In these times of drought
We celebrate rain’s promise;
Exult in renewal.
We worship rainfall,
Beg for its munificence,
Make wishes on clouds.
Earnest entreaties,
A worried mother’s prayers,
Please, don’t forsake us!
Tag: haiku
A Long Way Home
Evil’s here, close by
Its crypt-cold breath taunts hot skin
Watchers on the wall
Before we sleep now
Folded hands beneath bowed heads
Keeps the wolves at bay
In these darkest times
Superstitions comfort us
Lord, hear our prayer
Cadences
steady as you go
rhythmic bass kicking in hard
a call to march forth
drummers know the pull
of the beat’s relentless drive
addictive cadence
rat a tat tat tat
left, right, left, pivot tightly
martial unison
Caustic Creatures
They burn, these harsh words,
Scalding souls and hearts and minds.
Cauterize the wounds!
Affection withheld,
Absence scalds the heart that’s left.
Denies gravity
Your scorched earth tactics
Only make hearts grow fonder
For an unscarred love.
Poetry in Motion
A much needed giggle:
Common Knowledge
Everybody knows
They whisper behind closed doors
Your secret is out
How will you respond
Held head high or bowed in shame
The power is yours
Laugh and make merry
Celebrate indiscretions
Make people wonder
A Little Vine Music
Creeping curving clef
Bold stroke twining garden’s staff
In the key of green
Floral fusion blooms
A visual melody
Music to the eyes
Strains softly entwine
Noted lines in four four time
Pianissimo
Texas Panhandle Haiku
Wander treeless plain
Skirting cactus carefully
Prairie grasses wave
Broad blue Texas sky
Wrangling clouds into corrals
Get along, dogies!
Guardian windmill
Lighthouse without a beacon
Welcoming landmark.
Solitude
Solitude breaks hearts
Yet may heal a thousand wounds
Only time will tell
Darkness cries softly
Find comfort in my warm depths
Embraced by nature
Torch away the night
Bring light to every corner
Lest I die alone.
Ponderable
peace on the table
undiluted, unabridged
indescribable
a taste of freedom
delicious imagining
how sweet would it feel?
God in your wisdom
please grant the balm of world peace
all children deserve.
peace, people.
Praying for Eyebrowz 