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”
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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: 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.
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
Poem: Dreams of Spring
three fresh leaves blossom lime haze in morning sunburst birdsong sprinkles earth baby grasses stretch limbs free reaching up for sun’s rebirth
Poem: 20 Below Zero
Billowed bitter air
puffs from purple lips. Clumsy,
frost-nipped fingertips…
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