As We Are... a poem by Anne Selden Annab

            As We Are

Can't we just be pretty

as we are- and comfortable too

with

clean faces, 

soft hair, 

loose clothes

(easy to wash and wear clothes)

good shoes, good shoes where toes

can wiggle,

or bare feet... 

Can't we just be

low maintenance- 

saving our money for books,

and stockpiling time for enjoying

art

each other

or the great outdoors

in every mood & weather

watching

& walking

listening to bird song...

Feeling the wind in our hair

and under their wings.

                                                                                                                poem copyright ©2026 Anne Selden Annab 

 

Cherry Blossoms ... a poem by Anne Selden Annab

Cherry Blossoms- Washington DC

 

    Cherry Blossoms

There is an invasive bloom

of beauty

boughs and boughs

of beauty

brought as a gift,

a bribe

of beauty

from

a  friend

who later turned into an enemy

then turned into a friend again

and again and again

renewing every Spring

simply the gift

of beauty

and diplomacy.

Gentle words and deeds.

Respect for others.

Be kind, be good,

be better than war

be stronger than violence

be longer than memory

& wiser than history.

 

poem copyright ©2025 Anne Selden Annab