silent snowfall
the weight of water,
heavy as thought
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Tag Archives: poem
Bittersweet Blues
bittersweet spring,
winter has overstayed
cold silence
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Spring Greening
tiny shoots
break the brown earth,
rabbits are glad
tiny shoots of gladness
tickle my wintery skin
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Celebrating Women
Here is a cheery sunflower MicroSonnet for International Women’s Day.
So much depends
on having good friends.
Unlike the sunflower,
we women need to build,
bubbling with superpower,
yet yearning to feel fulfilled. Continue reading
Your Color is Hope
“Moon Song” Used with Permission of Artist Lisa Telling Kattenbraker
Your color is hope,
birdsong on sunbeams,
a peaceful night’s sleep,
a bittersweet violin air,
raindrops on cottage roses
in full-spiced bloom,
the last snowflake of May,
and the urge to sail
over blue-green waves
with moon-drunk words
on my lips, tasting hope.
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Ingenue
Photograph of Auguste Rodin Statue Used With Permission of Kip Rechea
fluid stillness
goddess strength
rising
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Blue Cat’s Song
Blue Cat by Suzy Levinson
Blue Cat’s song
is a caterwaul tale
told to the moon
in a 12-bar snarl Continue reading
A Book by the Brook – Cricket in the Thicket
Finds tongues in trees, books in running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything.
— William Shakespeare
If you like poetry about creepy-crawlies, then Cricket in the Thicket is for you! Continue reading
Poetry Is… A Sunrise
golden flutter
unravel in another’s eyes
joyful heartbeat
tremble, strong
weave a single spirit
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Water Ways
atrium of ice
over a grassy kingdom
until rain comes
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Poetry Is… A Revelation
Words, like new snow, soften soil and make poetry of winter. Poetry is… so many things… collected here in this wonderful community poem thanks to many talented friends. I plan to “find” a new poem within this poem and post it for Valentine’s Day. You’re invited to write your own poem from these lines and leave a link on February 14. Continue reading
Moon River
shades of silver
moonlight on an icy river
frozen in time
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Friendly Fairy Tales 