Creative Corner: Local Artists for March 2022

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Creative Corner: Local Artists for March 2022

Thumbnail image by Engin Akyurt from Pixabay

Are you an aspiring writer, poet or artist? Or maybe you want to try your hand at any of the above? We want to share your art! Read directions on how to submit your creative work below:

For submissions: Send your short story, poem (150 words or less) or a photo of your artwork to Rebecca.Fending@lifestylesafter50.com with the words “Creative Corner” in the subject line. Please include which Florida city you currently live in to ensure that your work will be published in your local edition. Artwork must be before the 15th of every month, otherwise it will be held as potential news for the following issue’s publication. Include your name, phone number and address. Work is published on a basis of what space is available. 

Creative Corner Submissions for March

“Dreamers and Doers” by Theresa Loder

Do not forget 
Those who toil day to day 
Doing things for pay 
 
Sometimes repetitious 
None the less 
What it takes 
To keep our planet 
From becoming a big mess 
 
The things we do for dreams 
Not one more important 
Than the other... 
It seems 
 
We all depend 
On what we each can do 
Even those who can’t 
Give jobs 
To those who do 

“High Expectations” by Steve Duggan

I’ve had high expectations and big dreams all right 
They have spurred me or plagued me all of my life. 
Have I been too ambitious in my chosen approach 
Have I let down and disappointed those I love most 
I’ve come to the realization as I reflect on my past 
That what truly matters is not first place —or last 
To be a good person and help all fellow man 
Is the better path followed to God’s promised land 
At times I am weary as I struggle to achieve 
What God had in store for me, that’s what I believe 
So I pray when I’ve traveled to the end of my road 
I’ve accomplished all He’s ‘asked of me 
And have His hand to hold! 
Image by Christine Sponchia from Pixabay

Two Poems of Faith and Friendship By Chester J. Sudzinski 

“Second Chance”

On this earth my parents placed, 
Another being in the race.
He grew and nourished at his pace, 
Went to school and took up space.  

Year by year this child made waste, 
And in the end he came to face. 
Only to see he was out of place, 
Among the beings in his race.  

Time drew dear as years blew clear, 
Days of dreams had disappeared.  
Now he had himself for years, 
No one else to wish him dear.  

Second chance is what I need, 
His only thought to succeed. 
What should I do? I do believe. 
This second chance is right for me.  

With mind in hand, I do proceed, 
Sure and confident, as I can be.
My second chance will succeed, 
As long as I am one with Thee. 

“Friends” (The Lonely Palm Tree) 

In the desert stood a tree, 
Left alone and feeling free.
Enjoyed the sun and the little stream,
It found its place and felt serene. 
Many a traveler along the way, 
Stopped to rest under its shade.
They drank and ate and spoke a lot,
About their journey to Camelot. 
Sun, wind and rain was all it knew,
The tree was happy hearing news. 
Seeds and nuts from travelers’ food
Grew to flourish in the lagoon. 
At Last! 
The lonely palm tree found some friends, 
He called them fruit, 
And said, AMEN. 

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