Life's Journey Through Poetry

I walk along the water's edge wooed by waves of turquoise sea; a reddish hue in hard packed sand captures my curiosity.   As I bend to pick it up the sea unfurls its misting fist and disappears this shiny patch. Presto! A magician’s sleight of hand.   Solemn defeat rights my stance as the sea swoops under my feet in swirling wings like Houdini’s cape to restore the visual deceit.   Here, beneath the changing tide a five-armed starfish glares; no heart, no brain, no blood to f

Days end, Dusk approaches, Plants lovingly bedded down. Water- filled clouds address thirsting needs as the rocking chair sways to the...

Forsaken in parched desert land Clothed in hard prickly thorns Arms upward to the scorching sun A vision so forlorn   Gazed upon but not...

COVID 19 Rigid in stealth crouch Shrouded in distrust and fear The beast stalks its prey THE POWER OF COVID Fear darkens the mind Spews...

Strobe lights flickering through the naked trees Tall dark shadows across the road advance Enter the full sun peering through at times...

Feathering down to blanket earth Crimson, yellow, and gold Adieu, farewell, waves wilting leaves Signals of looming cold Still quilted in...

Dark clouds loom overhead As nature’s overture begins Winds whisper through the trees A summons for its violins First a rustle, then a...