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”
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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”
Rooted Words
A positive perspective planted The power of words take root Abstract ideas grow into tangible thoughts Like street signs altering a predetermined course The road is cleared of debris and lights guide the way Back to a path that has been there all along Quadrille #222: There’s no alternative, hosted by Punam
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”
A Choka: Untethered Winds
Easy summer breeze You’re fooled by the book’s cover A storm brews inside It circles round the edges Looking for weakness The smile on my face falters One jab too many A hurricane untethered Threatens through broadening cracks W3 Prompt #155: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week, Ooko, prompts us to: “Write a poem that givesContinue reading “A Choka: Untethered Winds”
Textile Towns
Trains once moved along these tracks Carrying textiles on their backs Locomoted through towns bustling Found vendors and traders hustling Defunct echoes of the past Lens Artist Photo Challenge #344: Abandoned, hosted by Anne Trains and Trolleys – CFFC by Dan
A Tanka: Desert Wildflowers
Wildflowers do dance In gently blowing breezes See their bright heads nod An invitation to those Who cavort amidst their blooms Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge Featured photo flowers: globe-mallows.
The End
You promised me you would always be by my side – there for me. I know I failed you. This is true. But tell me dear,what can I do? Fight! Fight,with all your might!Do not ready your soulfor flight! But the wind does slowand I must go.This my dearyou surely know. W3 Prompt #154: Wea’ve Written WeeklyContinue reading “The End”
Spring Travel
Two hours in flight Transports back a month in time A short-sleeved tee shirt Layered beneath warm bubble jacket Flip flops replaced by winter boots Spring rains pelt with icy fingers Few flowers open to the call Barren trees conform To monochrome skies Awaiting winter’s release Round-trip time travel Deposits in neon green Smells of balmy petrichor Migrating birds linger Butterflies flit Among bright blooms TankaContinue reading “Spring Travel”
Perfect View
A bench with a perfect view Overlooks the water blue Perchance some dolphins will swim by Or a pod of pelicans on the fly A giant yacht with decks galore A sailboat sailing off to explore Rainbows arcing overhead Perhaps some shooting stars instead But I choose best not to go there On a different benchContinue reading “Perfect View”
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