Broken Branches
It was almost time for harvest.
Her boughs, laden with fruit
engorged by the goodness
received from the roots,
put strain on her branches;
far more than she could take.
Even holding too much treasure
can cause someone to break.
© Broken Branches is a poem about life written by Ms Moem.
Trading Grains is a poem about life written by Ms Moem. ©
This poem about staying positive is written by Ms Moem.
I got a lovely email from a lady who wanted to know if I thought it was worth her while to publish some books she’d written and to try and make a go of making poetry her living.
I’m not really a careers advisor, so I decided that the best response would be a poem. Here it is! What do you think?
A Word Of Encouragement
When you’re down on your luck
And your life seems a mess,
But you’ve got a simmering urge
That you long to put to the test;
You can make it your focus
To see where it takes you.
It’s not following your dreams
That eventually breaks you.
I can’t tell you your fortune
Or how much you’ll make
Nor advise if this path
Is the right one to take
But if you never try
Then you won’t ever know.
Your future’s in your hands
So just give it a go!
A Word Of Encouragement is a poem written by Ms Moem.
Please do feel free to share my work as long as you credit me and link back to this original post!
No Sale
It’s a shame you used
your silence
to tell me what you meant.
Your words are your currency
and you
left yours unspent.
No cash in your pocket?
No cheques for the bank?
No loose change in the sofa?
I got the hint. Thanks.
No Sale is a short poem by Ms Moem.
Hold My Hand Daddy
Hold my hand Daddy
And show me the way
So that I can go out
In the big world one day.
Teach me the basics
And then let me learn.
Should I ever get stuck
I’ll know just where to turn.
Cheer me up Daddy
When I’m feeling blue.
I can always rely
On a kind word from you.
Dry my tears Daddy
When I’m feeling sad.
Let me know it’s okay
And I won’t feel so bad.
Show me the sunshine
And then set me free
To be the brilliant person
That you raised me to be.
Hold My Hand Daddy is a poem written by Ms Moem
Be brilliant. Be funny.
Be adventurous. Be exciting.
Be confident. Be inquisitive.
Be warm. Be inviting.
Be happy. Be grateful.
Be willing. Be brave.
Be bold. Be inspiring.
Be remarkable, but behave.
Be nice and be giving.
Be sensitive. Be caring.
Be proud and be honourable.
Be open. Be sharing.
Be smart and be curious.
Be trustworthy. Be cool.
Be wise, be ambitious
And be nobody’s fool.
Be calm, be determined
Be eloquent. Be measured.
Be knowledgeable. Be humble.
Be gracious. Be pleasured.
Be marvellous. Be accepting.
Be empathetic. Be true.
Be thoughtful. Be faithful.
Be awesome. Be you.
Be is a poem written by Ms Moem.
Hold My Hand Mummy
Hold my hand mummy
And show me the way
So that I can go out
In the big world one day.
Teach me the basics
And then let me learn.
Should I ever get stuck
I’ll know just where to turn.
Cheer me up mummy
When I’m feeling blue.
I can always rely
On a kind word from you.
Dry my tears mummy
When I’m feeling sad.
Let me know it’s okay
And I won’t feel so bad.
Show me the sunshine
And then set me free
To be the brilliant person
That you raised me to be.
© Hold My Hand Mummy is a poem written by Ms Moem.
What gives us personality?
What encourages conversation?
What helps you to be comfortable
Yet allows for exploration?
What makes us unique?
What gives us a choice?
What allows us to be quiet
Or use the gift our voice?
Every decision is a fork in the road.
Each path that you take can be confidently strode.
Never let fear stop you
From doing the things you choose.
We regret the things we don’t do
So what have we to lose.
What eats apprehension
To let our dreams be made?
What makes you step forward
To make bad times fade?
What brings us to life?
What allows us to see?
What’s the ultimate attribute?
It is that we are free.
Free is a poem about life written by Ms Moem.
