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Spider

I spot you;Hiding among the flowers;On your finely crafted web.Your beautiful colors give you away.Your size is awe-inspiring;And your intricate web design is to be envied.I am so fortunate to have seen you;But very sorry for the moth that didn’t. Denzil’s NPC #29: Spiders and their webs

Painted Sky

You’re painting me a gingered skyThough my mood’s best suited for grayThe storm clouds under which I hideAre all blowing awayExposed and now uncertainMy protective barrier goneYou pulled back the curtainAnd left me here aloneTo ponder the gingered sky Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – Gingered Sky

Visceral

I was transfixed by the melodyA song I am certain I have never heardYet viscerally known to meI intuited the lyrics before they were utteredMellifluous and soul-stirringPerfectly entwined with my beingAnd in that moment, I swear we were infinite W3 Prompt #73: Wea’ve Written Weekly’s poet of the week, Deepthy prompts us to “write aContinue reading “Visceral”

Checked Out

Running in circles Accomplishing nothingOverwhelming anxietyUnrealistic thought processesYour complacency has cost youWe’ll have teaTalk it overDevelop a feasible planDecision making in the midst of chaos Are you there?The teapot poursBut the pourer is absent Sadje’s What do you see # 204- September 18, 2023 RDP Monday: COMPLACENT

Sandhill Crane

Autumn approaches Southern warm breezes whisperCranes answer the call Naturalist Weekly micro-season of “The Wagtail Calls” “This week’s haiku invitation is to write a haiku or senryu that references a shorebird or water bird in autumn.” I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation XXIX

Adult Children

Letting go is challengingAdult childrenChildren with childrenInvariably on my mindConfronted with life’s strugglesGuidance provided – followed or ignoredMeaningful lessons are learned through experienceThis I must remind myselfAs they endeavor to find their way W3 Prompt #72: Wea’ve Written Weekly’s poet of the week Nigel, prompts us to:

Thistle

Perfect purple puffPollinators paradiseProlific produceBeautiful bearerBird beaks bombard blooms’ best brood Benevolent bliss Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD)

Tufted Titmouse

Overlooked is the little gray birdWhose bright colored friends are often preferredBut this little bird won’t be deterredAs it barely conceals its tufted head. For I. J.’s Birds of the Week Invitation XXVIII

Beach Holiday

Bound to an office chair Eager to departAfter work I’m going whereChilling out is an artHeading for the beach!Brain is not on dutyAfternoon is dragging onLeave early? Absolutely!Later gators – I am goneSee you in a week! (If I still have a job) W3 Prompt #71: Wea’ve Written Weekly’s poet of the week, Willow, promptsContinue reading “Beach Holiday”

Heavy Burden

I carry the world upon my shoulderIts burdens on my back Faith carries me forward Though I cannot continue on faith aloneGrant me a sliver of evidenceEmpirical proofThat I am on the right trackThen my load shall be lightened Sadje’s What do you see # 202- September 4, 2023 Reena’s Xploration Challenge #295 dVerse hostContinue reading “Heavy Burden”