Category: Poetry

Beneath Cloistered Bowers

Here beneath tendrils of green willow treeWhere sun seldom kisses darkening shadeA secret world exists for you and meAs we patiently wait for light to fade Once brilliant sun sets, pale moon rises highYour hands find their way to my secret placeFrom my lips… Continue Reading “Beneath Cloistered Bowers”

#Haiku: Flower Moon

flower moon peekingshining light through wispy puffdandelion spring Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge #176- Poet’s Choice Frank J. Tassone #Haikai Challenge: Flower Moon

Heart Beats

“I say let the world go to hell, but I should always have my tea.” -Fyodor Dostoevsky Adorned with my colorful mask I venture out into the world among strangersI am startled by the sound of not only my own voice And theirs… Must… Continue Reading “Heart Beats”

Chasing Rainbows

Is it silly to chase rainbowsIn this darkest of gloomy nightsThat has now befallen upon us?I think not for they holdThe brilliant warm lightOf peace, love, and lifeSurrounding us with hopeAs we’re bathed in prisms sparkling bright dVerse Poets Pub: Quadrille- Lighten Up a… Continue Reading “Chasing Rainbows”

#Haiku: First Blossoms

purple petals rain drops from cerulean skies jacaranda tree Carpe Diem Haiku Kai: Carpe Diem’s Time Challenge Remake- First Blossom

After the Blossom Fades

AfterEach blossom fadesAnd petals drift awayThe rose bush begins renewalCrumbledFlowers beginning life anewAs they decay withinFertile black loamAgain Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge: #175 Theme Prompt The Day After

The In-Between

“Yes: I am a dreamer. For a dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. “-Oscar Wilde Catching glimpses of the In-Between slipping through sliding doors of… Continue Reading “The In-Between”