NAPOWRIMO April 8, 2015

BREATHING EXCERCISE

breathe in calm
breathe out fear
smile even if you don’t feel like it
laugh for 10 minutes.
 
release the anxiety
blow it out of your body
breathe in healing
breathe out pain
smile with your lips and eyes
laugh silently if necessary.
 
release the anxiety
break its hold on your mind
breathe in the moment
breathe out the catastrophes
your life is beautiful
you are loved
you are not in danger
you are doing the things you need to do
to heal.

©2015 Noreen Braman

NAPOWRIMO April 7, 2015

Well the day has arrived! No more stalking 60! Time to embrace what really is “only a number” and a celebratory number at that! My Facebook page is filled with warm and loving greetings from friends and family both near and far. Exciting things are in store for me this year and I look forward to more smiles, laughter and love! So here is today’s NAPOWRIMO poem.

 

More

Now is the time to be greedy
time to open my arms wide to embrace
more smiles, more laughter, more love
from friends and family near and far
gathering happiness in big heaping bushels
only to share it back out
with all of you
who give my life its meaning.

©2015 Noreen Braman

NAPOWRIMO April 6, 2015

fast and slow

There is a fast that is too fast
motion in a blur
senses heightened into panic
racing pulse and trembling hands.
There is a slow that is too slow
empty minutes crawling past
endless waiting for something to change
stretching patience to the horizon.

©2015 Noreen Braman

NAPOWRIMO April 5, 2015

Waiting for the trees to bloom

barely budded branches
hover hopefully
waiting for warmth’s
entrancing embrace.
©2015 Noreen Braman

NAPOWRIMO April 4, 2015

Morning Birdsong

Their raucous calling before sunrise
ends sleep too early,
prompting pillows over ears,
and muttered threats of bird demise.
Yet only weeks ago
the snowplow’s roar and howling wind
inspired longing for the robin’s return
the dance of feathered visitors on the roof
and a sunrise filled with song.

©2015 Noreen Braman

NAPOWRIMO April 3, 2015

Spring Shows Her Face in a Shower

Rain today, but so much warmer
winter finally retreating
leaving behind a festival of potholes,
collapsed steps and shredded windshield wipers.
Blankets still piled on the couch,
evening snuggles can be chilly.
Haven’t turned the heat down
need lots more days of sun.
Waiting for the crocus, the forsythia,
swelling buds on the azalea
hostas bursting through the dirt.
Rain today, but so much warmer
winter finally retreating.

©2015 Noreen Braman

NAPOWRIMO April 2, 2015

Acrostic Advice for National Humor Month

Live in the moment
Act with happy intention
Understand what cannot be changed
Give your smile to others
Heal your mind and body

©2015 Noreen Braman

NAPOWRIMO April 1, 2015

Grandchildren

their smiles, their laughs,
lightly musical.
their wonder, their discoveries,
unique and inspiring.
their love, their joy,
so heartwarming.

my smile, my laugh,
freely given.
my wonder, my discoveries,
through their eyes.
my love, my joy,
overflowing.

©2015 Noreen Braman

April has arrived, bringing laughter, poetry, birthdays and April showers

 The month of my birth is chock full of activities that appeal to me. First, this year, on April 7 I stop Stalking 60 to open my arms wide to embrace 60! April is National Humor month, and spreading laughter and humor “for the health of it” has become a centerpiece in my life. April is also the month of NaPoWriMo – National Poetry Writing Month in which poets such as myself embark on a month long marathon of daily poetry writing. All this amid the showers of April that bring the flowers of May! Quite a lot to squeeze into 30 days! So, all month I will be posting poetry and information about laughter and humor. Let’s start off with some links:

More on NaPoWriMo - http://www.napowrimo.net/

Two of many sites about Humor Month: http://humormonth.com/

http://www.larrywilde.com/month.htm