This clerihew was inspired by attempt to go to nursing school. Sadly poor health prevented me from completing the course, and made completing school a dream. But I will never forget that time and will forever wish that my health had been stronger. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmKKvpHYEGQ If you enjoyed this school inspired poem, you might … Continue reading Nursing School Clerihew 1
Tag: reflections
Am I Ready to Meet the King?
Am I ready to met the king is a question that I have found myself asking more and more as the world around me changes at an alarming rate and the world I once knew slips forever beyond the horizon. Everywhere I turn I see sign after sign that seems to shout the alarm that … Continue reading Am I Ready to Meet the King?
Worn
Thanks to a long list ailments that include fibrillation, migraines, and chronic anemia, it seems that I spend most of my life tired, painful, and so deeply worn that some days it is all that i can do to drag myself out of bed and crawl my way to the sofa. Worn is sadly a … Continue reading Worn
A Better Place
Some days the sorrows and cares of this world get me down. The bright enthusiastic outlook that I seek to maintain for a few moments breaks down as instead of seeing a field of bright flowers, I notice the thousands of stubborn weeds threatening to destroy the beauty of life. Everywhere I see and hear … Continue reading A Better Place
Still
Waiting for love has not been easy. After years and years of waiting the lamp of hope has at times burned very low and a feeling of hopelessness has threatened to take over. Yet there is a part of me that has refused to give up and still clings to the hope that one day … Continue reading Still
Sneaky Poem
Where is the Peace the World Declares Shall Silence the Prophesy of God?
Where is the Peace the World Declares Shall Silence the Prophesy of God? By Katherine B. Parilli Where is the era of peace the world speaks so proudly of? I see only violence and despair. Where is the bright healthy future they have ardently promised? Where is the age when poverty shall be wiped clean? … Continue reading Where is the Peace the World Declares Shall Silence the Prophesy of God?
Teach Me Thy Ways
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuvtq8rQeC8  If you would like to read more poems of faith like this, you might like my book Poetry From the Heart Poems of Faith. Available on Amazon as a Kindle book, paperback, and hardcover, and Barns and Noble as a Nook book, paperback, and large print.
What Am I?
What Am I? By Katherine B. Parilli What am I when nothing I seek to become can I achieve? When I try time after time to touch the stars; So grand and worthy, Yet falter and fail to reach their beauty. How I long to succeed and climb the lofty towering mountains, To overcome … Continue reading What Am I?
How Can I Honor Thee When I Have Lost My Way?
How Can I Honor Thee When I Have Lost My Way? By Katherine B. Parilli How can I honor Thee when I do not know the course of my life? When I am so confused by the multiplying confusion of my stone blocked road that I cannot find my way, How can I bring honor … Continue reading How Can I Honor Thee When I Have Lost My Way?
KB Writes 