Writing – Page 11 – Words and Coffee Writing

Poem: Blurred Sunset

Hazy clouds drift, part, Lemon ink breaks through their waves, Echoes of the day

I accidentally got caught in a bit of a blizzard while driving yesterday. I took the photo at a rural intersection along my route and then wrote this poem today. Silence simmers with suspense before the sky hurls cyclones of snow downward, spinning, they beat and moan against doors, the gale screaming its melancholy chord.Continue reading “Poem: Winter Squall”

Poem: Forgotten Basket

Crunch of frozen leaves Hibernate in winter soil Crisp with icicles

Poem: Memory Tree

water plunges home dodging rocks and broken roots cascading ripples presence carved onto tree limbs identity blossoms here

Poem: Our Waves

When we were young and careless, you found me casting speckled stones into the river just to taste its wake. Then you walked with me until the starlight painted us silver. Your strong arms around my waist always pull me from the ocean’s tempestuous surge, lay me on soft sand under stars and full moonlight,Continue reading “Poem: Our Waves”

Poem: Poplar Music

Below denim sky Smooth gray arms raise in concert Whispering lyrics

Poem: Illusion

Bromegrass breaks stubbornly through ice-crusted snow fighting silently branches sighing beside me. The air smells of rainy evergreens and for a moment I think the clouds part for us baring sun-kissed azure but it’s only the breeze nature’s tongue scolding us back inside.

Press Restart

The other weekend, my husband and I took the kids sledding on a little hill behind our house. Even though it was only just barely above zero, we were bundled up warmly, and the kids screamed with laughter as they flew down the hill. Our youngest child bounced over a particularly wavy patch of frozenContinue reading “Press Restart”

Poem: Koi Pond

Wonder gleams in your eyes as sunlight breaks the pond’s surface. I wonder at your reckless joy, the way you tumble with cartwheeling legs for refuge in our arms. Handfuls of small, sand-colored pebbles Scatter the water until– Plop! You shriek and leap with every splash, pointing at tangerine streaks of life and bubbles thatContinue reading “Poem: Koi Pond”

Poem: Daylilies

Orange daylilies and sun-topped scapes reach heavenward forgetting worries turning their strands to sage and moss shades, flecked with fiery blaze Image credit: Authentic Wisconsin