Shifting Gears
©2012 Susan Noyes Anderson
Photo by ParkeHarrison
When things aren’t breaking quite your way
and this world leaves you stuck,
crank it up.
Life Lessons Poems
Writing “life lessons” poems is one of the ways I connect with and learn from life. They help me move myself through the inevitable ups and downs with as much grace as possible. And what better way to find grace than in the words of a poem? Thank you for gracing me with your presence here, and don’t forget to send a request my way before using my life lessons poems. (Please include full copyright information on every copy. For internet use, a link back to the poem on this site is required.)
FINDING THE POEM YOU WANT: As you scroll through this section, read each snippet sample (usually the first four lines) to get a feel for the poem. When you find something you like, click “CONTINUE READING” to view the entire poem.
Climbing My Family Tree
©2011 Susan Noyes Anderson (poem only)
When life is less than kind to me,
I climb right up my family tree.
Finding Brillig:
AKA Rocking the Jabberwock
©2003 Susan Noyes Anderson (poem only)
Image from Central Park by Eric S.
We all step through the looking glass,
but each one takes a different ride.
Some fall head-first like Alice did
while others take a measured stride.
A Child’s View of 9/11
©2011 Susan Noyes Anderson (poem only)
Mother, may I ask why God allows such awful things?
Surely His hand could stay the devastation terror brings.
He made the mighty waters and the vast, eternal skies;
no living creature falls to earth unseen before His eyes.
Disapproval
©2003 Susan Noyes Anderson, His Children – photograph by Anita Schiller
The old regard the new
with disapproving view,
resentful of the day
ebullience slips away.
The Ballad of St. Joan:
A Cautionary Tale
©2011 Susan Noyes Anderson (poem only)
Joan didn’t want to sing next week.
What happened to free choice?
She didn’t need a chance to grow;
she had a perfect voice.
Prince Charming and Other Myths
©2010 Susan Noyes Anderson (poem only)
If all your world is painted blue,
Then no one else can change your view.
No pretty words or handsome face
Will make your world a brighter place.
Vistas
©2011 Susan Noyes Anderson (poem only)
Who looks at the world
from a soaring height
with a lofty point of view