Musings on Life, Love, and Linguine-Poetry & Writing
With heavy eyes drifting awayfloating on the stream of dreamswhere bright sunshine warms her wrinkled faceand life is buoyant and carefreeNo worries from the past as the present unfolds,a glimpse through bright eyes of youthbehind eyes of old dVerse Poets Pub: Quadrille No. 132-… Continue Reading “Stream of Dreams”
This old beer joint is rockin’and the jukebox keeps playin’as we dance to favorite songskickin’ up sawdust and shufflin’scuffed boots all night longso we throw open wide the doorswhile country crooners mournabout a love that’s gone wrong Author’s Note: It’s our 10th anniversary at… Continue Reading “Lyin’, Dyin’, and Cryin’”
Farewell to Spring blossoms in my Garden- Mesa, AZ Farewell to Spring blossoms from randomly sown seedsWith showy clusters of pink flowers atop leafy spiked stemsBright splashes of cool fuchsia among yellows and greensBeguiling honeybees heavy with pollen on their hairy kneesAnd golden skippers… Continue Reading “Random Blossoms”
Don’t bother trying to find mebecause I’ve gone awayI’ve run off to the countryto live out my remaining days. I’ll walk a country road,and pause by a babbling brookI’ll laugh with a green toadand read my favorite book. dVerse Poets Pub: Quadrille 126
Beneath sheltering treesred rose lips touch mineas a curious mockingbird singsto gentle falling rain In our secluded refugethere is no lingering painonly you and me againas we savor lush ruby wineand lie in a bed of leaves dVerse: Quadrille #125 In Praise of the… Continue Reading “Refuge”
Let love be the knot of silk that bindsOur two hearts, entwined as oneAnd not man or beastOr disease or grief will untieDelicate threads of hopes and dreamsWhere our souls abide, side by sideNo matter wind or tides dVerse Poets Pub: Quadrille #124
Spring morning haze dissipatesIn the wake of swift March windsRoaring in with rising red sunSpawning swirling dust devilsDancing with winter’s brittle leaves While whirligigs spin in a frenzied blur of coppery bladesand brassy wind chimes clang in blustery shade dVerse Poets Pub: Quadrille Swift… Continue Reading “Spring Haze”
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