a poem in my pocket

dancing in grove

26 Mar 2017 19 Comments

by lynn__ in free verse, impressionism Tags: mediterranean, music, olives, pyrenees

olive trees by Van Gogh

mediterranean sun

pulsing rhythm

warm yellow sky

radiates, ripens

music of olives

leaves quiver

trees wave arms

trunks sway hips

shadows of oil

flow to sound

of cool blue

pyrenees bass

we can only imagine

23 Mar 2017 5 Comments

by lynn__ in scripture Tags: clear, glass, joyful, kingdom, river

There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God… Ps. 46:4

joyful
river of
liquid glass
crystal clear
stream of
perpetual
living water
flows, grows
ever deeper
cleansing
quenching
refreshing
as peace
passing
through
the new
jerusalem
eternal city
of God’s
kingdom
and our
forever
home

fuchsia snow

20 Mar 2017 3 Comments

by lynn__ in haiku Tags: bucket, cyclamen, spring, windowsill

Inspired by post at CDHK on “potted plant” meme….

plant on windowsill

cyclamen blooms in bucket

sings promise of spring

photo by lynn

walking partners

19 Mar 2017 8 Comments

by lynn__ in senryu, tanka Tags: love, nature, outdoors, shoes, walk

turn off devices

put on comfortable shoes

meet ourselves outdoors

inspire real love of nature

learn the real nature of love

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Joining weekly tanka challenge at Ramblings of a Writer

dressed in their best

19 Mar 2017 16 Comments

by lynn__ in shape poem Tags: garden, girl, impressionism, rose, watering can

summer afternoon in

grandmother’s garden

follow sunlit pathway

strawberry blonde girl

clutches watering can

to sprinkle flowers

her smile like daisies

picked by chubby fingers

her cheeks reflect color

of bright hair bow and

bold rose briar blooms

garden and granddaughter

both cultivated, well-groomed

portrait of fresh youth

wholesome in nurture

Girl with Watering Can – Renoir

ticket to ride!

15 Mar 2017 8 Comments

by lynn__ in free verse, question poem Tags: carousel, dolphin, hare, zebra

“Amuse me!” is fair theme at dVerse poets with Lillian spinning our memories.

calliope music

summer sunburn

sticky cotton candy

magical carousel ride

double-decked imagination

a young girl’s fantasy choice:

to trade precious tickets for

high-kickin’ striped zebra,

long-legged white hare

or sleek blue dolphin?

climb in saddle!

photo by lynn – Kemah TX

a poet in his pocket

14 Mar 2017 8 Comments

by lynn__ in free verse Tags: God, grace, home, mountain, pocket

someday
i’ll meet
God
on a
mountain
or beach
maybe at a
coffee shop and
we’ll instantly
recognize each other
with neck hugs
and back pats
then, awed
i will bow
low and
God will
smile grace,
reach down,
pick me up
and put me in
his shirt pocket
near his heart
to carry
me
home.

sign of his presence

14 Mar 2017 6 Comments

by lynn__ in ghazal Tags: cemetery, dove, love, peace, snow, watchman

Exploring new (old) form of poetry, the ghazal, at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

symbol of peace whose spirit we know

surprised by shadow, white dove in snow

swift owl or coyote’s bloody salvo

moonlight reveals white dove, still, in snow

on pilgrim road, choose which way to go

follow the sun or white dove in snow

cemetery where winter winds blow

watchman on headstone, white dove in snow

soft, lynn, pure sign of his love to show

alights branch above, white dove in snow

it’s later than we think

13 Mar 2017 32 Comments

by lynn__ in quadrille, question poem Tags: clock, daylight savings time, nightmare, time

twice every year

daylight savings time

messes with my inner clock

an insomniac’s seasonal nightmare

hard to say which is harder

on mind and body:

to spring ahead or fall back

why do we try to

interfere when time

doesn’t wish to be saved?

Time for quadrille #28 at dVerse Poets Pub this week!

garden variety philosophy

12 Mar 2017 6 Comments

by lynn__ in haiga, tanka Tags: faith, frog, garden, mouth, philosopher

Marie hosting haiga prompt on “philosophy” at The Syllabub Sea

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