A Poem by Anita

Footprints

 rain

 cool 56 degrees

time is marching

Fall mornings

September is a month of new beginnings

August 31, my daughter's birthday

39 years young

Neighbors coming today

Appetizers in the yard

Lemonade and brie

chips and bean dip

coconut shrimp

sandwiches from Whole Foods

Mini tarts

Beer and wine flowing

Can I ask for more?

Anita Schiffman Holzberg

clutter - Anita

clutter comes softly

  not all of a sudden

ooh ah the kitchen table can't be seen

ooh ah the kitchen counters are non existent

Removing clutter is painful

One piece at a time

Sometimes don't know where it should go

A 5 bedroom house for one person

All closets packed

Clutter is somewhat shameful

How did I get all this mess

Was I sleeping?

Removing clutter, the spaces cleared

is cathartic

Until we meet again.

In This Moment - Anita Holzberg

In this moment

 when sky begets sky

when swallows touch other trees

time moves us

we are never the same

I don a thicker skin to ward off the deamons

I enter into a peaceful retreat

where meditation and bliss are encountered

In almost 70 years I review my life

so much of it was poetry

4 lovers

2 grand kids

2 daughters

1 husband

   published somewhat

shadows the day with pain in the knee

I keep on going

like a deer stepping slowly

always getting to my destination

How about You?

Anita Schiffman Holzberg

Recolor your life - Anita

If we could recolor our lives

 I would start out in orange and go to green

I would reinvent my many loves

I would stand at another beach and watch

  the waves of my childhood

I would sell my soul to the highest bidder

I would play mahjong til dusk

I would enjoy my sunset years

I would never speak the word, "old"

I would cherish friends as family

I would redecorate my soul

I would find happiness in every day

I would embrace memory and the present

I would breathe freely

This I hope for my dearest friends.

Living, a poem - Anita Holzberg

In truth

 the day begins

  the pains go away

we have a clean slate

we can conquer the next horizon

Like fish we swim

Looking towards the light

Light shimmers

Light beckons

Light becomes something more

I listened to my friend

She endured a lot

We traveled many miles together

now, separate lives

We come together sometimes

Life is about chance and change

Never underestimate intuition

I live by my gut

I hear the sequences

I pray for the good outcomes

In the summer of now

I come up with a plan

To live every day

To experience what life is about

To love with a full heart

To help others

To open doors with my mind

To weep with friends

To stand free of criticism

To love myself more

and to hug my grand kids

who are our future

Their beautiful faces welcome

   me

 make me feel more alive!

Anita Schiffman Holzberg