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  Rhymes4Life continues to be a work in progress. After publishing my first children’s book, The Sneezing Toucan, I decided to split my work between two different websites. Here is where I will share some of life’s moments I have had the privilege of being a part of. Some of these moments are celebrations of great joy and others are moments of sadness and loss. I hope some of these poems touch you in some way and that you would find hope, encouragement, joy and peace.

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Broken Bridges

For the people of Western North Carolina

A mighty wind has blown in from the Gulf of Mexico,

Angry waves, torrential rain, a boiling tempest blow.

The path of sheer destruction is vast and it is wide,

Tossing boats and cars and houses and casting them aside.

Where do you take refuge when the earth begins to sway

And mountains, roads and bridges quickly wash away;

When waters roar like thunder where once there was a stream

And breaks down all your bridges and shatters all your dreams?

Where do you take refuge when the storms of life prevail,

Surrounded by such heartache and pain and tears and wails?

Where do you seek shelter in this present time of need,

When all that you can really do is fall down on your knees?

Now is the time for all of us to join in hand in hand

And be the bridge for broken lives across our shattered land.

God is our refuge and our strength, our help in troubled times,

Be the hands and feet of those who have mountains they must climb.

The road ahead is long and hard but we know this much is true,

We’ll build again because we are, the Red and White and Blue.

©  Jim Munroe   All Rights Reserved   09-30-2024

A Birth Announcement

Connor Reid Fitzgerald

The year was twenty twenty two and the month was in September,
the twenty fifth was going to be a day that you remember.
The sun was warm, the sky was clear, a light breeze stirred the trees,
the bags were packed and ready and it was time to grab the keys.
A little boy came calling and the clock there on the wall
said one pm right on the dot, they announced it through the halls.
That little boy is Connor Reid and this is his starting weight,
eight pounds and six more ounces were written on his slate.
Twenty inches was his length as they measured head to toe
but time will soon start flying as you watch him start to grow.
A brother for a sister and now a daughter and a son,
the two of them together will bring joy and so much fun.
They’ll grow up with each other and have laughter and some tears
and always have each other’s back as they journey through the years.
They will grow up oh so quickly and will change before your eyes
and soon they both will spread their wings and take off to the skies.
So make the most of every minute with all your families by their side,
with faith and boundless love so strong that no one can divide.

© Jim Munroe   Rhymes4Life   All Rights Reserved   1-23-23