Category: Poetry

#Silent Sunday

“Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.”  ― Henry James

No accident

“There is no accident, just as there is no beginning and no end.” — Jackson Pollock There is no accident just as there is no beginning and no end. If there is no beginning, no moment we first breathe, how did we become? Is… Continue Reading “No accident”

THROWBACK FRIDAY- Linda Lee Lyberg- The Inevitability of Death

Originally posted on Go Dog Go Café:
Source I’ve been thinking of death a lot, and I am amazed by its inevitability, frightened, as we all are, of the totally unknown, and yet feel a long sleep is somehow earned by those of us…

#American Sentence: Morning Moon

“Morning moon shine fading in crystal blue sky — no rain storm clouds in sight.” – Linda Lee Lyberg Author’s Note: This is an American Sentence. The form, invented by Allen Ginsberg, is simply a variation of the haiku. The rules of an American Sentence are… Continue Reading “#American Sentence: Morning Moon”

The opportunists

This is the wandering place I sit contemplating life listening to raucous lovebirds quarreling over seed chartreuse feathers gleaming with their blush peach cheeks feeding tiny young discovering newfound wings while here and there goldfinches jump into the fray Gila woodpeckers come to pound on this aging mesquite searching… Continue Reading “The opportunists”

#Haibun: 55th Birthday

I’ve always loved my birthday in spite of not having celebrated it as a child. It’s the day I came into this world and came to be. The year I turned 55, I decided to throw myself a themed birthday party- I figured why… Continue Reading “#Haibun: 55th Birthday”

Unbound

“When the owl sings, the night is silent.“- Charles de Leusse Fleeting breeze from feathered wings Kissing my startled faceEmbedding the sight upon my soul, An indelible mark on fair skin  Astounding how a watchful owl Came to me, came to be A welcome companion In the last… Continue Reading “Unbound”