posting poetic prose
19 Oct 2020 8 Comments
Linking to dVerse poets where De hosts “magnetic” quadrilles…
when a man is a man
and woman is woman
basic biology
may prove to be
an initial distraction
which if pursued can lead
to powerful pull of
an opposite attraction
poles easily magnetized, idealized,
romanticized, even scandalized
are predictable results
of scientific methodology
”Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.” (Song of Songs 8:4)
15 Oct 2020 2 Comments
I’m grateful for harvest yet weary of politics and COVID 19…
i’m falling out of love
with fall, that’s all…
a seasonal thing that
marks end of our fling
gorgeous colors nearly past
victims of wind’s chilly blast
old trees embarrassed to undress and
wheelbarrow shows rusted duress
smoke from fire numbs my nose
garden hose lies stiffly froze
harvest moon wanes from full glow
day turns gray and threatens snow
my gloved fingers feel a tingle
much too soon for sleigh bells jingle
gathered crops leave dry fields bare
dusty roads don’t give a care
rejected pumpkin left to rot…
seems fall, after all, loves me not.
13 Oct 2020 23 Comments
Join dVerse where Sarah gives us 3 little words to find our way around London….I chose frost/driven/proper which pinpoint Penguin Beach 🙂
if ever you’re in London
a’wandering and lost, be
sure to wear tweed sweater
to shield you from the frost.
if wet and woolly weather
has driven Brits indoors,
enjoy their spiced hot toddy
before you explore the moors.
if adventures zoological
are within a cabbie’s reach,
please rent proper tuxedo
to go visit Penguin Beach!
12 Oct 2020 4 Comments
Image source and link to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai…
van gogh’s sunny art
birds wait as seed snacks ripen
farm weed in flower
11 Oct 2020 4 Comments
Linking to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai butterfly prompt…
crumpled butterfly
beauty in the brokenness
dreams yet take flight
04 Oct 2020 5 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: apple trees, fall, honey bees, spring
The vers beaucoup (French) is a poetic form meaning “many rhymes”, with 4-line stanzas. Linking to https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2020/10/03/saturday-mix-lucky-dip-3-october-2020/
i hear fall call from stone wall
to all apple trees and honey bees,
as you please, give your best for fall fest,
then rest…we will sing, come spring!
03 Oct 2020 4 Comments
in twilight of dreams
luminous orb taps window
sleepwalk with full moon
02 Oct 2020 2 Comments
el derecho blows
roiling storm moves in straight line
knocking cornfields flat
01 Oct 2020 2 Comments
In honor of Carpe Diem Haiku Kai’s 8th anniversary…congratulations to host, Chevrefeuille!
ripe pumpkins in field
colors of maple and oak
harvest of haiku
29 Sep 2020 16 Comments
as a poet cannot
make a muse move,
a prophet cannot
demand a message
but listen and wait for
Spirit’s quiet flame
when light of truth shines
do we crawl into shadow?
when brutal history repeats
do we hide behind mask?
world system in rebellion
haters will project hate and
throw Christians to the lions to
tempt God to shut their mouths
but Lion of Judah will roar as
the last Word on the last day.
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When I read Lisa’s challenge to write in the “vatic voice”, I wasn’t sure I’d have anything to say. As usual, I waited and let the idea roll around in my mind. I heard news of rude criticisms of SCOTUS nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, and her adoption of children from Haiti and it seems she is “suspect” because of her faith. Then something sparked in me…
28 Sep 2020 26 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: cats, haibun, moon
Frank hosts haibun Monday (moon day) at dVerse poets’ pub.
Cats hunt by the light of the moon, on the prowl for frightened mice, lost birds, or warm baby bunnies. They slink sleekly; wait with tail twitching…then pounce without an ounce of apology. Cats are soft fur & purr, sharp fang & claw. They yowl and croon at the midnight hour. Mating is a loud caterwauling affair…must lust happen just below an open window?
mysterious moon
catwalks across night sky
gleams in black cat’s eye
25 Sep 2020 3 Comments
Find truth based in actual reality
We hold these truths to be self-evident
Apply truth to every human being
that all men are created equal;
Recognize the real Source of truth
that they are endowed by their Creator
Protect individual rights against mob “truth”
with certain unalienable rights;
Defend the basic truth of the right to life
that among these are life,
Allow persons to pursue truth freely…
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
…because the Truth will set you free!
