Summer Laments

summer lamentsthe season of hatredwatches warmthbecome the fire of hell pink stalks of rhubarbturn bloody redas greens wilt awayfarm animals like hens and lambsretreat in self-defence this summerbe remembered fornarrativesunleashed ongullible minds; compelled toopt for destruction let silenceof lambs bear a tagprice paid forinactionlet dark clouds part to revealcould-have-been futures Tanka Tuesday

Unaware

disruptivesignals from withinconscious brainsunaware-subliminal origins-unexplained instincts Reena's Xploration Challenge #327

Transformatory

Archaeologists will not stop digging into history. They’ve been trained to unearth stories that are no longer relevant. On second thoughts, we weave relevance into a story aligned to our instincts and expectations. Is there something I’d like to leave behind that will compel the future to think about me, maybe without knowing my name? … Continue reading Transformatory

Unlimited

sunlightilluminatespotential to coveruntouched ground; mind smiles silentlywatch mecover more than you dare to reachthe world is my oysterutilize mypower What Do You See

Three haikus

first cherry blossomssoft whispers of pink and whitespring's tender murmur fiddlehead ferns curlnature's green scrolls unfurlingin dawn's moist embrace twittering of birdsdawn's chorus greets the sunrisedaybreak's symphony 24 Seasons Poetry Challenge

Inimitable

greenssymbolsof life - yetvulnerablemortal magic playsout symphonies to lastas long as memory doeseach strand of grass or falling leafleaves a story to overwrite onbut never be replicated again Puzzle This - Saturday Mix