posting poetic prose
19 Nov 2019 15 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: alabaster, carousel, dishwasher, elbows, heartsong, love, work
she stares at him
elbows akimbo and
painfully pointed, as
white alabaster shall
shatter to tiny tinkling
shards of heartsong
he doesn’t notice,
yet if never, how it
feels to desire, aching
for words; arms bent
to work longer, such
urgent cows in kilts
fast clipper sails piano
lingers on guitar strum
dishwasher humming
wet wipers swish back
and forth; passengers
on dismal carousel ride
A free verse surrealistic poem for dVerse Poetics.
09 Jul 2019 4 Comments
in haiku, Uncategorized Tags: heart, lotus, love, pond, reflections
image: unsplash
04 Jun 2019 24 Comments
in music poem Tags: cry, flute, letters, love, nights, satin, tears
Linking to dVerse poetics where Amaya asks us to “cry me a river” with music.
why do i love you still
so deeply it hurts?
cry of man’s solo voice
breaks lonely hearts
sigh of flute’s minor-keyed
lament clearly haunts
try to release emotion in
sealed letters unsent
nigh insane from promised
satin nights unspent
fly to LOVE himself, the
primal truth unbent.
For me, this old song is crying put to music. To love is to be vulnerable and to risk not being reciprocated…but we love anyway and love is real; powerful, often painful.
The Moody Blues first recorded this song in 1967 and here they reunited to sing it again years later.
In my youthful innocence, I first thought the words were “knights in white satin” 🙂 I play flute so I’m drawn to the instrument’s mellow sound.
For believers, love songs can also reflect God’s amazing love for us!
22 Dec 2018 5 Comments
in senryu Tags: baby, boy, language, love, straw
(and linking to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai‘s countdown)
birth of baby boy
God’s love in every language
lies crying on straw
20 Nov 2018 3 Comments
in tanka Tags: blossoms, brave, love, orchid, post office
Carpe Diem Haiku Kai prompt to write of classic kigo, “ran” (orchid).
symmetry blossoms
in small post office lobby
— tropical orchid —
tender, delicate, and brave
sending messages of love
photo by lynn
09 Nov 2018 2 Comments
in american sentence Tags: die, Jesus, love, rose, thorns
Rose of Sharon
wore crown of thorns
as he stretched out arms to die
…for me
15 Oct 2018 1 Comment
in haiku, haiku series, troiku Tags: brook, jasmine, love, memories, trout, vines
Challenge at CDHK to create an original “fusion” haiku from two classics and then use each line to write a “troiku” series of three more haiku. Here’s my attempt…
crystal brook
reflects the willow trees
birds sing their song
sweet perfume
memories of a loved one
Jasmine blossom
© Yozakura
brook’s crystal waters
reflect sweet jasmine blossoms
scented memories
© lynn
brook’s crystal waters
brace trout swimming upstream
bait hook with fly lure
sweet jasmine blossoms
speak white-petaled wisdom’s way
nurture tender vines
scented memories
of father and mother’s love
listen to bird song
24 Sep 2018 24 Comments
in quadrille Tags: anchor, arbor, harbor, home, love, safe, welcome
Lillian is serving up quadrilles at the dVerse poets pub tonight!
may home be calm harbor
where load is lighter, not harder
welcome all with warmest ardor
share from heart’s generous larder
offer love a safe haven to anchor
retreat from world’s loud rancor
into shelter of peaceful arbor
make our home a restful harbor
16 Aug 2018 17 Comments
in mirror poem Tags: chest, hands, heart, honey, love, mirror, nest
honey, do you love me?
why don’t you say it louder
with your warm, strong hands
holding me closer until i melt
into your steady, beating chest
where i find the safest nest
within your steady heart best
so hold me closer until i melt
into your strong, warm hands
why not say it louder–
honey, you do love me!
A mirror poem for Frank’s reverse poetry prompt at dVerse Poets
24 Jul 2018 14 Comments
in free verse, list poem, Uncategorized Tags: bluebells, foxglove, ivy, love, plum tree, roses, trust
my dear iris,
you left me with
dewdrop tears
on my garden anemone
how can i trust your foxglove love?
offer me bluebells and ivy…
perhaps i shall arrange them in a
vase with fragrant yellow roses.
ah, sweet william,
now that i’ve returned
it is best to plant pansies
in the windowboxes
come away with me and
enjoy the lillies of the valley
let us climb the ripe plum tree!
In the Victorian era, flowers spoke secret messages. Sarah at dVerse poets explains the meanings of different blooms (as used in my poem). Say it with flowers!
26 Apr 2018 17 Comments
in rubaiyat Tags: baby, girl, granddaughter, love, sister
a precious girl gifted by God above
another sister multiplies the love
her name is biblical, Anna Noel
a coo that’s softer, sweeter than a dove
her liquid eyes deeper than sky of blue
she follows and reflects emotions true
with roundly curving cheeks and hair so fair
dear granddaughter, we’re all in love with you!
A rubaiyat of iambic pentameter with stanzas of 4 lines, rhyme scheme: AABA, and linked to dVerse Poets where Frank is hosting tonight. 
31 Mar 2018 16 Comments
in tanaga Tags: dove, fruit, love, plant, poet, tree
time to plant a poet-tree
gently dig a loamy hole
water roots creatively
fertilize with wit and soul
nurtured by attentive love
sapling poet-tree will grow
spread out branches, shelter dove
harvest of ripe fruits bestow
The tanaga form is part of an oral tradition going back to the early 16th century (eg. Twinkle, twinkle little star). It comes in stanzas of four lines with seven syllables per line. It often rhymes, even rhyming each line of a stanza on the same rhyme sound, but it can have variable rhyme patterns. It can also have more than one stanza. Frank hosts tanaga prompt at dVerse Poets.
