A Compassionate Touch

A Compassionate Touch

© by Bud Lemire on May 26, 2018

We're in need of, A Compassionate Touch

For those going through, so very much

So many people, truly don't understand

This knowledge must reach them, and then expand

How can you really, understand what they go through

You're not in their shoes, and they are not you

Many times you only know a part

When you do understand, you touch their heart

For someone, who's illness, is so very strong

Feeling so weak, they need your song

A touch of compassion, a listening ear

Because in their reality, they have so much to fear

Every day, has a difficult choice within

Neither choices are ones you can win

“Seeing so many Doctors, they experiment on me”

“Sometimes it backfires, but it was worth it to see”

You see, people judge without knowing the story complete

I find myself always having to repeat

Still I can't sink it into their head

So many don't get it, I turn away in frustration instead

Just remember this, you don't know everything

A better understanding, is what everyone should bring

Learn to realize, and thank you very much

To look upon each person, with a Compassionate Touch

We truly need a Compassionate Touch. People need to know

that we truly don't know what the other person has gone through.

How can we judge them, without knowing the whole story. We have

no clue of all they have gone through. Once we are knowing, then we

are growing. Let's grow together and understand them better.

Snowy White Owl

Snowy White Owl

© by Bud Lemire on May 9, 2018

It was like any other day

It happened on the fifth of May

I was on the Aronson Island, to the shore

Yet on this day, there so much more

I spotted something, closer to shore

A white head, yet I had to see more

I grabbed my camera, and used the zoom

Not too close, it needed the room

A Snowy White Owl, what a sight to see

It was looking around, and watching me

Its head went almost, all the way around

As it sat there staring, right there on the ground

I tried to get closer, a different angel to get

It took off in flight, but it was Seagulls it met

Back to the shelter of trees it flew

Not far from the lake, that was a pretty blue

I took a video, and more pictures too

A voice inside me said “Bud, it's looking at you”

Since that day, it seemed easy to find

On a boat, a building, and even a Shopko sign

It was a special day for me when I saw the Snowy

White Owl. I was just looking at Owls online, and

thinking, “I would love to get a picture of an owl.”

Well, someone was listening, because there it was,

and I saw. They are amazing creatures, and look so

unreal with they way look and move. I'm so happy

I had the opportunity to see one and capture it with

my camera in pictures and videos.

Springtime In Da U.P.

Springtime In Da U.P.

© by Bud Lemire on May 2, 2018

Nothing is better, when you listen and hear

Da birds of da U.P., singing their Springtime cheer

Several are coming back, from their migration south

Starting a new family, feeding the little ones by mouth

The ice has melted, and buds are sprouting

A great time to enjoy, a Springtime outing

The little black flies, are flying everywhere

In swarms, they always seem to take over the air

Soon, the grass will be green

Until then, yellow is seen

I love to hear, the birds up in a tree

Their songs, always mean so much to me

Even the squirrels and chipmunks, are scurrying around

And the rabbits, are hopping all over the ground

The Geese and the Ducks, flying here and there

Of course the Seagulls, can be found everywhere

Buds in the trees, some leaves will be green

A great time to enjoy, such a beautiful scene

Springtime is great, when you're in da U.P.

So much beauty, and so very much to see

Springtime in da U.P. Is indeed a wonderful time

of the year. The the start of things changing from

cold to warm. New families starting for the creatures

we share this planet with. The ice is gone, and we see

the blue water. We can shed our coats for something

lighter to wear. Oh yes, I love Springtime in da U.P.