Tag: Poetry

Seed in my Womb

Naive thoughts adrift on a sea of longingin tender innocence of youth writtenabout love; first, lost, last and foreverand all the conflicting feelings between for I thought I understood life and its deeper meaning. Looking back at those childish rhymes, poetry was but a… Continue Reading “Seed in my Womb”

#Shadorma: Plant the Seed

Plant each seedEnvision and dreamBe thankfulFor all lifeBrings with each gentle risingOf bright morning sun Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge #202

Early Morning in the Garden

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”

Hope

“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

#Haiku: Cold wind

threatening grey skies-hushed breath of cold wind rattlingashen leaves of fall Ronovan Writes Weekly #Haiku Challenge 130 Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No 201

Fugue

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”

The Sharp Tang of Ginger

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”