Thinking: My purpose is utterly unreliableIts fluctuation is quite undeniableIn all respects unverifiableDoing: At times it’s a giver of careOr laboring as much as I dareElse enjoying the hobbies and people I shareBeing: So the best I can sayIs my purpose changes each dayAnd I find that it’s rather okay W3 Prompt #102: Wea’ve Written WeeklyContinue reading “Who am I & What is My Purpose?”
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Black Crowned Night Heron
Sheltering among the mangroves in South Florida. Seeking quietudeSheltered from city dwellersRudely invaded For I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation LIX
Star Gazing
Erin gazes at the vast night sky contemplating her insignificance. The realization that we are but mere specs adhered to a rotating sphere of matter in a virtually unexplored universe. There are billions of stars in our galaxy and billions of galaxies beyond. She thinks what does it matter? That the stars we see areContinue reading “Star Gazing”
Spring Joy
Glorious spring induced fervorJoyful light fills the observerPink tufted blooms of first cherry blossomsColor supersedes scenes of grayDriving the winter blues awayUnwinding furled fronds like fiddlehead fernsEarly sunrise finds mornings brightEager to start the day off rightA twittering of birds inspire promise Colleen’s 24 Seasons Poetry Challenge No. 29, Part II – Use one kigoContinue reading “Spring Joy”
Black Rat Snake
It cautiously creeps through green grassSleek skin glistening black in bright sunFlicking forked tongue sensing its surroundingsOblivious to the reaction of onlookersA gamut of emotions from reverence to terror Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge – Black by Sue W & Gerry C
Pastel Nightmare
Though the day is bright,I sit alone on the throne of midnight illusions,cursed by dark imaginations.*Pink and blue pastels fail to lighten my mood.A feeble attempt at people watching;a pastime that only feeds my paranoia.The courtyard reeks of floral blooms;Louis Vuitton and Chanel hang from elbows,laughing ladies – taunt me.I flee into darkness. Reena’s XplorationContinue reading “Pastel Nightmare”
American Coot
“A swimming chicken – what a hoot!” “Don’t be a fool – you crazy old coot!” For I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation LVIII
We Two
We twoInseparableLove amidst solidarity Lives conjoinedNothing escapes the hands of timeStrong binds become fragile threadsFraying W3 Prompt #101: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, Val, invites us to write a Cameo on the theme of love.
Daffodils
Sunny faces bloomEmanating spring itselfBringing about smiles Colleen’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 28, 4/2/24, Part I Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD)
Moving Water
Ripples under soft Mediterranean breezes directed by the ebb and flow of coastal tides Waves caressing the sand of deserted beaches transforming the terrain creating art in motion Water Moved through ancient aquifers out modern fountains For Lens-Artists Photo Challenge (LAPC) – Water in Motion, hosted by Sofia Alves at Photographias.
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