I Remember!

Here I sit and ponder, about the world in change,
how the daily news sound uncertain and strange,
I think 'Oh my goodness' the world's going crazy
how so many people are just selfish and lazy!

I look at my poppy that I wear with pride,
for all the soldiers who have served and died,
who left behind loved ones and went afar,
to fight for freedom, for a life with no war!

For the people who gave their lives for our Land,
today, on guard for Thee I will stand!
At 11:11 on the 11th of November,
I will never forget and always remember!

Ilona Rosenthal-Payne

My poem to the One I love,

I want to paint a picture of what a wonderful person you truly are,

how I have searched for you and wished you here upon a fallen star.

How your big heart warmed me up when the world was cold,
I'll sketch you beside me on the porch-swing when I'm old.

 I 'll paint a portrait of happiness, full of passion and tenderness,
how you tell me I'm beautiful even when I feel like a mess!

With little brush strokes I'll highlight the many things we do,
how my world now rotates around me and you.
I would mix the colours of sunshine and warmth,
to highlight my most treasured times in your arms.
I'm not a poet, I'm not an artist but one thing is true,
even Picasso couldn't paint the love I feel for you!
by Ilona Rosenthal-Payne
2016

The day I became your Oma,

I knew how lucky I was to be there welcoming you into this world,

a world that can sometimes be cruel, but a world where you can see love by giving it!

I will protect you from being hurt and if you do, will be there to soothe you!

I can't wait for Sunday visits and little vacations, fishing for frogs and chasing butterflies.

Soon I will  teach you how to build stuff and fix things, how to paint and how to weld!

I will try to give you knowledge, teach you kindness and make you strong,

so when you start your race of life, I can be on the sideline cheering you on.

I will be there on your journey, being your biggest fan,

love always, Oma :)

Heaven on Earth

I raised my Children to learn

that love can't be bought,

that the time lost on the journey,

those days days unseen in hurry,

that moment wasted in worry and strife,

are the choices that held us back,

from getting closer finding the key,

that will unlock the door

to the gate of Heaven on Earth!

-I.C.P.-

Love is...

...caring for someone deeply,

it's a steady, continuous stream

of giving and receiving,

safety and adventure,

dreaming and living,
comfort and dedication,

knowing and wondering!

Since the day I met you,

I know what...

...Love is!

I love you, babe!

-I.C.P.-

Family is a given class of solutions of the same basic equation 

 differing from one and another only by the different values assigned 

to the constants in the equation.
With love being the common denominator!
I love my family!

I.C.P.

Wind at our back

I can't wait 'til the Summer,

for this cold to be gone,

for the leaves to be sprouting,

and those spring-morning runs!

When we pack our horse,

and polish its chrome,

dressed in leather and cool,

call the highway our own.

Imagine the fun

those roads heel to us

Our days in the sun,

with a tank full of gas.

When the winds kiss our cheeks,

in the mid-summer day,

when the rays of the sun,

will guide our way.

 Can you promise me, babe,

that this winter so hard,

is just step on the road,

where we're never apart!

All my love,

ICP