- Tranquil Afternoon by Louis Oscar Griffith
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sit in shade with me
people-watching in the park
tranquil afternoon
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Link to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai
summer dreams
09 Feb 2015 Leave a comment
in haiku Tags: afternoon, park, shade, summer
in retro-spect
06 Jan 2015 17 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: cruisin', heat, summer, youth
Lost Moments 2012
artwork by Nick Gentry
it was the hot summer of ’59
the heat dragged on and on;
migrants sweated in the fields,
youth rumbled in parking lots
after cruising’ saturday night.
bobby left me for a prettier girl
but i didn’t care; i’d have a
smoke, quick slick a rat tail
comb thru my cropped hair
and find me a better boy,
one who really understood
what was inside me, yeah.
Thanks to Nick Gentry, http://www.nickgentry.com
for sharing his artistic inspiration with d’Verse poets today.
under his wings
13 Dec 2014 5 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: fall, grace, love, mercy, spring, summer, winter
God covers me
with his gentle hand
like a warm coat
in winter winds.
He covers me
with his wide mercy
like a big umbrella
in spring downpour.
He covers me
with his tender love
like a bridal tent
in summer sun.
He covers me
with his life’s blood
like a full pardon
in fall starkness.
He covers me
with his eternal grace
like a safe shelter
in all seasons.
“We live under an umbrella of goodness and mercy.” (Pastor T. on Psalm 23)
“I am my beloved’s and he is mine…his banner over me is love.” (Song of Songs)
sweet water
09 Jul 2014 3 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: summer, vines, watermelon
thirsty blooming vines
drinking in summer shower
wait for watermelons
(Photo & prompt from CDHK)
summer solstice
07 Jun 2014 13 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: day, farmer, hay, solstice, summer, work
light holds night at bay
warm earth blooms, time to make hay
farmer’s favorite day
dandelion lawn
cows in pasture, tractor’s song
work as day is long
Written in response to Carpe Diem’s prompt as we all anticipate the longest day
distillation
28 Apr 2014 2 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: haiku, lotus, summer
soft scent on south wind
makes sweet memories blossom
summer in my heart
photo & prompt from Carpe Diem (see side bar link) and Kristjaan’s
challenge to “distill” longer poem,” Lotus” by Tagore, into haiku.
a poem in my pocket 
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