The Raptor
Nature can be a little disturbing at times.
Hawks (Haibun)
Wandering along the winding trail I watch as hawks play ducking and diving, swooping and tumbling and climbing up again, making a magnificent display backed by their shrill cries to each other Riding the thermals climbing up in unison wild s
clouds
to all survivors of the septmber flood that hit colorado,canada,mexico etc. may you find peace and courage and receve gods blessings in your troubled times.
"Blankets of white."
I love snow!!!
Surreal Nature (haibun)
Walking through the sweet flower meadows, I pause to watch the sky lark as he tumbles joyously in the sunlit sky and perches on a branch to sing in such sweet melody that mistle thrush and blackbird join in. Flowers smelling sweet in such a var
Secrets I Knew
An abstract poem about quiet reflection and the arrival of winter.
ice hotel
The snow falls Coldness lingers the ice freezes Solid foundations Opoun which to build They form the walls ,the front door and sides Big blocks of cold ice Now they form the roof Lay snow on top Up goes the frontage the sign open is t
Summer’s End
Writing about little clues that define a changing of season here in New England.
Farm Life at Dawn
As dawn starts to streak across the sky heralding in the new born day feisty rooster already perched on the wall giving forth with all his might, he crows Sleepy hens, ducks and geese scat for worms low moos emitting from the milking parlour
Starlight
Starlight S ee it winking T winkling, dazzling A ura filling the sky R ays and beams shining L ighting all the heavens I nferno of gases and flames G iving birth to new life H eating us with your silvery light T ouching our hearts with you
BECOMING
(Poetic Prose)
~Sabled~
Sable Island, check it out, kind of romantic. Cheers. Jon
In The Woods
I set off along the faint trail it was one I had not noticed before plunging me deep into unknown territory stomach clenched in excitement as I strode on Tall old Oaks, Aspens, Chestnuts and Beeches cloaked the way ahead, I was aware of silenc
Autumns Pain
Winters morning, sky all grey and cold, wind blowing leaves, yellow, brown, crumbled and old, shallow pools of misty rain, reflecting distorted images of Autumns pain, falling drops of crystal perils washing off the red clay stains
Water - The Drink Of Life
This poem is about our rarest commodity Water, and it is an environmental poem, I give you Water...The Drink Of Life
Moon Stars Lake
Moon casting shadows as it shines down through the trees forming eerie shapes Exploding stars shoot across the sky leaving trails glittering behind Still mysterious the lake gleaming in moonlight silver in beauty
Dragonfly
Just Dragonflies
Rainbow
Rainbow peeking out bands of colour refracting in vibrant beauty
Four Haiku's
Icy is the breeze as it flows over the Tundra making big snow drifts Cheeky monkey waits until your back is turned then steals all your fruit Golden ray of sun blazing paths full of sunlight warms as it touches Rain teemi
Life and Reality
Poetic Prose I wrote this piece after reading a comparison of the eastern and western perspectives, by D.T. Suzuki, a Zen Buddhist, on a similar phenomenon. A Japanese haiku poet, Basho, was walking along a country road when he noticed a wildflower blooming by the hedge. Tennyson, an English poet, observed a flower growing in a crevice in a wall. There is a marked contrast in their reactions. Basho observes the flower, as it is, in its full beauty and composes a haiku to express his feeling. Tennyson, plucks the flower and holds it in his hand in his attempt to 'understand' it. Basho sees the 'living' flower and feels its essence as a living thing. He 'becomes' the flower. Tennyson 'kills' the flower thereby seeking to understand a 'dead' flower, devoid of life. "Life and a living being(thing) can never be separated".
Water, Sun, Clouds
Water Water flowing down babbling, full of joyfulness giving life to all Sun Soul of life are you blazing ball of sparking fire lighting up our world Clouds Gentle clouds drift by casting shadows over all blanking out the sun
Such Small Wonders
the challenge here was to take a line from another poets work and write a new poem I used Barbara Gorelick's poem Such small wonders this autumn yields...
Turbulence
"That too shall pass!" Calm Stillness follows Turbulence no matter how rough the waters may be. Hold On!
Haiku
Field of daffodils brazen yellow, sun kissed petals, brightly greet The dawn of the day magically the sun rises flooding with colour Gently the stems quake as caught by the breeze they shake quiver in its wake Matching yellow bird so
Reality Check...
Illusion or reality?
Wind Snow Seagull
Wind howling forlorn thundering through the tree tops branches crashing down ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Snow swirling, whirling coating all in pristine white like diamonds glinting ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Hear the lonely shrieks as seagul
Autumn Breath
I wander down the forest trails the farmer collecting the last bales golden brown they shine in the sun the whirr of wings as birds escape the guns The various gleaming colours of leaves as spiraling down they twist and turn the fields stripp
Music Abounds (sonnet)
Listen now carefully, what do you hear? sounds abound as you tune in to listen universe of noise fills the stratosphere birds singing, rustling leaves in transition Blades of grass crackle sounding like gun fire the trickle of the brook har
Deserts
Vast dust bowls surrounding the land barren bearly suporting an life Stark and so bleak, just sand sand as far as you can see Wicked winds churning up the forever changing canvass reforming the dune hills maps little use to you here Watch
Leopard
Motionless the big cat waits deep in the scrub shadows sun starting to set, night draws in fading light makes her invisible Only the odd flick of an ear that gives her position away suddenly she tenses and coils a spurt of speed and its done
almost forgot..........
summer comes around way to fast up here in the north ...........the winters are perfect........and to short.......he he
Collection of Haiku's
Eagles spinning down as together they tumble locked in combat ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The stars and the moon together dance to the sun worshiping all life ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The chorus of birds rings out joyfully at dawn celebrating life ~~~~
talking trees
if trees could talk, I would jump up in the air, sit upon it's branches a talking tree I would say, cradled in so many arms you root deep, to the earth's embrace the stories to tell drawing within nature's beauty whistling soul
To A Cricket
Little cricket,little cricket Praytell me your happy tale,Or is it a sad one,my cricket hiden behind a vail. I cannot see you,little cricket. But I hear your sad or marry song. Oh if I only knew my cricket, The meaning of your singing quite long. You
Rainy Day
The rain fell relentlessly falling down in curtains blocking things from view cloaking the world in mist Trees with near streams running of their leaves silvery puddles forming joining together with others An incessant sound of drips dru
Watching through
The beautiful tui, out our kitchen window
Bird Songs (sonnet)
Listen when you awake at crack of dawn hear the chorus of all the birds singing watch them as they scurry and dig the lawn until a nasty cat sends them fleeing How dull and bland without any birds silence would greet us with it's bleakness le
Jellyfish
Saw some red jellyfish during a run down the beach...
Waterfall
Sun was gleaming,the wind was ending walking through forest felt something near me. I felt no fear and carried on walking heard a a stream flowing thought whats watching me,I looked and saw a bird chirping as happy to see me.I stopped by the stre
To A Tree
just another tree poem
4 Hauki 's
A simple daisy yet exquisitely formed white and gold abound My blackbird follows me around in the garden cheerful tune emits snow white so lovely you poke up your head through snow snowdrop glistening a robin redbreast tugged at a ju
Train Journey
Come take a train ride with me through the Canadian prairies! "ALL A-B-O-A-R-D-D !!!!!!" ( This was the cry from the conductor just before the train left the station)