Red fades to pink,To purple,To wine,Like a summer sunset Changes and is gone.Petals softer than satinMore fragile than the skinOf Grandmother's hands.Open wide to the world,Free and generous,To give its last essence, Its last golden beauty to My day. 

Pretty china tea potCome on down from your shelf!I'll fill you up with tea, hot,For my friend and myself.Pretty little tea potYou hold just enough for twoTo drink a cup of tea, a spot,While we chat as true friends do.

A Peg in a Holy PlaceBy Elece HollisWhen Ezra prayed he thanked God for giving the Jewish people grace for a "brief"moment and providing for them a "peg in His Holy Place." Through the King of Persia, the Jews had been given all that they needed to rebuild Solomon's Temple,which had been destroyed.  I love that peg... Continue Reading →