But now they lie low,
While over them the swallows skim,
And all is hushed at Shiloh.
And all is hushed at Shiloh.
— Herman Melville, from his moving civil war poem, Shiloh: A Requiem (April, 1862)
Category Archives: Holiday
Happy Mother’s Day
Our oldest love, our first love,
unfolding from our own birth,
grows as we take our first steps,
flows in our veins,
lodges in our fiber.
The love that makes us children again. Continue reading
Happy Mothering Day
Even Mother’s Day
is a mothering day.
A day of hair braiding,
breakfast sharing, Continue reading
Tulips in Thyme
Tulips,
risque-ripe
purplicious
spring’s archetype
scent-delicious Continue reading
Mint-Lemon Spring
Trees in bud burst
open, unrehearsed,
wild mint-lemon taste. Continue reading
Star Swords
Gathering in the sky
are low, heavy mists:
snow clouds shaped
by Zeus and Thor. Continue reading
Pink Kisses
Used by Permission of Resa Swork
hot pink kisses
satin rose petals scattered
scent of carnations Continue reading
Red Tether
Your absence is a
red tether Continue reading
Winter Wishes
trees aglow
star-shine on earth
blessings to all
Happy Holidays! I’ll be taking a few days with my family starting tonight. I wish everyone a magical weekend!
Snowflakes are White
Roses are red,
snowflakes are white.
The first snowflake,
like a crystal kite,
dances and drifts
in silver sunlight. Continue reading
Gingerbread Solstice
heaven-sent
gingerbread scent
December torment Continue reading
Halloween Color
Scarlet Autumn
Halloween
haunted in harvest reds
summer’s fallen
Note: Here’s a happy halloween haiku for you!
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