Bee Kind

courtesy of pixabay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How do we change the world, you ask
Perhaps, it begins with a simple task
Who will teach the art of kindness
Can we leave cruelty behind us
How to build empathy in our lives
Perhaps, it is in the smile one gives
Can kindness be the antidote to apathy
Can the cure be found in a baptistery
Say a prayer for a friend who needs hope
It may help them up the slippery slope
Kindness starts within our hearts
each of us plays a small sacred part 

linking with What's Going on?: Kindness hosted by Sherry

Blood Moon Sings a Forgotten Tune

courtesy of Pixabay Placidplace

Tonight, I wait for the blood moon
shining its crimson color over earth
listening to the eerie call of a loon

In the shadows lurks, a time of change 
guard your sacred dreams in the night
they may be swallowed or rearranged

The moon controlling the rhythmic sea
and I howling with the rising and falling tide
tugging at my heart a song longs to be free

In the darkness there is a deep silence
a pause to contemplate my next words
searching the heavens for divine guidance

The dusty veil between the worlds thins
opening a dream, singing a forgotten tune
in this mysterious place, a new verse begins

linking with dVerse Poets Pub - Open Link Night 
hosted by Grace

The Harbor

Egon Schiele, Harbor of Trieste (1907)

Shimmering water
reflections of the day
jagged lines of moored ships
rigged masts stand tall and gray

waiting for tomorrows trips
the harbor port on full display
over the horizon, the sun slowly dips
this the landscape, I wish to portray

written for dVerse Poets Pub - Hosted by Melissa
for today's prompt, I'd like us to explore some of the landscapes Schiele brought to life in his paintings. Choose one of the artworks in this post and compose a poem in any form of your choosing. 

Dialogue Between Worlds

Courtesy of Pixabay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In my dreams I have my
deepest conversation 

a dialogue between the
mind and soul

words are not required
as pictures and stories
come alive in darkness 

guardians and shaman
come and go speaking in
hidden tongues

my heart beats in time
to a faraway drum

listening to the language
of the night my heart
takes flight moving me
closer to the morning light

What's Going On? Talk/Conversation

hosted by Susan 

Stormy Days

Courtesy of Pixabay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some days the sun loses it's glow
when you're riding the whiskey sky
listening to the songs of the crows
the summer flowers wilt and die

when you're riding the whiskey sky
dark clouds hover threatening rain
the summer flowers wilt and die
here I am,  thinking of you again

someone told me long ago
it's hard to let love go
it'll leave you feelin' blue

dark clouds hover threatening rain
sunlight pushes through the gaps
here I am, thinking of you again
no need to check a weather map

sunlight pushes through the gaps
this storm will pass it always does
no need to check a weather map
memories of you cause a flood

someone told me long ago
it's hard to let love go
it'll leave you feelin' blue 

this storm will pass it always does
listening to the songs of the crows

memories of you cause a flood
some days the sun loses it glow

 

written for dVerse Poetics - hosted by Lisa 
the prompt is to write a weather related poem
of any length or form.

 

author's note: I was inspired by the Song "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
by Creedence Clearwater Revival

 

I went to a free concert in the park tonight and they played this song and I sang along 

Butterfly Flurry

Courtesy of Pixabay 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In a dream,
I met a gatekeeper
with lustrous copper hair
all was not as it seems
in a crimson patch of flowers
wearing large tortoiseshell glasses
beckoning me into a flurry of butterflies
in my sleep during the mystical hours
surrounded by beautiful fluttering wings
a wandering skipper gifted me a red velvet rose
careful of thorns,  I inhaled its sweetest scent
the night I heard a flurry of  butterflies sing

written for dVerse Poetics hosted by Merril

So, for today, I’ve composed a list of common butterfly names taken from several online sites. People seem to enjoy these list prompts. Choose at least three of the names from the list below and include them in your poem.

Author's note:  Today, I was in a pool of cool blue and a Eastern Tiger Swallowtail landed on my foot. Then I saw the prompt today.  A bit of Synchronicity.