Life is at times unpredictable. And in certain circumstances or situations we can find ourselves debating on, what are the true wins or losses in our lives. In this collection of poetry about life's little wins we are encouraged to recognize that sometimes even within sadness we may have a reason to smile while also accepting that sometimes the first time you experience something it may end up being the best. Through it all we have to remember and accept that all of our experiences are different and all of them will end with a different reality. No matter what we have, we can never forget that there is always a light at the end of the tunnel, always the potential for a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, and always hope for a better tomorrow. In the poem $1.68 we follow the path of a daughter as she shares all of the wonderful experiences, she's had with her father including supporting him through a major surgery. You don't have to be rich in order to be loved because sometimes it only takes $1.68 to make a lasting, happy memory. In First Dance we experience a teenage girl as she goes through the process of preparing for her first dance. Is she going to have a wonderful time, a terrible time, or will she end the night having followed the path that led her towards her first dance, the one that made the evening that much sweeter.
Life's Little Wins
$1.68
A picture’s worth $1.68
Specific prices for specific gifts
Thoughts running a marathon
Circling my emotions with the footprint
Steps in my
Mind
Drawn on the
Memories the clouds
etched out in the sand- look closely
A handprint
Two actually
A smaller one that mirrors
My right hand that I hold here
The hand that so often held his
The hand that could at one point
Barely wrap itself around his middle finger
Two years old
Then I grabbed his hand as we ran in the rain
Five years old
Then I rubbed his head while he lay asleep on the couch
He worked hard
He worked for our family
He used both of his hands everyday so that
We could clasp our hands at the dinner table
And give thanks for all of the things we had
The things that kept us safe
The doors hanging on the house
Under the roof he used his hands to provide for us
Thanks Dad.