Charmed Chaos
Musings on Life, Love, and Linguine-Poetry & Writing
The Butterfly, The Bee and The Tree
“We have forgotten how to be good guests, how to walk lightly on the earth as its other creatures do.”
—Barbara Ward
The Painted Lady does not dream of fleeting fame
when flitting from flower to flower,
instead she savors every delicious sip
as she lingers amongst colorful blossoming bowers.
The honeybee does not seek righteous glory
for his life’s work gathering golden pollen
as he disperses the tiny grains to our crops
and creates amber rivers of flowing honey.
The majestic trees did not ask to be
the fallen heroes of this mistreated planet
yet indeed they deserve this prestigious honor
for they purify the very air we breathe
and grace us with their magnificence.
©2021 Linda Lee Lyberg
Author’s Note: For more information on pollinators, please visit pollinator.org and on how trees make a difference, please visit nwf.org
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#Haiku: Foxglove
delicate thimbles
bowing to the setting sun
pink Foxglove beauties
©2021 Linda Lee Lyberg
Carpe Diem Haiku Kai: #1734 Foxglove
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Black Feathered Sky
“Love! Love until the night collapses!”
― Pablo Neruda, Machu Picchu
Full moon becomes an eternity in a black velvet feathered sky
Mirrored in your eyes
A million brilliant stars pale, white jasmine sweetens fragrant air
Blooming in your hair
Upon your honeyed lips, my yearning ache to dwell
Caught up in your spell
Riding high on an undulating groundswell
The earth moves below our thrashing hips
High in the sky the pearl moon collapses, a startling eclipse
Mirrored in your eyes, blooming in your hair, caught up in your spell
©2021 Linda Lee Lyberg
Author’s Note: This is an Oviellejo, which is an Old Spanish verse form (derived from ovillo, a ball of yarn). A stanza consists of 10 lines, with a rhyme scheme of AABBCCCDDC. The second line of each rhyme scheme, Line 2,4,6, is short line of up to 5 syllables. The last line is a “redondilla,” a “little round” that collects all three of the short lines. ~ from Shot Glass Journal
Linda Lee Lyberg is a wife, mother, artist, published poet and author. She resides in Mesa, AZ with her husband Pete (aka The Big Viking) of 23 years, and her dog, Ricky Bobby. Linda writes various forms of poetry, as well as short stories.
You can read more of her works at: charmedchaos.com
and her Amazon Author Page
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#Haiku: Yellow Sunflowers
Yellow sunflowers
waiting for the summer storm
huddling together
©2021 Linda Lee Lyberg
Carpe Diem Haiku Kai: #1733 Sunflowers
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No Fear
The feline lies supine anywhere he pleases
whether it’s on the table where we dine,
in the middle of a silky luxurious bed
or lofty down pillows where we lay our head.
He cares not for any of our house rules
nor does he expect the least affection,
unless he, the king is willing and ready
to glance with indifference in our direction.
His regal stance is one of royalty
and he shows no ounce of fealty
to the cat- scratched hand that feeds him
for we, but mere humans are here to serve
his every waking need and catnip dream pleasures.
©2021 Linda Lee Lyberg
Author’s Note: I used to have cats but I currently am without one. This has made me long for them again. They are such amazing creatures!
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A Heart Crucified
“He started to estrange her…
And they became strangers
Who knew each other’s heart,
So broken as they drifted apart.”
― Ana Claudia Antunes, Pierrot & Columbine
And so you think this vicious pain justified
a heart crucified.
But hurting should not be the ultimate price for love
on wings of a dove.
A shattered soul will revive and overcome
will heal damage done,
And dance once more with joy in the brilliant sun.
But the path to true love often is misleading
leaving you drifting alone with a broken spirit grieving,
but a heart crucified, on wings of a dove, will heal damage done.
©2021 Linda Lee Lyberg
Linda Lee Lyberg is a wife, mother, artist, published poet and author. She resides in Mesa, AZ with her husband Pete (aka The Big Viking) of 23 years, and her dog, Ricky Bobby. Linda writes various forms of poetry, as well as short stories.
You can read more of her works at: charmedchaos.com
and her Amazon Author Page
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