J.P. Kennedy 

Gretna, Louisiana 

  
 
 

J.P. Kennedy of Gretna, Louisiana was born Maydra Jane Penisson on August 31,1938 in New Orleans to Clare Elda Walter Penisson and Charles Christopher Penisson Jr. Being a graduate of the Jefferson Parish Public School System, she attended McDonogh #26 Elementary School, Gretna High School and West Jefferson High School. Having been married to the late Jacob Louis Kennedy Sr, for 21 years, she is the mother of Wendy Jane Kennedy, Her work appears in The National Library of Poetry's Anthology Series. She is a lifetime member of The International Society of Poets and a member of the American Federation of Police. She likes gardening and anything creative. No matter what age, follow your dreams. 
 

Peaceful Reflections 
Along The Mississippi 

The little, pale green butterflies,
of morning, bid us goodbye.
Pulsating fireflies brighten the 
darkened areas like twinkling
stars on high.

To dip below the horizon
the waning sun doth try.
A painter's creation of orange
and purples fill the sky.

In the still of the evening,
the gentle breezes blow.
The calliope's tune relaxes
with a song we all know.

The whiff of our neighbor's
magnolia, fill the cool air.
The memory will last forever,
none other can compare.

Inspiration 

Go on; go on; go on;
Strive from morning to the next
dawn.
Make your convictions felt.
Someday all wars will be quelled.
Go forth; go forth; go forth.
Spread peace throughout the earth.
Leave your mark for all to see.
Greed and devastation are no
longer a need.
Be strong; be strong; be strong;
No right was gotten by a wrong.
Let no one distract you from your
goal.
Your ideas must be told.
Have faith; have faith; have faith.
We must save the human race.
All nation, in cooperation join hands.
Let friendship be our stand.
Look up; look up; look up.
Our guidance comes from above.
No bombs or missiles should we see.
Tis glorious when peace is a reality.

True Friendship 

True friendship is a treasure,
it is beyond all measure.
Without words, they know what each
wants and needs.
Always are these, amazing
and instinctive deeds.
It is giving without receiving;
Unhesitatingly and comfortingly
extending understanding
and believing.
Tis having complete trust, no lies or
half-truths between them.
Schemes and plots, against
one another, never begins
to stem.
It's closeness without being smothered.
Jealousy does not have to
make it cluttered.
Tis freedom to speak of things
without reproachful or gossiping
fears.
Confiding them to family
You'll end in tears.
This friendship is closer than
sisters or brothers.
There's no doubts or distrust,
as with lovers.
It's proven again and again, when
they meet for a profitable end.
No mater how far apart,
these deep feelings of
protective caring dwell
within each heart.
True friendship is purity of
companionship that goes on and on.
Only death can cause it to
begone.
All poems Copyright © 1997 J.P. Kennedy. All rights reserved.