Writers Digest Poem a Day challenge– day 14Seeds of joyToss from her fingertipsGreen LIFE yawns awakeon the shady side of NoblesAlways in spring she isRadiating beams of new LIFEKneading it into the earthEverywhere she goesLIFE follows heror does she create it?A goddess tramping through the desertleaving behind her a forest
Author Archives: Shannon Laws
PAD: Playing with Sunlight
Happy 11-11-11!!Writers Digest November “Poem A Day” challenge- Day 11Swimming in sunlightthick with sounds:voices, conversationsopinions, attitudesShadows stretch longpoint west toward meMy soul strokes eastpropelling this fish forwardWhat river have I fallen into?Ocean, to river, to stream following the scent of homeWhere is my birthplace?I say I was born in the sunbeam itselfnot the shadowalthough conceivedContinueContinue reading “PAD: Playing with Sunlight”
PAD: Here
No prompt for me today. Just a poem. Day NINE How long? How will this last? When will we say good bye? Our quiet moments in a failing orbit Rock Turned to sand How long does it take? Mountains worked by wind, sun, rain, snow Stop time Please, stop it now All things have anContinueContinue reading “PAD: Here”
Multigenerational
Life is grand and ever changing. My first year in Bellingham has been eventful and many personal goals have been reached. One goal that still needs to get checked off the list: finding my own place. The high cost of everything has me living with my brother longer than I anticipated. My brother was graciousContinueContinue reading “Multigenerational”
PAD: Life Hike
Day 4 of Writers Digest Poem A Day~I will call it: LIFE HIKEHiking a broken trailbeneath green branchesfanned out over me blocking the skyhow close to life it feelsHard walk atop embedded rocks soles rub exposed rootssoil no longer covers sunlight filters throughspotlights on ancient fernsHead turns rightan opening sits plumbDoor to a perspective not yet knownCuriosity rulesContinueContinue reading “PAD: Life Hike”
PAD: Moving Day Wish
PAD November 1st prompts: Procrastination or ProactiveMy coat needs a hookMy clothes need a dresserMy paintings need a wallMy shoes need a closetIs there a cupboard for my food,A refrigerator for my produce?Is there a space for my music to fill,A desk for me to write at?I dream of a headboard I dream of anContinueContinue reading “PAD: Moving Day Wish”
Poetry: Midnight Banshees
Midnight Banshees Murder of crows chase a raider owl who clutches a black feathered baby in it’s claws They howl behind the homes racing down back streets Caws want justice while talons extinguish life! The Race of the Midnight Banshees; hunters compete with guardians Foul eating foul The fittest, the quickest will feed- only defeatedContinueContinue reading “Poetry: Midnight Banshees”
Lead Belly
Here is one of my favorite stories about a classic blues artist. This is from my classic blues radio show, “Boosie’s Playhouse” that airs/streams on KMRE 102.3, heard every Saturday night at 10p PST: Lead Belly, the famous classic American Blues artist was born in 1888 as Huddie Ledbetter. He reached the top of his bluesContinueContinue reading “Lead Belly”
Poetry: Wink
WINKMorning sunlight, sun lowstretch shadows long,twinkle through the branches that sway in the current,bath me pleaseStronger the lightHarsher the darkSun can not be everywherenature’s landscape prevents itGod made or notCrow flys bynods its headas if it remembers meYour life so simple CrowPlease brood over my featuresA wink when you fly by will let me knowThey areContinueContinue reading “Poetry: Wink”
Poetry: Guitar Man
Taps his foot to the musicFrayed boot heal wiggles against the floorFingers, as comfortable on fretsAs his legs are in jeansWhat does he sing?What is that sound?History weeping throughOozing out of dry crevassesDays in the sun createdPoems written on wrinkled paperSongs sung to walls of fallen plasterLarge women clap approvalHoping to take a piece homeFrequencyContinueContinue reading “Poetry: Guitar Man”
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