The Power Of Silence
I made some adjustments to my previous piece, "The Sound Of Silence". This piece, "The Power Of Silence", allows a fuller treatment of Silence. Thanks to those who commented on "The Sounds of Silence".
To New Poetry Corner Poets
Advice to New Poets: Focus on the quality of your poetry And continue to improve it with each write Through your sustained effort and tenacity Your true poetic talent will come to light
The World had Bled
we all have concerns!
Fall Magic
Beautiful fall days this year
Quiet ~Storm
I love a storm.and then the rainbow, after the storm..
Happiness
BE HAPPY!
My Own Sunrise
What is the good of your stars and trees, your sunrise and the wind, if they do not enter into our daily lives? E. M. Forster Open group @ Poetry Corners on FB
GOOD BYE SUMMER
Summer is waning and Fall is on the way.
Spring
It is just a nice feeling about the spring.
THE OCEAN AT NIGHT
I experienced this...So can you! (added 2 lines 7/2/17, and 2 more On 7/7/17 Originally wrote in 2006.. edited significantly! Changes always possible.
LADY IN WHITE
I bought a print of this old picture by Charles C. Curran dated 1913 this past week and it inspired me to write a poem about it.
Tertiary Colors
Have you ever stopped to notice when mixing colors what miracles are performed? How it is possible for red and green to produce brown while red and blue, a purple hue. What is it that prompts one to create one pair versus another when eit
Nature's Lullaby
Sweet Dreams! (iambic tetrameter)
Muir Woods
A Haiku poem: A Japanese lyric verse form having three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables, traditionally invoking an aspect of nature or the seasons. In nature there is no good or evil. It's non dualistic. Inspired by Joseph Campbell.
Clouds (A Tanka)
When selecting a poetry style, some of you may have noticed "Tanka" listed alongside "Haiku/Senryu/". A Tanka is another short form of Japanese poem, consisting of five lines. The first and the third lines contain 5 syllables, and the others, 7 syllables. The full layout is: Line one(1) - 5 syllables Line two(2) - 7 syllables Line three(3) - 5 syllables Line four(4) - 7 syllables Line five(5) - 7 syllables It allows you more words than the traditional haiku in which to express your poem. Some of you may want to try it.
SILENT SENTRIES
Love to look at these trees when I walk in the park each day. The winter picture reminded me of silent sentries standing guard.
Springtime
Anticipation of Spring
The Thrill of It…
Inglorious lashing counts with the blink Of an eye, sleepy with a passionate stare Lingering, a tasty morsel dreamt between Teeth, a deliberate pressure…pressing Where shadows dare to creep, inside Determination waits and steals a lick Between
Children Of The Universe
"You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars..." - The Desiderata
A Roundup For MacDuff :)
Defining words of horses. This was written on an observation of rounded up two-year old colts and fillies. At birth they are imprint trained, halter and lead broke. Then they are turned out to pasture to grow and thrive. At their two year birthday, they are rounded up and vaccinated, gelded as needed and saddle trained. Imprint training works wonders. After a few tense moments, they settle down and remember the imprint training. They handle very well and training them is a breeze. :-)
Midnight Concophany!
Was thinking of the ocean at late hour
The Sound Of Silence
Simon and Garfunkel's "The Sounds of Silence" was, and remains, my favourite song of all time. I spent many hours listening to it. Silence is the canvas on which all sounds are painted. I have tried to capture its essence with this haiku. I am not sure how others will respond to it but it is deeply personal to me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jqn9SKYAgY Some of their other great hits are shown on the same youtube page.
The Wheel Of Life
The wheel of life keeps turning every day Birth, life and then the subsequent decay All living things must return whence they came The pattern always remaining the same All living things start life's journey at birth Become adult through the p
FLOWERS
Acrostic
The Old Tree
Poetic Prose
Cosmic Consciousness
Alone with nature one can feel a strange unity with everything around Unity that is so strong and overpowering that one loses consciousness of one's individual self One's consciousness seems to merge with a deeper consciousness of the uni
Nature Portraits 1 - Waterfall, Thunderstorm
The thunderous roar of a mighty waterfall cascading down in huge torrents of liquid fury smashing into the water below creating mists of water droplets that transform the sunlight into a rainbow The awesome power of a thunderstorm at night wi
TWILIGHT PARADE...
a special time of day....
Night Sky--- monorhyme
I wish that I could do it more justice like Tennyson or Yates would have done
SILENT BEAUTY...
twilight....
sueded chap
you weave a thread around my hair and call it not a braid the wind it whispers in my ear this strand: left unrestrained the clouds - they dance in ecs tasy pounding out the rain I watch in thunder I hear in light as trails: gal
Leaves That Are Green
Special thanks to Simon and Garfunkel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwOgXWOX-iE
Pear Tree Haiku for fjames Picture Uploaded
IF YOU GO AND CLICK ON POST A COMMENT the whole tree shows up its awesome.. My little pear tree.. I was just mowing my grass.( 3 acres) I notices my little pear tree. its only 4 feet tall 4 inches at the base 2 lonely branches coming off the base and little twigs coming off that the the branches are like 2 inches around at the most.. I almost cut it down a few years back because i was sure it was dead.. I just didn't have the heart.. It is so loaded with pears at least 50 that is bent completely over touching the ground.. I have been so overwhelmed with my own grief and locked inside my depression I never noticed or I would have found a wedge for the 2 lonely branches.. Nature never ceases to amaze me.
The Welcomed Migrant
Nature's only border is survival.
Tropical storm
Coming tropical storm
First Flower of Spring
In shallow depth of darkness stirs b‘neath brown earth uncovered of winter’s snow A thawing slowly gives birth sips of life to the rested and swollen fleshy dearth just below the surface so patient for this day having won a race in time
Tranquillity
Poetic prose (wrote this in 1968 in Winnipeg, Canada)
Total Eclipse
Red-moon alignment’s ruby rays trickle, tracing winter’s illusion.
Enlightenment
You must be a lotus, unfolding its petals when the sun rises in the sky, unaffected by the slush where it is born or even the water which sustains it ~ Sai Baba ~
A Christmas On The Trail :)
This was written years ago of a Christmas once spent looking for stray cattle while I was home from school.
CHANGE
CHANGE ALONE IS UNCHANGING -Heraclitus (Poetic Prose)
The Beach
As I walk along the seashore Waves beating against my feet Skirt pulled above my knees Hair blowing in the breeze I reflect on my life Past times, good and bad Memories I'll treasure forever Heartbreak tucked away wherever The wind makes my e