“Walk among the wilds, gaze at the sky, understand nature and feel the spirits as they pass you by.” ~SLS
Stop and Smell the Flowers
Papa walked along life’s rocky path
Where no flowers lay beneath his feet
Tired and weary bones from toil and pain
Found rest only during winter’s sleep
End of day brought Papa home
To Mama waiting at the door
With a faint-hearted smile he entered
Then wanted to leave no more
No dust, grime, or smell of sweat
Not a place drab and dreary
Sweet fragrances of lilac and roses
Made the air bright and cheery
Mama’s laugh made Papa smile
Ending the drudgery of the day
Early morning sun came too soon
Once again finding Papa on his way
He stopped and smelled the flowers
Along side the dusty road
On the way home he picked a few
To lightened his heavy load
A tradition handed down…
Mama worked hard each day
Some days ready to explode
Papa brought Mama flowers
To lightened her heavy load
©2009 Remembering
Sharla Lee Shults
“Lighten the heavy load each day, stop and smell the flowers, maybe pick a few along life’s narrowing way.” ~SLS
catnipoflife 
Beautiful poem–I really enjoyed this one. I’m dodging flowers for a while since the pollen count is so high here, I can hardly breathe. Soon the rain will wash it away and I can once again enjoy the season.
Love the sentiment, but even more, I love the picture! What a great kitty 🙂
Love the cat photo!
Lovely!
Beautiful post Sharla! How appropriate when I’m trying desperately to conger up some time management and balance real life and book marketing. Pulled in all directions it seems, then I take a day and turn it all off and work in my yard. I’m so far behind on everything…but I enjoyed the day! Love ya, Taylor
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Beautiful
Absolutely beautiful !! Brought smiles 🙂
How precious!
Aaaaaawwwww…. Sharla!! How dare you making me cry on an innocent Friday afternoon? *sniff*
Soooooo beautiful, your poem… and together with this absolutely cute picture, it’s a tear-starter…
Dear catnip–fellow educator, having found you the other night I have been enjoying your words of inspiration as well as images–as one educator to another, I’m passing along a well deserved accolade, one no doubt, you have most likely earned before I came onto the scene..I’ve nominated your blog for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award, which is a fun way of building community: please see Jolandi’s post concerning the award: http://dreaminginarabic.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/a-great-way-to-build-community/
Beautiful, Sharla! 🙂