Tag: #dverse

A little Bit of Magic

Posted on February 20, 2023 by Linda Lee Lyberg

“Music is the strongest form of magic.” ― Marilyn Manson It’s only a cheap trinketbought at a Paris news standyet it holds mysterious magic within,for when I am sad, I turn the tiny crankand music of La Vie en Rose takes me back againas we walk… Continue Reading “A little Bit of Magic”

Category: PoetryTags: #dverse, #magic, #music, #Quadrille

Chasing Sunlight

Posted on November 30, 2022 by Linda Lee Lyberg

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My Best Buddy- Jackson “Dogs are our link to paradise. They don’t know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring–it was peace.” ― Milan… Continue Reading “Chasing Sunlight”

Category: PoetryTags: #dogs, #dverse, #Quadrille

The Color of Hope is Light

Posted on October 27, 2022 by Linda Lee Lyberg

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“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” ― Plato Light bending, shaping, flowing into nicks and cracks of darkness impugned Both an unrelenting wave of briny ocean and a… Continue Reading “The Color of Hope is Light”

Category: PoetryTags: #dverse, #thesundaymuse, Poem, Poetry

The First Time

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Linda Lee Lyberg

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“The older I get, the more I see there are these crevices in life where things fall in and you just can’t reach them to pull them back out. So you can sit next to them and weep or you can get up and… Continue Reading “The First Time”

Category: PoetryTags: #dverse, #poetry, #shay'swordgarden

Morning Tears

Posted on August 22, 2022 by Linda Lee Lyberg

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“The morning was full of sunlight and hope.” ― Kate Chopin, The Awakening Morning tears and last night’s rainWhite jasmine dripping with dewA lazy snail saunters, sipping fresh waterAs hummingbirds dip their beaks deepInto throats of yellow trumpetsWhile early sun peeks through uncertain cloudsWondering if more rain… Continue Reading “Morning Tears”

Category: PoetryTags: #dverse, #poetry, #Quadrille

#Quadrille: Simple Joys

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Linda Lee Lyberg

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“…and then, I have nature and art and poetry, and if that is not enough, what is enough?” ― Vincent Willem van Gogh Although there’s not much to celebratewith what’s happening these dayswe can always find joy in nature’s scenesTwo yellow butterflies at playTiny hummingbirds… Continue Reading “#Quadrille: Simple Joys”

Category: PoetryTags: #dverse, #poetry, #Quadrille

Meditation on the Sanctity of Breath

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Linda Lee Lyberg

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A flock of dreams feastOn ancient buried memoriesSuch lush, verdant, fertile browseNourishes my weary souland feeds my ravenous spirit Each sacred breath,A river flowing over stonesTrickling through pulsing veins~Air- precious tether that binds me~Forever to life Author’s Note: Hi All and Happy Memorial Day.… Continue Reading “Meditation on the Sanctity of Breath”