Two Poems Boys Toys and Hope

These are two of my most recent poems. I wanted to write a fun poem to honor a young man that I know. The other I wrote to encourage people to believe in things hoped for, even in these hard times.

I hope you enjoy them!

Little Boy Toys

Little boys

All love their toys,

A testament to childhood dreams,

Wars fought and won

Beneath the sun,

As budding soldier proudly beams.

With Tonka trucks

And lots of luck,

The yard’s now highway seven,

The chance to play

Outside today

Was like a day in heaven.

Hope and Faith

Hope cannot grow in shadows;

It needs the light of dreams.

It’s a conundrum,

For in the depths of darkness

It is needed most.

What then? Do we let it die

Because we are unable to nourish it?

No! We must feed it with faith.

Believe in what faith sees,

And the hope for tomorrow will blossom,

Just as all tall things on the earth

Grow towards the sun.