posting poetic prose
12 Sep 2023 24 Comments
in free verse Tags: God, grief, mother, sign, song, sparrow
as i wait in pickup
for husband on errand,
i miss my mother.
heart pauses in grief as
sparrow lights upon bush
next to vehicle and begins
to sweetly sing as he studies
me with keen dark eyes.
mother’s favorite song was
“His Eye is on the Sparrow;”
it was a connection, a sign.
the One who watches over
my mother, also watches me.
12 Sep 2023 4 Comments
in tanka Tags: Augustine, enough, Jesus, rest, restless
we’re often restless
life’s fulfillment not complete
what will satisfy?
we can find our rest in God
Jesus is more than enough
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“You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.”
– Augustine from his Confessions
11 Sep 2023 28 Comments
in prosery Tags: blind date, cousin, fountain, Jude, park
Her best friend set Bella up to meet her cousin, Jude, for a date. “He’s very good-looking and a real charmer. In fact, if he wasn’t my cousin, I’d want to go out with him myself!”
“OOOhh, I can’t believe it, I’m finally going to meet him! What should I wear? How will I do my hair? Where do we meet?” Bella bubbled over with anticipation. She desperately wanted to impress this guy.
“I suggest a short skirt and hair down, softly curled. He will be waiting for you in the park, on a bench near the fountain. I’ll drop you off and you can call me later.”
That day, Bella walked up to him and said, breathlessly, “Hey, Jude! To be pretty for you I have dropped two seeds of turnsole in the dark of both eyes. Now I am truly blind.”
Prosery for dVerse prompt must be 144 words and include this line from Isabel Duarte-Gray’s poem, Garden: “To be pretty for you I have dropped two seeds of turnsole in the dark of both eyes.”
07 Sep 2023 6 Comments
in haiku Tags: anniversary, blue moon, marriage
once in a blue moon
we celebrate forty years
married love is blessed
27 Aug 2023 12 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: anniversary, blessing, God, grace, love, marriage
do you love me?
yes, i love you.
a little or a lot?
i love you lots.
forty years worth?
i’ve loved you an ATROCIOUS
amount of time!
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how did we make it FORTY years?
one question at a time, one answer at a time
one smile at a time, one laugh at a time
one promise at a time, one prayer at a time
one choice at a time, one challenge at a time
one wink at a time, one eye roll at a time
one argument at a time, one concession at a time
one tear at a time, one joy at a time
one kiss at a time, one hug at a time
one step at a time, one sleep at a time
one son at a time, one season at a time
one day at a time, one moment at a time
forty years of blessing is a gift of God’s GRACE!
21 Aug 2023 34 Comments
in quadrille Tags: anniversary, farmers market, Kauai, lovers, pineapple
mark thirty-fifth anniversary
on kaua’i island ~ hawaii
visit hanalei farmers’ market
petite apple-faced vendor offers
juicy samples we cannot resist:
mango, papaya, pretty star fruit,
exotic longan (or dragon’s eyes)
yet most exquisite discovery:
taste of fresh white pineapple
~ as sweet as old lovers ~
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Linking to dVerse quadrille prompt on “pine”… and praying for the people of west Maui recently devastated by wild fires.
14 Aug 2023 2 Comments
in ovillejo Tags: flood, mud, puddles, rain
do you hear rush of rain?
set pump in drain!
sound pounding on roof?
gutters overflow proof!
what follows a flood?
splash puddles and mud!
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moisture soaks flower’s bud
crops drink shower’s dew
(there’s new lake in view!)
pump drain, gutters flow into puddles and mud
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This is written in Spanish “ovillejo” form as prompted at dVerse poets last week.
13 Aug 2023 2 Comments
in tanka Tags: chianti, cypress, sunrise, villa, vineyards
tuscany daybreak
clouds reflect tangerine sun
which warms tile rooftops,
follows path to white villa,
kisses ripening vineyards
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In response to Kristjaan’s artwork, “Hidden Village”, and linked to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai.
09 Aug 2023 6 Comments
in tanka Tags: grandma, monkeys, mulberry, POP, purple, weasel
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catch a wiggly child
slip shirt over little head
“POP goes the weasel!”
purple monkeys run around
when mulberry bush is ripe 😉
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02 Aug 2023 Leave a comment
“Bidenomics” commit unforgivably irresponsible theft.
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Biden wants to “forgive” (transfer to taxpayers) billions in college debt.
01 Aug 2023 23 Comments
in free verse Tags: dance, heart, onion, peel, tears
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you are a saute old fellow
whether gussy(sacked) up
in wine, ivory, gold yellow,
or tastefully seen in green!
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quite pungently romantic
and amorously aromatic
(though slippery-skinned)
you require running water
and sharp knife to cut in
fast as salsa dance partner
with hot peppers or garlic.
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as sweet layers peel off,
your heart risks exposure
but no fear, it’s not here
you prove elusive as ever
still eliciting tears wherever
you mince, slice or chop!
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Joining poetics at dVerse where Melissa hosts with onions on the menu!
29 Jul 2023 23 Comments
in duplex Tags: congress, coyotes, gates, immigration, traffickers, wall
Written in duplex form for Merril’s “Meeting the Bar” challenge at dVerse poets…
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i don’t recognize my country anymore
my grandparents were immigrants here
now immigrants are grandchildren, here alone
desperately sent for a better life
cannot find better life undocumented
how wrong is it to build wall with gates?
gates in wall might deter child slave traffickers
criminals don’t like standing in line
give water bottles to those standing in line
fewer will die crossing hot desert
coyotes abandon weak crossing dry desert
we must fix immigration issues
why won’t congress fix immigration issues?
they don’t recognize country’s borders
a poem in my pocket 
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