What I Needed To Say

Hope
By: Nancy Vang

life is too short,
a magic, your eyes were there
a passing swiftly vision, the pure
of all that’s beautiful and rare
grudges are a waste of perfect happiness
like a rebel storm blast scattered
the daydreaming that once were mine
laugh when you can
with soothing accents
the features gracefully divine
apologize when you should
and let go what you can’t change
in dark days of enforced retirement
love deeply and forgive quickly
with no ideals to inspired
no one to cry for, live for, love.
take chances….give everything
moments of revival
and have no regrets
life is too short to be unhappy
again, a passing swiftly vision, the pure
of all that’s beautiful and rare
you have to take the good with the bad
smile when you’re sad
love what you got
pray to mute despair and anguish
to vain pursuit’s the world esteems,
and always remember what you had
always forgive but never forget
learn from your mistakes
the features that haunt your dreams
but never regret
people change, and things go wrong
but always remember
life goes on!!!!

A Time My World Change

Adaptations
By Nancy Vang

Moving from place to place
from Cali to Minnesota
the time had changed
it's like radiating heat from the flames of a gas fireplace to sub zero degree frozen ice
dashing through my future
looking for the experience I have not received
felt like I was eaten
still,
seizure on searching
for piles I haven't yet experienced
seems like beautiful to beneficial
still,
past times were the best
moments of content I had detailed
contained several meanings
the beaming I had gained
it gleams of daylight through the cracks
the emitting rays of light
the radiate future I had seek,
previously unseen or unknown
to originate is to begin something new
yet,
gaze at me now
the self image has been discovered