Opinions and Thoughts

Opinions and thoughts come again

they bounce in and about the brain

wonder why the body takes the time

to digest the disruption around it

Attitudes changed from years ago

everyone is out for themselves

don't seem to care about the neighbor

or who walks down their block today

Innocent rights can't be brought back

then again who is to say for the future

worlds attitude became liberal and lost

carry an attitude of 'to each his own'

Sometimes it is safe to stand quiet

let the world pass at her own pace

one day though it will be truly over

as the soul moves hopefully home

- Rhoda Galgiani

Love Comes This Way

Wish a silent thought

comes from the heart

pray for a change

long for a fresh start

All is well deep within

but, change is a want

freshness fills the air to rid

memories that still haunt

New chemistry come appear

lighten up ones quiet will

turn life around quickly

to a path up loves hill

Viewpoint will become clear

with goodness strong and wide

love will surround the figure

that will not hide from...

love that comes this way

- Rhoda Galgiani

Sketched in the Mind

Are You Up There? Looking for a Chat!

Quiet is the moment

tall barren trees stand still

motionless are the roots 

cling to their own windowsill

Where is human motion
turn to look the other way

all is quiet no one to greet

for a leisurely chat today

Still cold outside one hides

spring brings a brighter look

those hidden will submerge

again let's chat by the brook

People who converse with others

find joy many love to share

happiness consumes conversation
lives to be taken everywhere

- Rhoda Galgiani

Old Style Me!

I'm from the old school

Lack of communication today

people don't seem to talk

can't say a simple hello or

goodbye as they take their walk

It's the age of modernization

you know, all the electronics

everyone has them by their side

even when reading their comics

Some still have a house phone

yes, that is the simple me

I like to talk on the phone but

give me an old one, yes sir-ree

It is a new world out there

this is good for most I know

for some who haven't moved on

it's a past time I can't let go for...

old style suits me just fine

- Rhoda Galgiani

True Friends

True friends are sincere

don't put you on just to

sound good at the moment

they speak the truth

Compliments are uplifting

brings one to a height

of glory and satisfaction

the day seems brighter

Friends who are full of love

are family - they fill the

empty gap when family

isn't near and are far away

Age takes us to a different

place as the young pass us by

a busy world fills them up

so, we must wait our turn...

I am still waiting

- Rhoda Galgiani

Turn of a Calendar Page

Cold penetrates the soul

bring chills from top to bottom

warmth is truly longed for - but

months away from ones wants

Winter is just like it sounds, cold

what else can we expect now

east more than west - but

months of unrest shall pass

Wrap a garment around tightly

confine the warmth longed for

desire gradually takes control - but

only one who commands wins

Seasons are what they are

one learns to come and go along

cry'in doesn't bring the warmth - but

the turn of a calendar page does

- Rhoda Galgiani

Hmmmm...

Hmmmm

Warmth contains thee

flows between the limbs

takes a moment to consume

this feeling of contentment

Emotions contains thee

flows between the channels

that spurs movement of the mind

brings new questions with motion

Happiness contains thee

flows between the bodily waves

overflow the structure of ones

satisfied being today - again

this exciting ride shall pass

- Rhoda Galgiani

The Sea Lives

The sea taking a salty breath
Hurried to wake the sleepy shore
Evades life by a drowning death
Holds the sandy earth by its core

Ends a struggle buried within
Never believed in its own wake
Enters a place where oceans spin
Nature’s riptide died in its quake

Every child laughs a joyous sound
Delighted sea dances in wave
Evil thought now hide below ground
Discover seashells they now crave

Ending toils shall now disappear
Rough sea became gentle white knight
Today children play with no fear
Ready to smile waves are just right

- Rhoda Galgiani

Poetic End Cap ~
Created by Rhoda Galgiani May 27, 2012
Four stanzas 16 lines total - 8 syllables each line
The end letter will become the Cap letter at the

beginning of the next line - Rhyming poetry form

Rhyming sequence: abab; cdcd; efef; ghgh

Subject optional

When the Mind Stops Learning

We can Control our Minds...

Visions come to mind

as the morning passes on

thought here, a thought there

wanders casually into one's mist

Clouds come into view

taints thoughts that try to evolve

it seems daily visions that form

somehow don't complete their pattern

Sometimes going through uncertainty

with moments of unrest and questions

it is Ok for that is how we grow

into our own structural being

Unrest shall be present as life goes on

somehow this is a learning tool

one should treasure and tuck away

for when the mind stops learning...

that is the day the body dies

- Rhoda Galgiani