Tag Archives: poem

The Old Button Suitcase

Posted on March 28, 2023 by hernibs

This old suitcase has become the repository for my mother’s tall cookie tin full of buttons, my sister’s mother-in-law’s German cookie tin full of buttons, my daughter’s glass jars of button collections and now for my square candy tins of … Continue reading →

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Watching the Birds At The Feeder

Posted on January 22, 2023 by hernibs

This tickles the edges of my observation, thinking of names and classification – the junco doesn’t seem to see that he’s a bird called junco to me What’s even more absurd he doesn’t know that he’s a bird Made up … Continue reading →

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A Perfect Day To Stand and Stare

Posted on June 11, 2022 by hernibs

LeisurebyWilliam Henry Davies What is this life if, full of care,We have no time to stand and stare. No time to stand beneath the boughsAnd stare as long as sheep or cows. No time to see, when woods we pass,Where squirrels … Continue reading →

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Snow Duvet

Posted on January 9, 2022 by hernibs

I love the muffled quiet of snow all around me,like nestling under a down duvet. Icicles hang from the roof edge all the way around the house, beautiful.A gust of wind shakes diamond dust here and then over there. I’m … Continue reading →

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Overheard In The Orchard

Posted on May 26, 2021 by hernibs

Said the sparrow to the robin,“I should really like to know,why these anxious human beingsrush about and worry so.” Said the robin to the sparrow,“Friend, I think that it must bethat they have no heavenly fathersuch as cares for you … Continue reading →

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Ordered Our Garden Seeds Today

Posted on January 29, 2021 by hernibs

Dreaming of sun on my face, rich composted soil, soft rain, and fresh seeds, I believe in tomorrow.

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged bc, Beauty, dreaming, garden, happy place, hope, inspiration, Life, memories, nature, photograph, poem, remember, seeds, survival | 1 Comment

Frosty Friday

Posted on January 23, 2021 by hernibs

Frosty Friday yesterday, hibernating for today. Time to curl up by the fire, wrapped in woolly warm attire, work a puzzle, read a book, be a baker or a cook, sip on steaming homemade soup, refuse to let my spirit droop, … Continue reading →

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Bless The Idealists

Posted on January 14, 2021 by hernibs

Bless those who see beauty in the mundane, who take care of those who need care, who protect those who need their protection, who show up for the task even though they are exhausted. We need more idealists in this … Continue reading →

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Don’t Go For A Walk, Go For A Wonder Wander

Posted on December 28, 2020 by hernibs

Don’t Go For A Walk – head down, arms pumping, heart racing, pedometer counting, lungs stretching, mind worrying about yesterday, tomorrow, somewhere else. Stop. Start again. Take your camera. Go For A Wonder Wander – head up, look at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged bc, Beauty, forest, freedom, happy place, hope, inspiration, Life, memories, nature, Peace, photograph, poem, seeing, thoughts, walk, wander, winter, wonder, woods | 7 Comments

Merry Covid Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2020 by hernibs

I wish you a safe, healthy, happy, blessed Christmas there in your bubble. Stay there until the danger has passed when we will all be free at last and all our joys will double. 2020©Sharron R. McMillan

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged bubble, Christmas, Covid, flowers, happy place, home, hope, inspiration, Life, nature, Peace, photograph, poem, survival, thoughts, winter | 2 Comments

Christmas Eve Covid Style

Posted on December 24, 2020 by hernibs

We’ll have a covid Christmas Eve alone, spending the day in our own home, hanging the stockings out in the shop, sharing the love that no virus can stop, as we open our gifts in our own living room watching … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged Christmas, freedom, happy place, heart, home, hope, inspiration, Life, light, love, memory, Peace, photograph, poem, share, survival, winter | 6 Comments

I’m All Alone In My Bubble (Covid Edition)

Posted on December 23, 2020 by hernibs

I’m all alone in my bubble, Oh but I really don’t care, mask less I walk through our pathways Because no one else is out there. Sometimes I bump into your bubble And with our masked faces we share, Six … Continue reading →

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Preparing to Fly

Posted on December 5, 2020 by hernibs

Empty all you feel guilty about, accept that they are forgiven, let go of what you think you deserve, accept what you’ve been given, clear your heart of what is not true, forget about the why, then you’ll be perfectly … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged acceptance, bc, Beauty, fly, forgiven, freedom, happy place, hope, inspiration, Life, love, nature, Peace, photograph, poem, remember, soul, survival, thoughts | 3 Comments

Worn Out

Posted on November 28, 2020 by hernibs

My hard drive needs defragging, my memory has crashed, the trash is overflowing, and my flash drive is trashed. Now my monitor is fading looks like shut down is complete, wish I could be reconditioned before I’m obsolete. ~2016 Sharron … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged crashed, done, flash drive, hard drive, memory, monitor, obsolete, poem, survival, tired, worn out | 6 Comments

The Divided States of America

Posted on November 4, 2020 by hernibs

Red against blue, black against white, truth against lies, left, middle or right. Everyone’s rooting for their favourite fight, Will those warring factions ever unite? Money and power play their winning hand, but a nation divided will not stand. ©2020 … Continue reading →

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