Soar Through the Day

by Cheryl Merrick

Listening to the light,

feelings of serenity 

enfold me as 

I soar through the day.

Whole

by Cheryl Merrick

Four sisters sat,
   Each silently congratulating herself
   On a job well done.
I am so diligent in reading the scriptures,
   Thought one, surely I am doing right.
Look how I care for my body, my temple,
   As each day I rise early and run,
   Beamed the second.
As the third stood in her sparkling home,
   She proudly exclaimed that hers, indeed,
   Was a house of order.

Self Image

by Cheryl Merrick


Looking at my reflection,
I despairingly note;
face too long, nubby nose!
I stop; and see Grandpa’s long, thin face;
quiet, hardworking.
There is Grandma’s “button” nose;
kind hearted, unhurried.