April 24, 2016 April Showers Bring May Flowers The skies are gray But not ominous Bring life-giving rain The promise of Colorful blooms Greens of summer Sunny days ahead Share this:TweetMoreShare on Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading… Categories Poetry Comments: 2
April 13, 2016 Pollen — An Elfje Yellow Pollen blanket Covers every surface Makes my eyes water Spring Share this:TweetMoreShare on Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading… Categories Poetry Comments: 0
April 8, 2016 Sevenling: The Dogwood’s In Bloom The dogwood’s in bloom, the lilacs waft their intoxicating scent, the pink azalea brightens the yard Requiring more cultivation, the lantana spreads it’s tiny flowers, the snapdragons roar, and million bells ring . . . oh the loveliness of spring _________________________________ It’s such a beautiful... Share this:TweetMoreShare on Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading… Categories Poetry Comments: 15
April 7, 2016 The Wild Blue Yonder Today the sun is shining bright The sky is cerulean blue Spring flowers bloom ev’rywhere I see that God is ev’rywhere Because of His countenance bright My spirit is sunny, not blue Honesty of the heavens blue Reveals God’s mercy ev’rywhere Hope of a future... Share this:TweetMoreShare on Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading… Categories Poetry Comments: 7
April 3, 2016 Seasons My favorite thing about this season called spring is that it means soon summer and June will surely arrive when I most thrive But as for this pollen that has everywhere fallen I could easily skip the post-nasal drip the itchy dry eyes and weeds... Share this:TweetMoreShare on Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading… Categories Poetry Comments: 0
April 1, 2016 April Blooms It’s April today Oh when will the Dogwood bloom Very soon Sweet Pea ________________________ Day 1 of NaPoWriMo and I didn’t follow the prompt, but close. Share this:TweetMoreShare on Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading… Categories Poetry Comment: 1
March 4, 2016 Daffodil Yellow Daffodil blooms Promise of spring I love you so Hope _________________________ This is just a little elfje I wrote in the car on the way to work. Share this:TweetMoreShare on Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading… Categories Poetry Comment: 1
January 15, 2016 I See God I’m going to pretend that this rain in the lane Heralds the arrival of spring when birds sing As through this long winter I trod I see God The robin finds worms in rain-soaked sod More death and winter the nightly news portends Yet new life and... Share this:TweetMoreShare on Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading… Categories Poetry Comments: 18
January 11, 2016 Promise of Hope For the dVerse Poets Pub Haibun Monday prompt today, Toni (aka kanzensakura) has asked us to write a haibun inspired by this photo of hers. Check out the prompt for a description of a haibun and to find the link to a lot of great... Share this:TweetMoreShare on Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading… Categories Poetry Comments: 33
August 27, 2015 My Thoughts on the Seasons Over at dVerse Poets Pub Meeting the Bar, Bjorn is calling for poetry that uses modifiers—adjectives and adverbs. I’ve been seeing a lot of posts on Facebook lately by people who love fall and can’t wait for it to come. Personally, I could skip fall... Share this:TweetMoreShare on Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading… Categories Poetry Comments: 21
