Poetry by Elizabeth Walters

     Billy Bergen CC




Hang in There

I know some days are rough
Some days are tough
And most of the time 
You feel like you've had enough

I know you're mad
And often sad
But I promise one day that you’ll be glad
That you held it together
And gave it everything you had.  

Through thick and thin,
One day you’ll win.
One day you'll find your way...
On the horizon is a brighter day. 





Don’t Wait

Don't wait.
Tomorrow isn't promised.
You might not have another day.
Don't put off ‘til tomorrow 
What should be said today.
Don't wait.

Life's short.
Plan for tomorrow,
But don't forget to enjoy today.
One day you’re here,
The next day gone.
Life's short.
Don't wait.

Live each day like it's your last.
Before you know it,
Your time will have passed.
Before regrets fill your mind,
Live in the moment 
Each and every time.
Life's short.
Don't wait.

Time is nobody's friend.
It passes you by.
It blows in the wind.
Time is nobody's friend.
It waits for no one.
You simply cannot win.  
Life's short.
Don't wait.





​Elizabeth Walters, an artist and author based in California, has recently embarked on a journey to share “Poetry and Art for the Rest of Us” with the masses.  Coming from a blue-collar family, she was never exposed to “real” art or poetry in her youth.  Elizabeth earned numerous academic and merit-based scholarships and worked her way through college, teaching art to children and adults through programs that provided opportunities for “under-served” communities to create art.  She also spent 2 years as an art guard, which is what impacted her most.  She spent countless hours “guarding” an almost empty gallery...  too many of the exhibits were “too esoteric, or too academic; they were underappreciated by everyday people.”  In 2005, she graduated Summa Cum Laude with University Honor’s and Honor’s in major from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Fine Arts – a distinction only 12 graduates earned that year.  During her years at university, she participated in the Undergrad Exhibition in 2001, ‘03, and ‘04, and in 2005 had a Solo Student Show.  After spending the past 20 years creating wonderful buildings, she is now ready to focus on sharing “everyday, uncomplicated, and straightforward art and poetry with everyday people.”  

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