Charmed Chaos
Musings on Life, Love, and Linguine-Poetry & Writing
Moon Waltz
Restless moon dances to calls of the loon
from on high in a blue violet sky
tempting briny undercurrents to swoon
enticing frothy tides to fall, to rise
With each phase of the lemon chiffon sight
lusty oceans bow to her siren calls
as the sultry mistress moves through the night
twirling and swirling in a starry waltz
©2021 Linda Lee Lyberg
Author’s Note: Playing catch up as I was too busy to write yesterday. For Day 17 of National Poetry Writing month.
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Indigo Blue
Misspent youth
girl with cornsilk hair
seeking love
flower child
her old guitar still weeping
in indigo blue
©2021 Linda Lee Lyberg
Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge #221 Synonyms only: Search & Lost
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Perilous Precipice
“Men argue. Nature acts.”
― Voltaire
Leaden grey clouds dot a troubled horizon
whispering ‘we yearn to rain to ease pain’
burdened with atmospheric weight
a vanta black sky turns melancholy
But today is not the day the clouds will finally rain
though harsh rolling thunder shakes the restless air
Our existence is on the edge of a perilous precipice
for we are deaf and blind to our wounded earth’s screams
©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 24 years and their latest rescue, Jackson “Jax” Lyberg. Linda writes various forms of poetry, as well as short stories. You can read more of her works at: charmedchaos.com and view anthologies containing her work here: Amazon Author Page
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Morning Walk
Stark antique
white blossom against
delicate
papery
bougainvillea painting
an azure washed sky
©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 24 years and their latest rescue, Jackson “Jax” Lyberg. Linda writes various forms of poetry, as well as short stories. You can read more of her works at: charmedchaos.com and view anthologies containing her work here: Amazon Author Page
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The Love a Dog Leaves
We are still here
flesh and blood and bone
Yet he is gone
drifting away in melancholy
grey smoke memories
Of more vivid days
Sometimes, we hear
his demanding bark
or the tap, tap ,tap of his paws
whispering
on the cold tile floor
his restless soul
must be wandering
back and forth
over the rainbow bridge
making sure
he’s left the bones behind
for us to unearth
and find his greatest gift-
that of unconditional love.
©2021 Linda Lee Lyberg
dVerse Poetics: The Print the Whales Make
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 24 years and their latest rescue, Jackson “Jax” Lyberg. Linda writes various forms of poetry, as well as short stories. You can read more of her works at: charmedchaos.com and view anthologies containing her work here: Amazon Author Page
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A Brush of Wings
As a child, Rhea gravitated towards uncommon objects. She wasn’t sure why but it may have been the result of her father giving her a dead owl to play with. When her mother saw, her dad caught hell for giving a toddler a dead bird.
Now older, she never outgrew her fascination with the peculiar. One evening as she was walking to her favorite pub The Lamb and Flag, she spied a shop never seen before. A placard above the door read ‘Oddities’. But, what stopped her cold was a small wing shaped sign -‘If You are a Dreamer, Come In.’
She stepped into the candlelit shop. As she closed the door, soft feathered wings brushed against her face as an owl landed on her shoulder. Staring into her eyes, Rhea knew this was the place she had been searching for all her life.
©2021 Linda Lee Lyberg
dVerse Poets Pub: Prosery Meet Me Where The Sidewalk Ends
Author’s Note: Although most of this is fiction, my dad really did give me a dead owl to play with when I was just a toddler. My mother was furious.
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 24 years and their latest rescue, Jackson “Jax” Lyberg. Linda writes various forms of poetry, as well as short stories. You can read more of her works at: charmedchaos.com and view anthologies containing her work here: Amazon Author Page
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#Haiku: Breath of Life
lemon chiffon puffs-
growing among craggy rocks
tiny breath of life
©2021 Linda Lee Lyberg
Author’s Note: This tiny plant is growing in our front yard, which is mostly rock. The flower heads are smaller than a pencil eraser. I have no idea what they are and the leaves are as delicate as the blooms, but I suspect it is in the dandelion family. Written for Day 12 Of National Poetry Writing Month.
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 24 years and their latest rescue, Jackson “Jax” Lyberg. Linda writes various forms of poetry, as well as short stories. You can read more of her works at: charmedchaos.com and view anthologies containing her work here: Amazon Author Page
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