optimism – Page 3 – Deb Hawken

The Heart of Our House

‘Home’ means different things The heart of my house said the tired young wifeIs the room that my husband and children dislikeFor they’d never be seen near a dish cloth or soapAnd if they had to cook well they’d just never copeSo my sanctuary’s found in the room they all hateFrom whence dinner appears allContinueContinue reading “The Heart of Our House”

All the Dreams We Cannot Have

And don’t aim to dance among the stars – aim for the whole shebang! You dreamed and you forgotOr someone told you You couldn’t have itSo you didn’tYou came to this worldInnocent and full of hopeWhich you lostBecause someone else Had already lost their hopePeople talk life downThis and that and all the other can’tContinueContinue reading “All the Dreams We Cannot Have”