I Wish I Was Blind — You turned my head and caught my eye Stole my kisses before stealing my heart Being lured into your world made my head spin And it turned into a dream come true As we danced together in the moonlight under the twirling stars I collected myself when the road got…

Poetry of Peace — The sun is slowly lowered in the sky As the clouds begin their rest I put the kettle on to boil Gazing up at it all Watching the sky slowly burn off the day Tonight wondering what to do with today’s end of afternoon I will sip tea And watch the sky…

Different With A Common Thread — They both look like movie stars but not alike Handsome in their own right Kind Sweet One black One white Divergent personalities In their glory days one a football hero The other a baseball star But there’s common ground They’re not aware of They shine bright dark and light Because they love me…

A Poem Inspired By Mr. Rogers — What if all of us brought more poetry, music, laughter, art and beauty to the world? If all of us were only kind to each other? Only doing things that are right and honest? With pure intentions to do no harm to others? Preserving peace. Treating everyone with only love? …

Sink, Swim or Float — Water is where we begin our lives Floating in its warmth Until we have learned to breathe Thirsty for milk made from water It keeps us afloat and alive We quickly learn to splash in puddles of rain We play in the bath Maybe we are taught to swim or…

A Poem To Welcome The Summer Solstice — I wish for a rainbow as I’m sitting in the sun Letting the day go by lazily Finally feeling at peace Safe and warm Under cover of clouds The rain sneaks up slowly One quiet drop at a time Until it’s raining Where I wait soaking wet For the rainbow …

Moving Blindly — I see where we are going Down a mysterious path together With no destination in sight My eyes are open To see if we can just enjoy the ride To nowhere © Victoria Ponte, 2022.

A Short Period of Enjoyment and Wild Behavior — Snow has melted cold winds given way to beautiful Warm breezes Coats are packed away Water is calling Grass is greener now All of it drawing a long known stranger Closer and closer Summer heat melted us together For wild enjoyment Summer has just begun Let’s swim in it For the possibilities…