Harlingen

“Traveling Heart”

| Laura Lee Bonde

leaving may be harder
than I thought

driving down Lemon Grove
seeing what’s familiar
then missing it
eyes tearing up
memories flooding

thoughts of what view
will become familiar

new is good
change is good
being in line with God
is good

when you know who you are
there’s no one else you’d rather be
when you know where you belong
there’s no where else you’d rather be

seasons change
but seasons also last
a lifetime

I’m so excited for this new season

“Background Music”

| Laura Lee Bonde

right now
I share a room with
my kids
so as I read
my bible
I hear their breathing
of deep sleep

I’ll miss that
different rooms
different state
different normals

but my excitement
overrides
the missing

I’m so excited
to be in this
new chapter

this new book

pages lined with
love
adventure
discovery

will people miss
the struggling
the loneliness
the barely-making-it
words

there’s no telling

some like to read about
pain
some like to read about
love
some
don’t see a difference

every day
is only the beginning
of what you make of it