Where can we go for a refuge
from the rising tides of tension?
Where can we find a haven
to escape the added confusion?
Shall we sit calmly for a moment
and let our mind drift back and reflect?
The truth is that life would bring frustration
and even with further disappoinment.
Yet I do pray continuously:
not to spoil the value of your weekend.
Just enjoy the fun and the satisfaction-
and that’s how it should be!

This poem was written/submitted by Merlyn Sprankling.

Buenos dias, bonjour, buon giorno…
As we listen with our eyes,
Hello, como esta, au revoir…
And see with our heart,
Arrivederci, see you soon, hasta luego…
When we touch friend’s inner emotion,
We smell the aroma of sincerity.
Whatever words, whatever phrases,
We have tasted the friendship graciously.
We have seen the heart’s intensity.
And I still feel, hear and see your generosity…

This poem was written/submitted by Merlyn Sprankling.