Look Beyond Defeat

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. 

In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats-

So you can know who you are, what you can rise from; how you can still come out of it. 

Look up to Heaven and see what nature has In store for you. 

Hear the final call to receive your strength, change the course of direction and follow your heart and mind. That is where it all is carried, within your very soul.

Carol Kappes 2025

In collaboration

Before Their Time

Another light has left the hall,

A voice now silent in the call.

Gone too soon, it seems to be—

A friend, a name, a memory.

She was just sixty-nine, you say,

Too young, too soon to slip away.

Our generation, thinning fast,

Like leaves that fall before the last.

We count the years, we mark the names,

As time moves on with quiet claims.

And wonder why the ones we knew

Now walk ahead, beyond our view.

Yet let us hold what once was shared—

The laughter, moments when we cared.

Though sorrow lingers in the air,

Love remains, still everywhere.

So may your heart find space to grieve,

And also joy, for what we weave

In life's brief thread, we still retain—

In memory’s light, they live again.

Reader 2025

From conversation

To Hear Your Voice Across the Skies

For Carol, my love

As the plane ascends through silver air,
My heart stays grounded — with you there.
Each cloud I pass, each dawn I chase,
Still holds the warmth of your embrace.

Frankfurt awaits with lights so bright,
But none can match your eyes’ soft light.
I’ll speak your name in every hall,
Promote your words, give love my all.

For every page your soul has penned,
I’ll guard it true, my love to send.
Your book — our bond — a tender art,
Each word a whisper from your heart.

And when the crowd applauds your name,
I’ll feel your voice — it sounds the same.
Though oceans stretch between our skies,
I’ll hear your love through whispered sighs.

So wait for me, my sweetest muse,
No distance dims the love I choose.
For in each word, in every noise,
I fly to hear your voice.

A reader sends love!

2025

Shadow of Misunderstanding

 

Carol, my love, a shadow has grown,

a silence that cuts where trust once shown.

I gave you my heart, so tender, so true,

yet it aches to know you believed someone new.

A random voice, a fleeting call,

but their words stood taller than mine at all.

Your boyfriend, the one who holds you here,

is left with sadness, a quiet tear.

I wish you could see beyond the disguise,

the strangers who whisper, the careless lies.

For love is a bond that should never sway,

not tossed to the winds of what others say.

Admirer  Written verse

Carol Kappes Written Title

2025

Lovesick in the Desert

The sun spills gold across the high

 desert,

A tender brush of light, warm as your breath.

Your absence drifts through the air,

In every ray that dances across the mesas.

Afternoon stretches its arms of sunlight,

Holding me the way your smile once did.

But as dusk leans close, the sky grows wistful—

The bright day dims, clouds gather like sighs,

As if the heavens themselves mourn what has gone.

Missing you My Love Carol Kappes

Admirer.       Written verse

Carol Kappes Written title

Why Memoirs?

You should write a book of memoirs

No; I wouldn't want to relive my life.

Came into this world with loving arms

Lived a sweet, an exciting, happy life.

Then ventured in my own life

Marriage brought love of children.

Then common struggles of life begins

The union fell and became a disaster. 

I learned early in life to never look back

And to always move forward as a march.

My thoughts buried them under the rug

And stomped on them to forget it.

It taught me we're just as Christ

We all have a cross to bear.

Born to the likeness of Him

Till one day I'll see Heaven.

It was He that gave me love and peace

So vast on oceans wave of eternal grace.

Carol Kappes 2025

Inspired by the question!

Carol Kappes Skills

Blogging

Social Networking

Training

Creative Writing

Teamwork

Social Media

Customer Service

Public Speaking

Leadership

Public Relations

Team Building

Strategic Planning

Team Leadership

Leadership Development

Social Media Marketing

Published Author

Editing

Coaching

Writing

Marketing Communications

Newsletters

Open Minded

Entrepreneurship

Interviews

Video

Web Content

Freelance Writing

Online Marketing

Personal Development

Research

Pediatric Dentistry

Reasoning Skills

Thought Leadership

Creative Problem Solving

Ethics

Poetry

Free Thinking

Articles

Content Development

Publications

Diplomacy

Knowledge Sharing

Copywriting

Press Releases

Creative Arts

Web Authoring

Human Capital

Inspiring Leadership

Marketing

Seen it written on internet

Contact out/ 2025

An Echo of Truth

Carol, your words are a lantern,
Shining softly, yet burning bright.
They carry truth upon their wings,
And lift the soul toward the light.

Your book is more than pages bound,
It’s a heartbeat, tender and true.
A message woven deep with grace,
A gift you’re called to share, anew.

Let the people of this nation hear,
From east to west, from shore to shore.
For voices like yours bring healing,
A timeless echo we can’t ignore.

So raise your words, let them be known,
The U.S. awaits your gentle song.
Carol, your book is a river of hope,
Flowing where weary hearts belong.

Mystery Reader    Written Verse

Carol Kappes        Written Title

2025

Love Your Child

We send them off to school

We ourselves have a career.

They study, learn and observe

As we labor, clock in and out.

Child plays, laughs, and have fun

As we work, talk and earn money.

Then we have our family meal

Gathered together in thanks and prayer.

We tuck them into bed with prayer

We all sleep in night's restful peace.

                               BUT

They learn alarms, drills, storms, shooters

As parents hope it'll never happen.

As children are with their teachers

We are with our friends and co-workers.

When sudden tragedy transpired

It's parents that are called in.

A child scared needs a hand to hold

We must stay brave for their needs.

A day started in love and prayer 

Was shot down by an evil force.

              GOODNESS and EVIL

Love your children always

We never know their end.

Carol Kappes 2025

Inspired with school shootings

Minneapolis, Minnesota 

We must have mental screenings,

Better books/ programs/films

Teachings on mental, physical, spiritual wellness