posting poetic prose
24 Jul 2020 6 Comments
when i was little,
we would chew
penny gum balls,
colorful as turmeric,
and imagine spiced
potpourri dreams in
passing clouds; do you
see a lazy lizard? yes, it
wears old leather boots
and rides a sea serpent!
Linking to Linda’s paint chip poetry on “when i was little” theme!
24 Jul 2020 4 Comments
20 Jul 2020 5 Comments
Poem inspired by young calligrapher, singer & songwriter, Samara Ribbens.
seed must crack for sprout to grow
bulb buried deep sends roots below
sepals stretch for blossom to show
rain must fall so green life can flow
hope for harvest gain, in pain we sow
such tearful truth we shall die to know!
linden tree
14 Jul 2020 9 Comments
in quadrille Tags: blue, chin, frozen, lips, razzberry
blue lips confess
tasting frozen delight
hyperactivity on a stick
fructose corn syrup high
flavors layered like the flag
cherry, lime, jazzy razzberry
hot july day at grandma’s
you know you want one
let taste buds explode
sweetness trickles in
cool
drips
off
chin
Join Kim at dVerse poets where we’re writing blue quadrilles…
04 Jul 2020 7 Comments
in question poem, Uncategorized Tags: america, constitution, God, justice, law, liberty, nation
My fellow Americans,
What is happening to our country?
We are ONE nation but some are trying to divide us!
Have we forgotten our pledge of allegiance to her?
America’s past isn’t perfect; let us learn from our mistakes.
America’s future is full of promise if we reach for her ideals;
If we preserve freedom’s principle to protect individual rights,
If we respect our Constitution and agree to live united under law.
Have we forgotten GOD who is the source of life, law, and justice?
Let us humble ourselves, give thanks for our blessings of opportunity,
and keep working together toward true liberty and justice for ALL!
02 Jul 2020 6 Comments
in haiku, Uncategorized
photo by lynn
summer’s wild rose shines
after a morning shower
raindrops kiss petals
Linking to new prompt at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. “Apokoinou” is a grammatical feature in which the middle phrase can complete the first thought and/or introduce the final idea.
30 Jun 2020 3 Comments
where is the church
when racial injustice
perpetuates oppression?
if we are the body
we kneel in humility
to confess our own sins
where is the church
when families breakdown
because fathers are absent?
if we are the body
we live out God’s truth
and serve with his love
where is the church
when devastated mothers
regret aborting their children?
if we are the body
we share the powerful
hope of the Holy Spirit
where is the church
when mentally ill people
live on the streets?
if we are the body,
we will follow Jesus in
redeeming the world !
23 Jun 2020 8 Comments
in haibun, haiku Tags: bullheads, cornfields, green, jeep, river, sunlight, turtle, wildflowers
Country roads beckon on sunny Sunday afternoon. Put on farm cap and sunglasses, grab water bottle and hop into open jeep, painted red for fun. The warm sun smiles down on husband and wife as we bounce along past scenes of cud-chewing cows and cornfields.
Congenial conversation shortens our trek to a state park. We park jeep to hike trail which meanders along rock cliffs, laughing waterfalls, and the deep-pooled river. Walk up sweet sweat. Admire wildflowers, glimpse elusive deer, and discover a painted turtle.
We pause next to low stone dam where bullheads mingle towards evening. Hear gentle sound of water spilling over, see sunlight filter through trees to sparkle on river’s surface, and soak in this one shining moment, hand in hand.
leafy glade’s green growth—
natural sabbatical
under God’s heaven
Join Lillian at dVerse poetics for a traditional haibun/haiku challenge!
16 Jun 2020 31 Comments
in haiku, imagism, Uncategorized Tags: beaks, crow, fight, murder, roadkill
carrion crow’s flight
wings chop air with whirring sound
caw cacophony
swoop down to murder
sharp beaks jab at feast and mates
fight over road kill
I added a second haiku to join dVerse poets as we revisit “imagism”; MTB (meeting the bar) challenge hosted by Frank J. Tassone…check it out!
08 Jun 2020 5 Comments
in american sentence, scripture Tags: human, love, race
We must remember we are all members of one race…the human race!
04 Jun 2020 19 Comments
in rhyming verse, tercet Tags: breath, death, dignity, justice, violence, virus
twenty-twenty’s canceled year
contagious virus threatens death
people hiding at home in fear
victim fights for final breath
under law officer’s cruel knee
“racism!” claimed as shibboleth
martyr suspect held up to be
reason for more murder and mayhem
lady justice still cries to be free
every violence we must condemn
learn to listen before we speak
protect dignity of all shades of men
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Frank challenges us to write verse in triplets (tercets) at dVerse today. I used ABA BCB CDC rhyme scheme for my current events poem. Pray for America!
02 Jun 2020 12 Comments
we have lived privileged
denied generational racism:
promoting eugenic abortions
in minority neighborhoods
and government dependency
programs that undermine
fatherhood, family, and
educational choice.
years of anger over injustice,
fear of pandemic isolation are
fuel; police brutality the spark
for radicals like antifa to…
“Cry havoc and let slip the gods of war.”
(quote by Marc Anthony in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar)
A quadrille for dVerse poets where Linda challenges us to write on this quote.
a poem in my pocket 
such minor
disagreement
erupted into a
monster of hostility
as if born the moment
we opened to the dark
secrets and fears
of our own
fragile hearts