Linking as “haiga” (haiku on photo) for CDHK
but easier on eyes separately as haiku and photo…
fresh snow insulates
promise of spring on chinook
dream of birdsong
photo by Alex Markovich
searching…
08 Apr 2016 2 Comments
in free verse, question poem Tags: follow, Jesus, question, want
Jesus, the
Questioner,
when followed,
turned around
and asked,
dark eyes
so focused,
“What do
you want?”
Earnestly,
he asks us
too, what
is it you
really,
truly,
want?
Is it
Me?
Sevenling (rainbow recipe)
07 Apr 2016 20 Comments
in sevenling Tags: colors, indigo, rainbow, recipe
Having fun with a new poetic form, sevenling, introduced by De at dVerse!
rainbow recipe begins with basic
ingredients of primary colors:
real red, mellow yellow, too blue.
measure equal parts; blend with
fresh rainwater until secondary hues
appear: ore orange, preen green, riot violet.
Oh, may i please borrow a smidgeon of simple indigo?
This one for cousin Ben, jewelry designer at Simple Indigo 🙂
loco-motion
06 Apr 2016 6 Comments
in poem for children, rhyming verse Tags: faster, night, track, train
A poem to read aloud to a child 🙂 Kudos to my son who is a train engineer! (Linking to dVerse Poetics prompt “Wheels of Steel” with Bjorn)
jumping on
going, gone
faster, faster
pacing a train
racing in vain
faster, faster
wheels turning
diesel burning
faster, faster
graffitied cars
glowing stars
faster, faster
vision at night
one-eyed light
faster, faster
hugging its track
never look back
faster, faster, clickety-clack!
shimmer of life
05 Apr 2016 21 Comments
in quadrille Tags: calf, cow, farmer, flashlight, moonlight
flashlight searches cattle herd
shines on curly white forehead
newborn calf, wet in moonlight
cow’s warm tongue licking clean
baby rides shiny cart to barn
gleam of mama’s watchful eyes
colostrum drips from suckled teat
sheen of pitchforked straw
farmer’s smile shimmers thankful pride
Joining dVerse poets for Victoria’s quadrille (44 word) “shimmer” challenge.
matthew henry’s commentary
04 Apr 2016 2 Comments
in quote, tanka Tags: addiction, healer, Jesus, Word
Jesus is healer
his word is “panpharmacon
– salve for every sore”
whatever the affliction
no matter the addiction
(Matthew 4:23-25)
if angels gave birth
03 Apr 2016 Leave a comment
in free verse, Uncategorized Tags: angels, cherub, Elon, granddaughter
if angels gave birth
their offspring would
be cherubic with…
round rosebud cheeks
innocently wise eyes
beguiling half smiles
petal-soft scented skin
miniature untried wings
slippery hot-pink halo
and a kissable bald pate
….almost as perfect
as our granddaughter,
Elon LaShay, loved by God.
locked behind gates
02 Apr 2016 Leave a comment
in senryu Tags: gates, love, phantom, tower
improbable love
like phantom of opera
barred reality
Traitor’s Gate, Tower of London (wikipedia/fluous)
rural roads at night
01 Apr 2016 Leave a comment
in lune Tags: bridge, curve, gas, road
*This is my 500th blog post (and I lived to tell about it!)
yellow sign alerts curious cruisers
maintenance is minimal
level-B for mud bog
_____
narrow gravel road, deep ditch
beware city drivers
meet farm machinery head-on
_____
eyes on dangerous curve ahead
single lane bridge
step hard on gas pedal
“Lune” is an English form similar to haiku with three lines of 5 – 3 – 5 syllables OR words. Writing a poem a day for National Poetry Month: napowrimo.net
perfect skipping stone
31 Mar 2016 2 Comments
in free verse Tags: forgiveness, heart, pocket, stone
bitterness weighs
like smooth stone
in a deep pocket,
turned over and
over and over, worn
by the long fingers
of hurtful memories;
familiar, uncomfortable
too full of mean-ing.
choose to limp
with lumpy baggage
or let forgiveness
reach firmly into
heart’s hidden folds,
remove hard burden
and fling it far,
leaving space
for lighter grace.
lanes open at 4 a.m.
30 Mar 2016 1 Comment
in tanka Tags: bowling, lightning, rain, thunder
thunder bowls on roof
lightning scores strike across lawn
rain cheers at windows
find your ball and pay for shoes
no one can sleep in alley!
for my brother
29 Mar 2016 36 Comments
in free verse Tags: brother, hike, mountain, summit, vista
Yesterday, you and I hiked steep slopes above timberline together.
Yesterday, we scrambled to the mountain’s rocky summit, shouting;
Yesterday, both of us could see for miles into the future’s glorious vista.
Today, we sit on this boulder, gulping for oxygen and squinting at horizon.
Today, trail is precarious scree and semi-obscured by fog of fears, tears
Today, we rub our aching muscles and commiserate with breaking hearts
But tomorrow…tomorrow will dawn brilliant where sorrow will be no more!
Linking this poem (revised from an earlier version) with d’Verse Poets today. I’m hosting “poetics” with a mountain theme and the online pub opens at 3 EST. Come join us!
a poem in my pocket 
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