Joining Chevrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai as we write summer “dawn” haiku with particular attention to the phrase & fragment…
birds awaken dawn
with songs of adoration
sky blushes pink clouds
whispered in forest
16 Jan 2017 30 Comments
in quadrille Tags: camp, clouds, mountain, pines, smoke
breathe clear mountain air
camp beneath whispering
pines listen to nocturnal
noise as whispers of clouds
shadow dance with haloed moon
campfire embers glow while
smoke-curl whispers spiral up
i welcome irresistible tickle
when you whisper soft into ear
warm touch overwhelms words
Joining De and dVerse Poets at the pub for a round of quadrilles…
Air – J.S. Bach
02 Dec 2016 3 Comments
in haiku, music poem Tags: Bach, clouds, music, sunrise
Carpe Diem Haiku Kai’s December theme: Let the Music Inspire You
first gleam of daylight
glory crescendoes in clouds
sun slowly rises
blues on a window(pain)
10 Oct 2016 37 Comments
in quadrille Tags: clouds, empathy, grey, mood, tears
Linking “cloud” quadrille (44 word poem) with dVerse Poets…(photo by lynn)
monday mood
in layers of grey
lowering, glowering
clouds are shrouds
for secret fears
and private tears
as each soul
only knows of
its own sorrows;
cannot fathom another’s
though true sisters/brothers
might try to sigh
with kindred spirit’s cry
in overcast
empathy.
“Each heart knows its own bitterness… ” -Proverbs 14:10
true blue salute
11 Aug 2016 30 Comments
in story, Uncategorized Tags: blue, clouds, jet, navy, ocean, pilot
former navy pilot unpacks
fond memories of his days
ordered in pristine uniform,
life aboard aircraft carrier.
forever alert, he still scans
ocean-blue expanse of sky
beyond white-sand islands
of floating cumulous puffs.
reminisces one shining hour:
officer’s personal invitation
to test-flight new jet fighter,
before honorable discharge.
accelerate to pure freedom;
loop-de-loop clouds, swoop
between sapphire skies and
cerulean sea, defy gravitas.
reverie reverts, retiree points
up – “those clouds look innocent
yet pose real threat to pilots;
may harbor hail, wind shears.”
in worn-out lawn chair, he bird
watches as sleek indigo swallows
swiftly cruise from barn hangar
to sail into loyal-blue heavens.
photo: wiki commons
A memory my 82 yr. old father shared with me while staying at our house this summer and linking with dVerse poets OLN in response to De’s “blue” prompt.
European tour: Finland
15 Jun 2016 4 Comments
in classical haiku Tags: clarity, clouds, lake, north, trees
Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai hosts virtual tour of Europe this month.
north’s pristine water
clarity of thousandth lake
trees dive where clouds swim
(photo credit: CDHK)
love like blue mounds state park
28 Jun 2015 4 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: clouds, cottonwood, oak, prairie, quarzite, wren
rose quartzite cliff first beckons, then
bewilders inexperienced rock climber
merry wren on fencepost sings counter-
melody to deeper tones of brown thrasher
tall cottonwood and strong gnarly oak
together shelter and shade young nesters
gathering clouds on horizon bend to kiss
soft sloping shoulder of open prairie
Jupiter pulls Venus into closer orbit
two planets dance as only stars in sky
fire water
02 Jan 2015 10 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: clouds, flames, sunset, tangerine
He torches water
vapor clouds, igniting to
bold tangerine flames.
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
( Psalm 19:1 )
ethereal presence
07 Nov 2014 3 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: clouds, day, King, witnesses
photo by Ladd Wielenga
surrounding us is
a great cloud of witnesses
awaiting the Day
* * * * *
when the King returns to earth,
riding on glorious clouds
