Chilled northern wind gusts
STripping brown leaves from tree limbs
To blanket the grass
Gossamer milkweed seeds rise
Holding coat-tails of the wind
a few words spewing from my soul…
06 Oct 2021 3 Comments
in poetry, tanka Tags: fall, leaves, wind
Chilled northern wind gusts
STripping brown leaves from tree limbs
To blanket the grass
Gossamer milkweed seeds rise
Holding coat-tails of the wind
11 Apr 2020 2 Comments
in poetry Tags: alone, freedom, layers, love, NaPoWrMo, salt, taste, wind
Its never the onions
sliced for supper
still lingering on my hands
long after the dishes are dried,
stacked in neat rows
behind a closed door.
.
You smell of crisp frosted air
and pine needles swept from the dirt path
when the wind rushes past.
.
I layer pepper, salt, spices
hoping to add enough flavor
to the meat on my plate.
.
.
Inspired by http://thefragrancewriter.com/2020/04/05/journey-man/
19 Feb 2013 8 Comments
in poetry Tags: darkness, dream, love, ocean, salt, wind
as the rain ends
the earth offers up
its rich, loamy breath
mantled by darkness
I lay awake
breathing in its scent
as you lay beside me
bonelessly dreaming
and I wish for the ocean
the wind becomes the sound
of waves crashing, I taste
my tears salty as the sea.
Thanks, Phill, for the inspiration! To read his – click here