green leaves
on the birch tree
outside my window
will turn gold
and
fall
the evergreens
remain
and I will see
more
of the sky
Category: Hope
A Quiet Day
A quiet day and listening listening. As so many have documented, it was a challenging hard summer for so many people. We will be able to let this one go more easily, it seems, and not take a field of corn for granted again anytime soon. I bought a bag of Wisconsin potatoes on Sunday.
I hear crickets
owls calling in
the predawn hours
crows during the day
fewer boats now
the beach quiets down
a hint of gold in the soybeans
even a few signs
of corn for sale
The image is courtesy of antiqueclipart.com.
sun rises later
sun rises later
I have less energy now
the years when I could
no longer achieve the same
made me a poet
these words on a page, a post
as we tell our stories
and hope to help another
we grow our art
a post at a time
middle-aged and older by the day
loved ones in Heaven
a cousin called Home
when he was 60
I think of these things
as I thank God for the
beauty of each day
and pray for many more
the willow weeps
a symphony sings
The image is a free sample
from Repeatable Backgrounds – Liquids and Gels
(Dover Publications).
waiting for the poems
I’ve been listening to quiet music and watching birds fly across the sky at sunrise. Not migration, simply flying. Some in a small group, some with another, some alone–but within sight of others.
solitude at sunrise
waiting for the poems
that arrive if I give
them this time
let them be themselves
sometimes alone
with a friend
a group
this balance
we all try for
The images are courtesy of Dover Publications: From Owen Jones’ Chinese Ornament.
roses in the sun
roses in the sun
some ending
some beginning
and some in full bloom
good to grow older
Roses courtesy of antiqueclipart.com.
mercy of green
mercy of green
beauty of breeze
to help and pray
nature’s healing
along this day
sun begins to shine
sun begins to shine
from the South
into the kitchen
August
Wisconsin begins
to green again
after drought
rain
grateful
for shorter days
more of night sky
shooting star
The first image is from Paisley Designs.
The second image is from William Morris Designs.
Free samples from Dover Publications.
Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin 