Clouds Tuesday, Oct 14 2008
Writing 5:00 am
Slate gray sky
lowers spirits,
But brings with it
Rain.
To soak the ground
and bring forth growth,
To clear the air,
Refresh the soul.
Every cloud hides a
Silver lining.
Connections Monday, Oct 13 2008
Challenges and Writing 5:00 am
Another poem inspired by Liz Strauss’ 25 Words that Connect Us project
We look for:
Connections,
Touchings,
Feelings.
Seeking to be a part,
To learn,
To see,
To hear.
Finding another
To touch,
To hug,
To love.
A Stranger Sunday, Oct 12 2008
Challenges and Writing 12:18 pm
To give credit where it’s due - this was inspired by Liz Strauss’ 25 Words That Connect Us project.
Lives connect
In ways unrealized
A word,
A smile or
A helping hand
One life a stranger touches,
That touch extends
More lives to mend.
Letters Friday, Oct 10 2008
Writing 10:07 am
Letters, characters
Spaces and sounds
Patterns, weavings
stitching, meanings
Words grouped
in sentances, message
Talking, hearing
listening, learning.
Colors Friday, Oct 10 2008
Writing 10:05 am
Blue
Midnight, Electric
Green
Emerald, Spring
Yellow
Sunshine, Caution
Red
Brick, Blood
Colors
Highs and Lows
Bright and Dark
The Weaving Wednesday, Oct 8 2008
Writing 10:37 am
Warp and weft
Thread and thought
Weaving into life
One loose end
One tug, one pull
The pattern unravels
Rhythm paused
Weaver studies
A new pattern to see
Loom resumes
Loose thread reweave
Pattern altered to new design
Windows Tuesday, Oct 7 2008
Writing 10:08 am
My window, by day
by sunlight
lets me see
a tree, a house, a street.
My window, by night
by moonlight
becomes
a portal, a mirror, a dream
Silver radiance
transforms
clear glass to
crystal mirror shining
Ghostly shapes
wisp and flow
dreams and visions
of things ethereal
Possibilities
Opportunities
mundane transforming
unfettered and free.
Cycles Monday, Oct 6 2008
Summer’s heat fading,
Autumn’s leaves turning,
Warning of Winter’s coming,
Half a year from Spring’s warming.
Circle of Seasons,
Cycle of years,
Events reoccurring,
Lessons renewed.
History teaches
To those who hear
Lessons learned
Without cost to self.
The Present day
Tells of past lessons learned
Dreams of seasons to come
Listens for whispers in the wind.
Promises in the Future wait,
Life to dreams to give.
Consequences come home to live
And mysteries reveal.
Fallow Fields Friday, Sep 26 2008
Writing 12:25 pm
Fallow fields harbor
Fallow spirits follow
Winter snow blankets
Hearts and souls warming
Resting, restorative
Cocooned within
Energies turn
To healing, growing
Rediscovering, renewing
For new season’s efforts
The View from Here Thursday, Sep 25 2008
Writing 12:20 pm
Bright colors the day
Blue, yellows, white
Faded hues my soul
Grays, blues and black
Outside, inside
Contradictions abound
One hand open
One hand closed
Scales are tipping
Balances sliding
Can grays give way
to rainbow colors?
A hill to climb
A summit seeking
When hilltop breached
clear sight will win.