backyard maple tree
leaves of burnt orange and red
fall like sparks from flame
watercolour poet
18 Oct 2023 24 Comments
in ekphrastic Tags: art, canyon, crows, desert, imagination, mesa, paint
“To create one’s own world takes courage.”
–Georgia O’Keeffe
more than a dead tree
or virginal flower flush
with blushing petals,
an artist forms reality
heart lifts in imagination
mind soars with creativity
above dry, dusty desert
of hardpan relationship
soul flies to canyon lands
of welcoming sagebrush;
bleeding art on red clay
bursts from the shadows
paints emotional palette,
wanders beyond rim until
satisfied by fruits of wine
and feast of distant mesa
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Ekphrastic poetry for dVerse poets’ pub hosted by Melissa Lemay.
on wings of prayer
03 Oct 2023 15 Comments
in quadrille Tags: conversation, delight, divine, prayer, relationship
come as children
invited to relationship in
conversation with Father
enfolded by arms of love
whisper or whimper
spoken in Jesus name
hearts washed, forgiven,
delight in his presence
silent inward groans
Spirit hovers to listen
intercedes for sinners
a brush with the divine
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44-word quadrille linked to dVerse poets where Lisa hosts prompt on the word “brush”.
equilibrium
28 Sep 2023 7 Comments
in haibun Tags: day, equinox, horses, moon, night, planets, sun
The Creator precisely designs and tunes the cosmos so that twice yearly the plane of the earth’s equator bisects the sun which means day and night are in perfect balance. The solar system moves with exact timing, aligned in an intricate celestial dance.
At county fair, teams of horses pull wagons in outdoor arena. Harnessed together, two powerful animals work together in perfect harmony. A white and black team, Daisy & Midnight, are trained to trot around ring in rhythmic synchronization, bells jingling.
Sun and moon mark time on earth, ushering in four seasons in turn. As plants soak in every available ray of sun, equinox signals leaves to bud with new life or dry to die; coloring our world. Our lives cycle through the months, years and seasons.
rhythm of planets
~ metes elliptical orbits ~
sky music of spheres
weathering predictions
19 Sep 2023 24 Comments
in fold Tags: autumn, cattle, corn, fall, fires, geese, leaves, school
autumn’s season when leaves must fall
in colors of dying sunset across sky
where canada geese high above us call
their long goodbyes to summer’s home;
they must move on as leaves must fall.
farmers bring in dry harvest of ripe corn
and deliver fattened cattle to butcher’s stall
to supply grocer’s shelves to feed all our
children hungry for winter’s first snowfall;
in hopes of missed school days while haze
of smoky fires burn dead leaves that must fall.
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This is a “fold” poem invented by Gillena Cox and featured at dVerse poets’ pub.
The Fold [Gillena’s guidelines]
1. 11 lines
2. The end phrase of Line 1 repeats at Lines 5 and 11
3. The rhyme of line 1 continues through in every other line
4. There MUST be a reference to nature and how it affects you, the poet
a song through tears
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.
searching
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
blind date
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.”
God’s good design
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
one day at a time
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!
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