Category: Poetry

#Haiku 73: Aurora Borealis

Festival of Lights

Outcast

Outcast -Linda Lee Lyberg Lovely white and black pigeon Born distinct from a genetic defect Outcast from the common flock

#Acrostic: Leaves of Life Falling

Leafing through an old book Earmarked pages A photograph Veiled, did not foretell Eyes as blue as a robin’s egg Smile that would light my days

#Haiku 72 (Triple): Strata

Painted sand strata Layered sediment and rock Showing earth’s story Worn and weathered cake Celebrating earth’s onset Torte made of stratum Surviving eons Volcanoes, oceans and seas A brewing tempest Copyright©2017 Linda Lee Lyberg Photo by Martina Misar-Tummeltshammer on Unsplash

#Haiku 71: Mage

Wisest bird of prey Omen of impending death Otherworldly mage Copyright©2017 Linda Lee Lyberg Author’s Note: Owls are believed to be omens of death in some Native American myths. Native American Owl mythology https://syllabubsea.wordpress.com/2017/09/03/haiga-heaven-challenge-37-mage/

Faith

Faith -Linda Lee Lyberg If you could only see my heart And the beauty that lies within You’d see shattered broken parts In faith are beginning to mend

Stone

Stone -Linda Lee Lyberg Your name Lays on my tongue