Charmed Chaos
Musings on Life, Love, and Linguine-Poetry & Writing
#Haibun: Introspection
There is more than one path to a soul’s door. Sometimes the door opens inward, and we search within ourselves to find the keys to life. Others open outward where we seek our answers from God, nature, a blue moon, the hot sun, or an unusual encounter. Whatever path we choose, they always lead us home to who we are and who were and who we will become.
summer sun rays shine
on path of introspection-
feather falls from sky
©2020 Linda Lee Lyberg
dVerse Poets Pub: Haibun Monday Meet Piet
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 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 purchase anthologies containing her work here: Amazon Author Page
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Things That Die Alone
Alone-
Whales beached on a sandy shore
Sea turtles caught in nets, no way to escape
Polar bears starving, wasting away
Rodents imploding from fatal poison
Hawks and owls doomed for ingesting them
Dandelions withering from chemical herbicides
Honeybees dying from lethal insecticides
Earth tainted from leaching pesticides
Humanity amidst Corona’s genocide
We are committing suicide, suicide, suicide
With this surge of our self- centered rising tide
Our souls rotting from the inside
-Alone
©2020 Linda Lee Lyberg
Earthweal Weekly Challenge: Protest In a Time of Pandemic
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 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 purchase anthologies containing her work here: Amazon Author Page
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#Haiku: Summer Meadow
red summer meadow
in remembrance of spilled blood-
hope for the future
©2020 Linda Lee Lyberg
Frank J. Tassone: #Haikai Challenge #140 summer meadow
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 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 purchase anthologies containing her work here: Amazon Author Page
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#American Sentence Sunday: Grackles
Mesa, AZ
“Cool morning breeze whispering through the palms as a grackle feeds its young”
©2020 Linda Lee Lyberg
Author’s Note: Yesterday in my garden, I watched a grackle feeding three fledglings. They were all gathered on the ground in a circle and putting up quite a fuss as to who should get fed first! I was so caught up in their antics, I didn’t get a photo.
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 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 purchase anthologies containing her work here: Amazon Author Page
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The Enemy Revealed
the veil, now lifted
the enemy is revealed
spending life racing
chasing the mighty dollar
failing to honor nature
but now that we’ve paused
we are seeing fresh beauty
in every green leaf
finally, we realize
earth was waiting for our fall
for we are, you see
our own baffling enemy
destroying the air
we breathe, the water we drink
killing ourselves with each act
©2020 Linda Lee Lyberg
Author’s Note: When I saw this photo, I saw so much more than a crocodile, a predator. I saw all of nature, watching us as we destroy this beautiful earth. And now, we are paying the price with this disease. This earth and its creatures will be here long after we are gone.
Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge No. 178 #PhotoPrompt
Earthweal: Open Link Weekend #21
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#Gogyohka: Jewel in the Sky
chorus of raucous birds
singing at once
high above the mesquite
emerald jeweled hummingbird hovers
glistening in the morning sun
©2020 Linda Lee Lyberg
dVerse Poets Pub: MTB 5 Line Japanese Poetry Forms
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 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 purchase anthologies containing her work here: Amazon Author Page
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Love Lies Bleeding
Mesa, AZ
Love lies bleeding from my eyes
As hot tears fall upon downy feathers
I hold you close to my beating heart
This hollow body light as air
Your magnificent soul no longer there
And though my whole being aches
With the pain you must have felt
I know you are at peace
Flying somewhere high
Chasing vibrant rainbows
In the vast turquoise sky
©2020 Linda Lee Lyberg
Author’s Note: For those of you new to my site, Bella was a Great Horned Owl who had been coming to my yard for 6 days. There are several posts about her visits. Yesterday, I found her lying face down with her wings spread. I am devastated over her death, but at the same time honored she chose to honor me with her presence.
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 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 purchase anthologies containing her work here: Amazon Author Page
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