evening whispers

we whisper into the breeze

as we lounge under palm trees

at nightfall we greet the stars

and the moon becomes all ours

- Written for dVerse Meeting the Bar: Tanaga poetry

Easter eggs

Photo by Hans

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I remember when Easter

was about painting eggs

in vibrant spring colors

or giving an Easter speech

in church – to the horror

of my introverted self

but now it’s just another

holiday with no day off

its magic for me 

has faded in time

- Written for dVerse Quadrille #33 - Egg

spring me

spring me

into dreams

into fields

of blooming

flowers

spring me

out of darkness

into days when

the sun lingers

a bit longer

spring me

into new love

into warm arms

that will make

me feel safe

chase away

winter blues

that want to

hold my heart

a bit longer

- Written for Writers' Digest Poetic Aside Prompt 432: spring poem and dVerse Open Link Night #216

far off mountains

looking towards

far off mountains

brought him a peace

he had been searching

for a lifetime

as the sun began

its descent into

those mountains

he took a mental picture

of the scene’s serenity

before being plunged

into darkness

- Poem inspired by photograph below by Ivana Cajina.

Photo by Ivana Cajina on Unsplash

the old house

the old house

held such dark secrets

in shadows

they all lurk

until the witching hour

to open my door

the belief

in ghosts never held

a strong hold

within me

until the summer night when

I smelled your perfume

it was you –

no doubt in my mind

through gateways

you returned

what it to check up on us

or just to pass time?

or maybe

you felt something dark

taking hold

in my mind

your presence was able to

push darkness away

- Written for dVerse Meeting The Bar: Shadorma poem

after the fire

after the fire

we slowly picked up

the pieces that were left

of our lives in an attempt

to place it back together

but despite our best efforts

cracks still were visible

and what remained was

just a shadow of what

we once were

Photo by Stephen Bayer

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- Written for dVerse Quadrille #51 Let's Fire it Up

snow in March

snow in March can be quite annoying

I want to dream about budding flowers

and the return  of chirping songbirds

instead I must face cold, heavy snow

that weighs down fragile tree limbs

I must look at a winter wonderland

that I wish was instead evergreen

Photo by Sindre Strøm from Pexels.com

buds of Spring

on a Spring morning

buds begin to break through vines

for you have return

to warm my ice cold heart that

has been weeping since autumn

birds sing melodies

our garden blooms once again

please just stay with me

let us chase the sun and moon

into summer’s horizons

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

sunsets

sunsets are our goodbyes

to all of the day’s errors

we welcome the stars

that will lull us to sleep

we dive into dreams  

lost in midnight hours

we forget for a short time

what await us at dawn

Photo by Anders Jildén on Unsplash