January 3, 2014January 3, 2014 by Melba Christie at Poemattic

My Sunflower

“If you take a flower in your

hand and really look at it,

it’s your world for a moment.”

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Haiku #125
Originally posted on Melba Christie at Poemattic: Bare trees hover dreams of cherry blossoms gold crocus appear ? ? ? ?
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Haiku 53
Originally posted on Melba Christie at Poemattic: ? Deal with fear right now the mantra may be one word Just choose Happiness -Melba Christie (c) 2013 Related articles Haiku 52 (poemattic.wordpress.com) Old Age Haiku (howanxious.wordpress.com) Daily Haiku (planet.infowars.com) Money Mantras (mint.com) Haiku for sunflower (atbankofdam.wordpress.com) ?
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Quotes That Matter
“If you have build castles in the air, your work need not be lost; That is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.” – Henry D. Thoreau “”If it can be verified, we don’t need faith…. Faith is for that which lies on the other side of reason. Faith is what … Continue reading "Quotes That Matter"