lovely young lady
sixteen-year-old Cecelia
graceful hand strokes pet
white ermine protects maiden
of Leonardo’s portrait
source: wikipedia
Link to Ramblings of a Writer tanka challenge: lady & portrait
portrait of purity
22 Aug 2017 Leave a comment
in tanka Tags: ermine, lady, Leonardo, portrait, purity
rainbow colors
21 Aug 2017 4 Comments
in free verse, scripture Tags: ark, colors, flood, promise, rainbow
photo by lynn
Red as sunrise before looming storm
Orange as gopher wood bark inside ark
Yellow as eyes of boarding panthers
Green as wild foamy breakers of flood
Blue as heavens after rainclouds clear
Indigo as robe of Noah, kneeling by altar
Violet as passion of God’s forever promise
I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. (Genesis 9:13)
You can participate in colours writing prompt at Ramblings of a Writer 🙂
elusive dream
15 Aug 2017 21 Comments
in quadrille Tags: dream, freedom, justice, law, race, respect
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
What happened
to distinctly american
dream
of liberty & justice 
for ALL,
equal opportunity
regardless
of race?
What happened
to respect
for human life,
our constitutional
law & order,
non-violent freedom of
speech & assembly?
What happened
to ONE nation
under God?
Wake to dream again!
Quadrille (44 words) for dVerse Poets where De invites us to dream together!
volatile situation
13 Aug 2017 6 Comments
in haiku, haiku series, troiku Tags: ashes, fire, flames, shed, smoke, wind
Chevrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai hosts haiku/troiku prompt. He gifts us with first line: “when every gust of wind.” Each stanza of troiku begins with next line from original haiku.
when every gust of wind
fans bright flames of fire higher
smoke and ashes whirl
________
when every gust of wind
exhales crackles, sizzles, pops
wood door comes unhinged
fans bright flames of fire
higher heat of inferno
old shed roof crumbles
smoke and ashes whirl
choking billows engulf all
inhale acrid breath
sign of the times
10 Aug 2017 Leave a comment
in free verse Tags: business, cake, discriminate, enterprise, signs
image from mydoorsign.com
such common signs
seem common sense
none of government’s business
to tell citizen’s private business
whom they may or may not serve
free enterprise best
to remain free…yes
we all “discriminate”
choose where to shop
what’s the debate?
(this is not “hate”)
cannot force another to
make or sell product for you
now we ask who bullies who?
consider whether this be true:
“can’t eat your cake and have it too!”
last ditch effort
08 Aug 2017 Leave a comment
in tanka Tags: butterfly, dandelion, gravel, thistle, weeds
walking gravel road
thistles, dandelions wave
butterfly garden
painted ladies and sulphurs
taste weeds before go to seeds
photo by lynn
headlight fright
08 Aug 2017 3 Comments
in haiku, Uncategorized Tags: campground, deep, pit, water
arrive after dark
campground on old gravel pit
sign warns: deep water
Linking to Ramblings of a Writer and haiku challenge: deep & water
abstract glory
07 Aug 2017 4 Comments
in haiku Tags: autumn, dance, leaves, purple, sky
bleed red and purple
leaves sizzle across cool sky
autumn’s frenzied dance
Linking to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai; “autumn abstract” image by unknown artist.
animal crackers
05 Aug 2017 4 Comments
in free verse, Uncategorized Tags: calliope, kaleidscope, menagerie, mosaic, rainbow
see such cunning calliope of creatures
view fast running menagerie of animalia
stare at stunning kaleidoscope of wild kingdom
gaze on sunning rainbow of critter chaos
admire funning mosaic of my zootopia
Gotta love this colorful fabric pattern featured at Imaginary Garden with Real Toads where Margaret invites us to quilt a poem!
sunset bridge
05 Aug 2017 6 Comments
in haiku Tags: bridge, citrus, city, shadow, sun
city silhouette
citrus sky ripens slowly
shadow swallows sun
photo by lynn
calm down, you’re not in control
01 Aug 2017 15 Comments
in quadrille Tags: angel, calm, fearless, promise, vision
hear!
fear not
a vision bright
be it angel or demon
bad politics or rad theology
apocalypse or alien invasion
hot warning of global warming
you can start living fearless
for I AM (is) with you
always…that’s a
promise, do
not be a-
frayed
My photo and quadrille linked to dVerse Poets for Victoria’s “be not afraid” prompt.
reunion
25 Jul 2017 Leave a comment
beers after long hike
friends converse on cabin deck
cool evening breezes
view of shadow mountain lake
sunset watercolors sky
