phil Renaud 2016