Tag: Poetry

The Feather’s Gift

She gathers feathers and broken blue eggs, discarded treasures from the birds A shadow box of wispy memories are proof that life endures. Author’s Note: Reposting this from last September. It’s been a long week of radiation treatments. I am grateful to have the… Continue Reading “The Feather’s Gift”

Morning Moon

Morning moon waning after nightpearly beams of lightvanishing in brilliant sun raysas dark becomes dayin the evenings a wayward breezeshadows dance with leavesas birds take roost in swaying treesyearning arises once againa cool caress upon my skinpearly beams of light, as dark becomes day,… Continue Reading “Morning Moon”

Lost

“One day you will kiss a man you can’t breathe without, and find that breath is of little consequence.”  ― Karen Marie Moning, Bloodfever In the darkness I have my dreamsof a time when body and soulcame together to make a wholeThese days nothing is as… Continue Reading “Lost”

The Fragility of Tranquility

These are days of endless summeras we bow in defeat to heatwilting petals fall at our feetsun pounding down, a mad drummerwhile we long for winter’s slumber Morning dawns in tranquilitylight breaks through with fragilityawash in a rose colored skyso we lift our weary… Continue Reading “The Fragility of Tranquility”

#Haiku: Cricket

under the willowsbeneath the rotting debris-male cricket chirping Frank J. Tassone’s Haikai Challenge #153- Cricket Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge No.193 Poets Choice

#Haiku: Morning Glory

dew drops on blossoms-glistening orbs reflectingmorning glory tears Frank J. Tassone’s Haikai Challenge #154 Morning Glory

#Haiku: Morning Mist

“What are you doing to me?” he asked the crow, tearful. Teaching you how to fly. “I can’t fly!” You’re flying right now. “I’m falling!” Every flight begins with a fall, the crow said.”  ― George R.R. Martin morning mist silenceblissful peace in the valley-shattered… Continue Reading “#Haiku: Morning Mist”