2020 Vision
©2020 Susan Noyes Anderson
image by Eyestetix Studio on Unsplash
Another year has come and gone…
another decade, too.
The message is that life goes on,
no matter what we do.
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.
Lessons from the Sea
©2019 Susan Noyes Anderson
image by Oscar Keys on Upsplash
The ocean, so constant and steady,
swells in silence to fall with a roar.
Seaweed circles around in the eddy,
gets caught up or breaks free for the shore.
Presence, Not Absence
©2019 Susan Noyes Anderson
image by Cheron James of Unsplash
To grieve is a life lesson,
long in the learning.
The days carry forward;
the wheels keep on turning.
And I’ve found an instinct for
managing sorrow.
I stay in the moment,
no thought for tomorrow.
Riding the Waves
©2019 Susan Noyes Anderson
image by Frank McKenna on Unsplash
I’d like to just let go of me
and ride the waves across the sea––
willy-nilly, to and fro
with no particular place to go.
The Cycle Continues
©2019 Susan Noyes Anderson
I saw this brave little tree today,
pushing her way through a stump of wood.
She lifted my heart in such a way
that a rush of grief was held at bay,
yielded to truth and a greater good.
You Gave Enough
©2019 Susan Noyes Anderson
Image by Nick Scheerbart on Unsplah
How unexpected life can be.
Your childhood years passed happily,
our family sunlit from the start
by you, its youngest work of art.
Innocence Lost
©2019 Susan Noyes Anderson
Image by Shraga Kopstein on Unsplash
At best, you lose your innocence in layers.
Mom’s handwriting shows up on Santa’s card.
A tetherball turns traitorous and clocks you.
Your brother locks you out of your back yard.
The Heart Attack
©2019 Susan Noyes Anderson
Image by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash
My heart imploded yesterday
from a surprise attack,
its cause so seemingly benign
my mind keeps going back.