Mask is donnedBehind blind truth is buriedDebil and destructive bondMask withdrawnUnforeseen anguish unleashedUnhinged without armor onMask crumblesDisguised lies divulge themselvesFrom stirring eyes truth tumbles Sadje’s What do you see # 234 I chose a form and subject from Val’s Looking at Poems Around the World: “3. Ireland: Treochair – An Irish form consisting of tercets (3Continue reading “Mask of Lies”
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Leaves of Green
Overnight it seems bare brown treesTransform into green leafed beautiesMuddy bottomed creeksFill up to their peaksSpring rain speaksEarth agrees dVerse Open Link #360 – hosted by Björn Rudberg. “The mini prompt today is green.” I have chosen a form from Val’s NPM Scavenger Hunt – Poems from Around the World! “6. Wales: Clogyrnach – A WelshContinue reading “Leaves of Green”
Who am I & What is My Purpose?
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?”
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
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”
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)
Landlubbers
Why would one portray us so?Surely better than this we knowLandlubbers we have always been (Unless circumstances require a swim)But nary a day that you shall seeCats boating voluntarily Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge #262
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