We walk together

balancing in too-tall shoes

Are we grown up yet? 

Polite and friendly,
I greet them as I go by
the bewildered cows

old baby pictures
      smile at me from the wall

my face is pensive


One Single Impression prompt:  Pensive

When I break from  my 

cocoon 

who will I be? 

One Single Impression Prompt:  cocoon

forgotten glass jar 

left outside, brewing at night

moon tea 

beautiful flowers
colorful and artificial
disappointed hummingbird

A Little Tea Cup

a little tea cup
sits on a matching saucer

civilization

outside my bedroom window
the soft light of the silvery moon
holds all my secrets

holiday weekend
in an old historic town
tourist season here

dedicated bird
diligently builds her nest
poops on my window

We travel the road
of life. Some things slip away.
Only God remains.

working outside
sweating in the hot June sun
cackling crow

dinner on the porch
we watch the rabbits eat too
soft, silent rain falls

on the cherry tree
flowers give way to leaves
youth fades

pink blossoms
morning prayer in the cold
blessings of spring

Fissures

bright morning sun beams
give light to the chasm
between life and death







This week's One Single Impression prompt: fissures

Picture by Chris O'Doherty

Night Rain

night rain
endured in quiet darkness
first light



This week's Haiku Bones prompt: Night Rain

dark, sweet life
nestled among the Easter grass
newborn calves

bitter tears mingle with
the harsh clink of counted pennies
uncertainty

Infestation

the dust of our years

a bittersweet infestation

of lingering love

This week's Haiku Bones Prompt: Infestation.

Seductive birds sing
in the frozen landscape
spring's siren song.

Here is a second poem with this week's Haiku Bones prompt: seductive.

Lent

Each year we fight
the world's seductive lure--
with quiet resolve

This week's Haiku Bones prompt was seductive. 

Uncanny

from dead to living
in unspoken alliance--
habits are passed

This week's Haiku Bones prompt:  Uncanny

The years pass by.
The incandescent twinkle
in his eyes remains.

i watch the world,
silent, and black and white
exploding rain drops

dressed in our finest
we smile for the camera
I look away

horses in the snow 
looking for edible grass 
a lone pine tree

losing energy

tired; sighing quietly

mournful teapot

hearts electrify
across telephone wires
winter static


This week's Haiku Bones prompt: electrifying

we take refuge
from the winter wind
the fly and I

snow and bitter wind--
rush inside; remove coat--
and note the fly