My Brother

We share a name, a bond that ties us
We share a story, a bloodline unites us
A relationship that kindles a brotherhood
A love that was nurtured ~ through childhood
Our relationship solid
~ you are more than a friend
You are my strength whenever I need you
On that ~ I can always depend
A gift I call my brother
~ you will always and forever be
The one I look to ~ for inspiring me

Rose Bud dance

The rose bud dances to the color of her dignity
Each alluring petal, blossoms in delicate purity
Gracefully she pirouettes in a swirl of calming motion
Exposing vulnerability, inside her sensitive emotion
Quietly, silently ~ she sings her lullaby
Encouraged by the wings of an elusive butterfly
A silhouette of splendor graces the setting of the sun
God’s gifts of nature ~ pure wonder; every one
The blossom of the rose ~ the butterfly seduce
God’s gifts of beauty ~ intense, so profuse