I shouldn’t eat bread pudding
my body tells me so
it makes me fat but more than that
it steals my get up and go.
I could’ve had an apple
I should’ve had a fig
But there it was, my brain went fuzz
and now I feel like a pig.
Monthly Archives: March 2013
Freckles
I sit on the sand,
the sun beating down
Pop Pop
out come more freckles
Shirley Hanna-King
age 8 my first Haiku
Tomorrow
Tomorrow, is another day
can’t be the same, I’m sure
like yesterday but so much more
for it will have today.
Smell the Roses
Get it right.
Measure up.
Don’t be uptight.
You’re good enough.
Be unique.
Be the first.
Be relatable.
Be down-to-earth.
Fit right in.
Stand out in a crowd.
Always be humble.
Always be proud.
Take a chance.
Step up to the plate.
Don’t be rigid.
Don’t be late.
Believe in miracles.
Stick to the facts.
Try your best.
Just relax.
What’s your hurry?
Get it in gear.
Look where you leap.
Have no fear.
Don’t wear out your welcome.
Give till it hurts.
Don’t rush away.
Put your mask on first.
Roll with the punches.
Be prepared.
Follow your hunches.
Don’t be scared.
The early bird
never doses.
Does he take time
to smell the roses?
– Shirley Hanna-King
What We Know
It’s always been the same,
as sure as fire and rain.
The only thing we know
is that we’ll never know.
There is nothing to know. Just “be”.
Searching for your destiny is like searching for footsteps in places you have yet to walk. You can only see it, looking back.
Shirley Hanna-King
Courage
Courage is tested when you have no power. Character is tested when you do.
Shirley Hanna-King
Sleep zzzzzx
Another night I didn’t sleep
I must be thinking about that creep.
all day I seem to function fine
but night plays havoc with my mind.
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Thank You
For my dear mentor and much loved friend, Actor, Director, Writer, Teacher,
Cliff Osmond
1935-2012
Sometimes when it’s late at night
and everything is cold,
I think about you
and I feel warm inside.
Maybe I’ve neglected you
and so it’s time you’re told
You have helped me make it
through the night.
I’ve been down and out
and you were there.
I’ve been less than kind sometimes
I know.
I don’t have to see your face
to know you care
‘Cause you’ve been a friend to me…
Thank you,
for being there forever
yeah, for being by my side.
You know I love you
and need you too
Thank you
Shirley Hanna-King
Song lyrics Motown
Copyright Hanna music/ASCAP
Stephen King
Stephen King,
you horrid thing.
You keep me up at night.
Its going to kill me
when Edison bills me
I can’t turn out the light
Shirley Hanna-King
Mother
This is not a poem written for my own mother. I wrote it long ago, to the kind of mother I hoped to be.
There’s not a day goes by, Mom dear
I don’t thank God for you,
for every week and month and year,
for everything you do.
You taught me with a woman’s heart
courage has no gender.
You let me know and always showed
the strength in being tender.
There are no words dear Mother mine.
If so, I’d shout them loud.
Instead, I’ll try to live a life
I know will make you proud.
Shirley Hanna-King
Just Call Me Hanna 