Black Jelly Beans
by Janet Sobczyk ©️2018
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| No black jelly beans. And by the day after Easter, no chocolate. |
colorful Easter display
bag of black jelly beans.
Pick it up
sorrowful smile
clutching memories.
Used to buy these
only for Mom
no one else liked them.
Now she’s gone
still tempted to buy them
set the bag down.
Slowly walk away
Easter’s not the same
without black jelly beans.
Holes
by Janet Sobczyk ©️2016
It’s
hard to enjoy
tromping
through
fresh
fallen snow
on
a brisk winter’s day
when
there’s a hole in your boot.
It’s
impossible to enjoy
the
pitter patter of raindrops
or
the melting snows
of
springtime
when
there’s a hole in your roof.
It’s
difficult to enjoy
the journey
to
a
long-planned vacation
or
family reunion
when
there’s a hole in your tire.
It’s
bittersweet to enjoy
daily
blessings
joyful
happenings
and
tender moments
when
there’s a hole in your heart.
