Musings on Life, Love, and Linguine-Poetry & Writing
Plant each seedEnvision and dreamBe thankfulFor all lifeBrings with each gentle risingOf bright morning sun Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge #202
This morning as a bright autumn sun peeks through meandering smoky clouds I ramble through my ancient garden, delighting in the budding rosesfinally recovering from desert heat I search for lime green praying mantiswho are abundant this time of yearI watch them spread their razored armsin prayer… Continue Reading “Early Morning in the Garden”
“No twittering waves can wash away our brilliant blue candle of hope for today we awakened to a new era of love.” – Linda Lee Lyberg The Sunday Muse #133
A swiftly failing memory cast in hues of black and sepia an 8 MM movie flickering shadows on a blank screen caught between imagination and reality, life becomes a deep dark dream. And in this fugue mental statewhen a mind is fading, waningthoughts move… Continue Reading “Fugue”
No snowflakes drifting into a blanket of cashmereOr the bitter cold of winter settling into bonesNo fierce winds howling in angry March skiesOr bright blooming daffodils announcing springNo butterflies of summer taking their first flightOr golden fireflies twinkling on a rainy night When autumn… Continue Reading “The Sharp Tang of Ginger”
Happiness is an elusive hummingbirdWith iridescent feathers taunting and teasingTiny black fruit flies swarming in evening breeze I watch this graceful dance of life and deathAs the brilliant jeweled bird flicks his forked tongueSavoring every tasty bite before taking flight dVerse Poets Pub: Quadrille… Continue Reading “A Momentary Pause”
“And I rose In rainy autumn And walked abroad in a shower of all my days…” ― Dylan Thomas, Collected Poems Tread lightly upon worn timbered stairs Leading to autumn’s cool embrace With lumbering care, slip Into welcoming armsOf swaying russet leaves Whispering in an elusive breeze Feel divine grace… Continue Reading “The Soft Tread of Footsteps”
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