Tag Archives: Poetry

Leatherwing Beetle

Leatherwing beetlePlaying among beautiful pink yarrowSwaying in the breezeTo nature’s rhythmFeet beat on yarrow petalsInadvertently tracking pollen While stirring up pestsFor an afternoon snack. Form prompted by Braden’s Layered Poetry: a New Form with an Example. “Each line begins the next one and completes the previous one. In this way, you can layer many scenesContinue reading “Leatherwing Beetle”

Team Double Trouble

You and I generations apart;Sharing music, motion and art.Bringing out the child in me;Teaching you resiliency.We must appear quite the odd couple;Tween and “older” team double trouble.I dread the day our connection ends;As your focus shifts toward your friends.I only hope I’ll still be here;When once again you’ll find me dear. Prompted by dVerse HostContinue reading “Team Double Trouble”

Got My Goat

Used for my meat, milk, and fur;Thousands of years domestication;I’m now quite the entrepreneur;Deserving of my elevation.Vying for human-made kibble;I embrace a rare opportunity;You know how I love to nibble;And they love my ingenuity.You must gather I’m rather intelligent;And an avid climber too;My rudeness is irrelevant;As I do what I must do.So on the backContinue reading “Got My Goat”

Water Souls

Shhhh…A moment of peace;I take in the smell of the brackish water;A little taste of mud and salt upon my lips.I see you looking;Eyes – shades of blue, green, brown, violet, and amber;Contentedly rooted at the river’s shoreline.Kindred water souls;Born of purity and in seek of wisdom.Taking some time to reflect upon the water.Becoming fluid.HereContinue reading “Water Souls”

Abduction

She was squirreled away on a chartered boat;Shepherded into his private cabin.Tears spilling – makeup beginning to raccoon around her eyes;She had earwigged his phone conversation and knew of his intentions.Trying to outfox him;She snaked her way out of the bathroom window;But he was waiting, perched atop the deck.Yanking her up, he bulldogged her toContinue reading “Abduction”

Native Harmony

Native perennials;Treasure their home in the garden of life.Thriving -Their roots tucked into soilin harmonious glory with the earth.Revealing their joy through sprouted heads;Communing with crittersthat gather in celebration;Sharing bits of themselves, as honeybees pepper their blooms. dVerse host Punam challenges us to “write a verse of exact 44 words (excluding the title) using pepperContinue reading “Native Harmony”

Screened Retreat

A balmy evening.Lounging inside the screened porch;A good book in hand;A glass of red wine in reach;‘Til bird song fades in twilight. Prompted by “W3 Prompt #56: Wea’ve Written Weekly” poet of the week, Suzette: “Write: A) a haiku, OR: B) a tanka on the theme of ‘a favorite way to relax / unwind.’” “TankaContinue reading “Screened Retreat”