LW Poetry

This feature showcases original poems by members of the Creative Writers Club of Leisure World and other GRF members.

This poem was written by Gary Krank for his granddaughter’s 11th birthday.

Happy 11

Caterpillars become butterflies.

Kittens become cats.

Thinking life’s a fixed routine is an illusion and a trap.

The universe is conscious.

We breathe its changes every day.

Sometimes you’re the hunter; sometimes you’re the prey. Sometimes you’re eloquent with the perfect words to say, lighting up a deeper truth like a rainbow’s every ray.

Thoughts and feelings shine like mirrors reflecting heart and mind, attracting love and kindness like a lyric when it rhymes, or branches in a forest, or the smell of growing pines.

And today’s your celebration, so seek and you shall find.

—Gary Krank