Tag: Poetry

Chasing Rainbows

Is it silly to chase rainbowsIn this darkest of gloomy nightsThat has now befallen upon us?I think not for they holdThe brilliant warm lightOf peace, love, and lifeSurrounding us with hopeAs we’re bathed in prisms sparkling bright dVerse Poets Pub: Quadrille- Lighten Up a… Continue Reading “Chasing Rainbows”

#Haiku: First Blossoms

purple petals rain drops from cerulean skies jacaranda tree Carpe Diem Haiku Kai: Carpe Diem’s Time Challenge Remake- First Blossom

After the Blossom Fades

AfterEach blossom fadesAnd petals drift awayThe rose bush begins renewalCrumbledFlowers beginning life anewAs they decay withinFertile black loamAgain Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge: #175 Theme Prompt The Day After

The In-Between

“Yes: I am a dreamer. For a dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. “-Oscar Wilde Catching glimpses of the In-Between slipping through sliding doors of… Continue Reading “The In-Between”

Last Words

As I write my last words today- April’s fragrant zephyr kisses my faceThis beautiful unique day will not be Wasted on morbid news of this disease But rather I’ll dream-Of simple things like a sultry caressing breezeAnd birds singing their love songs from on… Continue Reading “Last Words”

Life of Illusion

There was a time we were all Living a life of clouded illusion, Believing we were invincible super humans Where nothing could touch us or alter our existence Now in this age of Corona, that life seems so far away For this vicious disease… Continue Reading “Life of Illusion”

Little Grey Mockingbird

“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” ―… Continue Reading “Little Grey Mockingbird”