Tag: Poem

Mother Earth

I’ve walked this familiar street before Where silence reigns and the only companions My dog and the melodic singing of the mockingbird My feet tread lightly here, for there is nothing to fearAs I pause to watch a swallowtail floatingOn this glorious morning’s zephyr… Continue Reading “Mother Earth”

Scarlet Flax

April dawns with scattered clouds Obscuring the daybreak sun March’s roaring lion lingers on In brisk breezy morning air I find myself pondering What this new spring will bringFor I am a fool who believes In the beauty of small things And today among… Continue Reading “Scarlet Flax”

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… Continue Reading “The Butterfly, The Bee and The Tree”

Bluebonnet Sky

So you’ve been through the roaring fire Leaving you maimed, a soul of charred ashes But rising from this molten funeral pyre Comes a new woman with scars on scars. You must know though flawed, you are beautiful for you shimmer with the light… Continue Reading “Bluebonnet Sky”

#american sentence sunday: tears in spring

“Earth awashed in cleansing tears, yet spring arrives and fragrant roses bloom” – Linda Lee Lyberg

#Haiku: First Cherry Blossoms

pink petals driftingdying souls fallingreturning to earth Frank J. Tassone #Hakai Challenge #131 First Cherry Blossoms

Watching the world from my window

I watch the world from my window and despite All the news today ~ more people dying The whole world crying Signs of spring are everywhere Every morning the thrashers come pecking At the block of peanut suet to feed Their fledglings in tow… Continue Reading “Watching the world from my window”