Category Archives: Poem

Absent Without Leave

Long awaited spring Certainly took its time Before granting us its presence Nicely warming our bones Frozen by winter A welcome visitor Charming in its mild manners Only to promptly exit Without saying goodbye Leaving us to wither  In summer-like heat Will spring return? Offer its apologies  Admit to leaving too soon Certainly this desired guest will notContinue reading “Absent Without Leave”

Life’s Playground

Explorative play Peaks the imagination The playground of life Life is a playground Up the tall ladders we climb Only to slide down  Swinging to new heights A push by playground buddy Adventures to come The merry-go-round Slows its incessant spinning Solo traveler TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge, No. 10, hosted by Robbie. “I would like you toContinue reading “Life’s Playground”

Revolving Doors

Time passes from hours to decades Routines alter to fit the timesAnother generation takes over and then anotherNothing exists without changeSlow to evolve are us humansForging our way through revolving doors Out to a new era and in to the same mistakesRevolutionizing the external worldMatters little to internal transformation Acts deemed as progress Turn to stepping stones for destructionInsightfulContinue reading “Revolving Doors”

Surfacing

Surprise from below Under the murky waters Rise little critters Finding the warm sun Another spring calls them out Chattering wildly Ideal environs Nurture need to propagate Greets with spring fervor  TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 9 Acrostic Poem hosted by Willow Val’s Looking at Poetic Chimeras – “write a Senryu that is also an Acrostic.”

In a Nature Preserve

In a nature preserve, I find: Acorns scattered on the ground Bluebirds perched on branches Caterpillars gorging on precious leaves Ducks waddling at water’s edge Eastern cottontails nibbling clover Ferns quietly contemplating Geese flying in formation Herons posed like statues Insects whispering in the ear Junipers sheltering little critters Kayaks floating down river Lizards skitteringContinue reading “In a Nature Preserve”

Monk Parakeets

Communal living  Wild bird camaraderie Never one and done Native to South America, these birds have naturalized in South Florida. They are known to build large communal nests out of sticks. I have seen (and heard) scores of them building nests on large utility towers. Unfortunately, my camera’s zoom would only reach a few stragglersContinue reading “Monk Parakeets”