06 Mar 2018
by lynn__
in rhyming verse, Uncategorized
Tags: family, love, promise, ring, token, wedding
double bands of shiny gold
worth more than karats
love’s forever promise bold
heartfire’s diamond facets
God witnesses our vow
joyful organ music plays
life as farmer’s wife now
better together…we stay
lost my wedding ring
after laying it down
while wall-papering;
forgotten with frown
replace with simple band
but heart hurt for a time
when mother passed away
her diamond became mine
set her lovely gem in gold
with another band below
blessings of our sons be told;
five small diamonds in a row
jeweled gift as valued token
from one lover to another
living out our pledges spoken
create family, father, mother.
Linking to d’Verse Poetics with Sarah’s “love token” prompt!
04 Mar 2018
by lynn__
in triolet
Tags: battle, snowman, spring, winter, zephyr
scent of spring rides zephyr
snowman has fallen
battle of seasons
scent of spring rides zephyr
sleet dissolves to rain
winter’s last stand
scent of spring rides zephyr
snowman has fallen
A triolet for Weekend Writing Prompt, “fallen”. A triolet consists of 8 lines. Lines1,4 and 7 are the same line repeated. So are lines 2 and 8.
02 Mar 2018
by lynn__
in letter, quadrille
Tags: anger, boy, father, rage, violence
another absent father
whether unwed, divorced,
or imprisoned.
family needs stability, child lacks security
boy without manly model,
abandoned heart.
educational system poor fit,
disillusioned mind.
socialization by bullies,
tormented soul.
when slow burning anger eventually flares into violent rage,
why are we surprised?
An open letter in quadrille form, linking to d’Verse Poets.
27 Feb 2018
by lynn__
in Uncategorized
Tags: emotions, hay baler, rotisserie, steamroller, washing machine
ride inside
mean washing machine
soiled, soaped, and spun out.
roll into
round hay baler
tightly wound, rightly wrapped.
pass through
giant rotisserie oven
toasted ’til broasted, go round ’til browned.
lie under
road steam roller
laid flat in tar, rode on too far.
Linking with dVerse Poets where we try to convey an emotion through things…
25 Feb 2018
by lynn__
in haiku
Tags: attention, frame, life, now, stop
photo by lynn
stop…look…and listen
to your now amazing life
pay attention…please!
Atypical haiku inspired by book, The Remarkable Ordinary by Frederick Buechner.
21 Feb 2018
by lynn__
in haibun, scripture
Tags: civilization, education, grief, hate, rage, violence, youth
Wrote this “grey haibun” to share at dVerse Poets pub…
A mist of grey grief hangs over us all. Roll call of promising youth, senselessly gunned down before their prime, grows irreversibly longer even as numbers of disconnected, angry youth swell precipitously. Education leaves God out, letting demons in.
Hate disrespects human dignity. Rage destroys human life. Violence disregards meaning of community. Selfishness and rudeness rule (un)social media. We refuse to walk in the life-giving Light; choosing to crawl into the darkness of our own souls.
The civilization of Man is graying fast. Without fear of God, we will fear each other. Beauty of human culture fades. We follow a suicidal path and wonder how to write our own obituary.
ashes to ashes
ravens cry over ruins
grey twilight descends
An insightful article regarding philosophical reasons for school shootings HERE…
19 Feb 2018
by lynn__
in haiku
Tags: beauty, morning glory, vine, water, well
Chevrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai challenges us to “revise” a classical haiku by famous female haiku writer. Here is my humble attempt…
morning glory!
the well bucket-entangled,
I ask for water
© Chiyo-Ni
* * * * *
glory of morning
entangled in blooming vine
beauty fills my well
© lynn
18 Feb 2018
by lynn__
in rhyming verse, Uncategorized
Tags: arson, hack, mom, ninja, sabotage
“ninja”
my mom’s a secret ninja
she’s trained~yes, that’s a fact
in ancient arts of sabotage
(it’s cooking skills she lacks)
she’s stealthy and she’s deadly
~real domestic arson hack~
our kitchen sink is piled high
with pots that she burned black!
Just for fun…you didn’t assume it was (auto)biographical, did you?!
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