Charmed Chaos
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Tag: Poetry
The Gift
Image by Sergio Cerrato – Italia from Pixabay “Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us.” ― David Richo Some days are better than others and I often wonder why yesterday was agony and today- barely a sigh And… Continue Reading “The Gift”
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#Haiku: Wild Daisies
desert rain drenched knee-high african daisies- dropping next year’s seed Author’s Note: I am hosting at dVerse for Open Link Night- Come join us!
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#Haibun: Desert Rain
My Garden: Mesa, AZ 2023 New Year’s day dawns dark, dreary, and rainy, which is so rare in the desert southwest. I stir from a deep slumber, listening to the uncommon sound of water dripping off the roof. These days, the calendar pages seem… Continue Reading “#Haibun: Desert Rain”
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The Color of Hope is Light
“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”
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In Dreams
I dream each night of a small bungalowsomewhere in the French countrysideA place to rest on the shaded verandahto watch my simple life go by. I wrap myself in old cashmereI bought long agoin a quaint Paris brocantenever minding tiny moth holes. I tie… Continue Reading “In Dreams”
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Meditation on the Sanctity of Breath
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”
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#Haibun: Desert Spring
“I would not sacrifice a single living mesquite tree for any book ever written. One square mile of the living desert is worth a hundred ‘great books’ – and one brave deed is worth a thousand.” ― Edward Abbey I love this time of… Continue Reading “#Haibun: Desert Spring”
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