Three weeks had passed before I’d seen a semblance of herself she’d come to greet me from asleep she’d come down from her shelf She’d impart her knowledge and be seen by me – and me alone her music told of yesteryear I’d hear it in her tone She knew just when to stay away […]
Tag: verse
Delight
I stand before the robust shore and wonder if I’ll swim I reach out as far as I can see and still the light is dim I hold my hand for someone else to grasp it and abscond yet is it time that has run out or excitement that’s beyond Beyond foresight and foreboding a […]
To smell the rose
She was walking down the parklands (an esplanade beside the water) With the joy of boundless children playing freely in the park The water breeze was slowing – (though not the joy from sunshine dancing) The far horizon (it drew nearer) as she stopped to smell the rose
Haiku poetry XXXIV
Sagacity and forethought Utter not a word – Folly takes control
Haiku poetry XXXIII
The croc feeds on cattle – The hippo capsizes a boat In the woods – a grizzly’s foretold
Summerland
One stands before the dancing sun that glistens in the sea Remembering green, yellow, blue and knowing where they’ve been And where derived a vision (clear) – so eloquently chosen And why we delved in other’s fear – ties never to be broken The sun is spring the earth is dust the petals strike anew […]
Haiku poetry XXXII
The magpie swoops and hovers in the southern spring – panic sleeps and dreams
Haiku poetry XXXI
Under water the cuttlefish jumps out of itself – the shrimp hides under rock
Haiku poetry XXX
She is a sketch from life that wakes defiant – the din of dawn escapes her
The envy of mi sun
Oh leaf, oh leaf Become a bud That brings promise with ease Oh bud, oh bud Become a flower Yearned for, cherished, seen Flower, flower Blooming bright – Rest your head on mi Flower, flower – Wilting kite – Oh, mortality! Oh water mi Sweet angel Day after day goes by Oh water mi The […]
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