Seeds 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~Dedicated to my special friend Susan who always leaves a forest wherever sheContinueContinue reading “Poetry: Gray Braided Gardener”
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Kidnapped
Spring always puts me in a sentimental mood. You know, it’s all a part of that inane idea to get rid of the old and bring in the new; spring clean the garage, backyard and the soul. Some projects take up so much time I feel like they’ve kidnapped me! During the tedious task ofContinueContinue reading “Kidnapped”
Poetry: Loose Hair
Sometimes you don’t Notice a stray hairOn your clothesUntil the light hits itStray thoughtsA lost memoryForgotten friendYour car keysThings we looseBlown off usFingers rustle through Our hair, lookingHow can you put Back into the follicleStray hair that Left the scalpIt must instead be mourned If it was even missed orGreeted graciouslyLike a fresh beginning
PAD: Gray Braided Gardener
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
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”
Memento Mori
Oh Death where is thy sting? Oh, and are you free for lunch?No one wants to be friends with Death. Now its counterpart, Life, is very popular around town. Most people are familiar with Life and consider it their best friend. But Death is the odd one out. Death is not necessarily bad luck, misfortuneContinueContinue reading “Memento Mori”
Kidnapped
Spring always puts me in a sentimental mood. You know, it’s all a part of that inane idea to get rid of the old and bring in the new; spring clean the garage, backyard and the soul. Some projects take up so much time I feel like they’ve kidnapped me! During the tedious task ofContinueContinue reading “Kidnapped”
Poetry: Green
Oh to be the type of greenthat stays green through the frost,when the ground is white andbranches are heavy with Winter’s weightBrown red orange,the colors of fallmost greens do faderetracting in the cold airFreezing to the warm summers sunto be green in all seasons,fresh to the touch ever holding the color of LIFE!
Poetry: Sunset
Before the sun setsOn this tired old trunkI hope to of livedA life full of SunshineFriends, familyLaughter, joyHope discoveredMysteries solvedHow wonderful that time will beWhen it is Time I think on But only if Living was What was doneThe most beautiful Sunset viewed Is one by eyes that have CriedFulfillments, contracts concludedA slow fade toContinueContinue reading “Poetry: Sunset”
Poetry: Ghostly Eyes
Waking up alwaysSame time on the clockWalk through my houseLines on an unchanging track I see youA solid massYour feet touch the groundgrasp the earthMy specter form floats by Unperceived by the blindIgnored by the angryForgotten by the busyI remember what living was likeI see you allFrom my ghostly eyesOrbs of mistAnd compromise
shannon p. laws 