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End of Light

Summer is coolingSummer will end End of heat End of sweat Sweat the change Sweat the future Future uncertain Future will come Come into autumn Come to the present Present is nice Present is pretty Pretty with colors Pretty in fall Fall to the ground Fall to the earth Earth reclaims life Earth rotates time Time toContinue reading “End of Light”

A Chōka: Dead End?

From new beginnings We flow on the path of change Work and family Promotions, marriage, children But in the endings Great transformation is found Death of a loved one A path’s literal dead end Painful suffering Meaningless and meaningful Brings about new beginnings #Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge, Specific Theme, 10/8/2024 hosted by Sadje. “Write a syllabic poemContinue reading “A Chōka: Dead End?”

Urban Stimulation

I seek urban stimulationThough I’m not a city playerCherished time spent lost in natureBrings a sense of isolationThough I’m not a city playerI seek urban stimulation  W3 Prompt #117: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, Sadje, prompts us to write a biolet on the theme love/hate: The Biolet is a six line poem; the firstContinue reading “Urban Stimulation”

Cascade of Change

Restless stagnationCalm moments undervaluedChanges materializeChaos ensuesStillness is soughtCumbersome daily routines Unfulfilling activitiesRunning in circlesMovement without directionRestless stagnationDistractedly stumbling through timeFocused on doing, doing, doing…Fretting about what comes nextA missed opportunity for self-reflectionCalm moments undervaluedLife’s inevitable curve ballA variable tossed in the mixManifesting a precarious undertakingThe mundane upendedChanges materializeProgressing at an unconstrained pace Grasping for aContinue reading “Cascade of Change”

Ice Melt

IceMeltingDrips droppingRivulets mergeInto riverflowSlipping over bouldersDescending mountain channelsWinding through the verdant valleysMelted ice frolicking in the sunDancing to the toe tapping summer rainGlacier water mingling with playful raindropsFlowing through picturesque towns and mammoth citiesTasting salt – tidewaters enthusiastic greetingIcemelt tumblingChurning soft sandOpen waterFlowing freelyRising upwardWaving goodbye W3 Prompt #70: Wea’ve Written Weekly’s poet of theContinue reading “Ice Melt”

Cracks

Such a beautiful building you once wereHost to many a partyHome to many a familyI must remind myself Don’t dwell on what has passed awayYou were not all perfectionHost to many a tragedyHome to many a suffererI must remind myselfThere is a crack, a crack in everythingDisrupting the very foundation of existenceThat’s how the lightContinue reading “Cracks”

Path Of Change

I have walked this path all winter. Lackluster is how I would describe it, but it is an easy stroll and provides much needed leg stretching. The rains have come and I dare walk the path; a muddy river bottom. I see little shoots of green beginning to rise from the soil and the treesContinue reading “Path Of Change”