Tree Trunk

Standing ground

Not budging- despite

Elements’ relentless

Bludgeoning

Time ekes

Own pound

Of flesh

Tree debarks

Parent bearing

The brunt

Always shielding

Own young ones

If required

Self effacing

Merging into background

In camouflage

Unshakeable

Sturdy, staunch

Rock of ages

Venerated ancient

Autumn

Weaned leaves
Cackle in the wind
Ancient tongues wag

Denuded tree
Arms barren
Empty nest

Crimson fallen leaves
Vie with puddles of light
Who is brighter?

Autumnal weeds
Period of morning
Regenerate post hibernate

**picture from internet

Dawning Dawn

Glowing dot
On sky’s forehead
Vision infinite

Earth sky demarcated
Boundaries tacit
Cross at own peril

nature mirrored in ocean,
mirror portal to new dimension
the curious, venture

trees tickle sky’s exposed belly
fingers of consciousness pinprick
conscience from unexpected sources

crazy lunar tides
swing in throes of passion
faded moon a voluptuous Mona Lisa

*picture from internet

Creation’s

breather

Halted tracks

Carved hoodoos

Magic in flutes

Elemental sounds

Melodies eternal

II

fissured earth’s frail green flag

chopped stump’s octopus limbs

war ravaged bodies, a heart beating

browbeating dominance, spirit unwilling

a lark in my garden singing

nature’s breathtaking vista, returning breath

truth is that virus, no gun can kill

beholding nature’s handiwork, frozen music

Bryce Canyon

rain

rain

ain

in

n

n

n

drop refrain

Heat loss

comfort gain

Rain patter

Baby prattle

feet- rattle

shriveled garden

self preens

slaked thirst

heat seared flowers

venting spleen

new sheen

heavenly

Imprint on

memory

undulate

sway

In unison

Pray

To nurturer

supplicate

thank for

glorious

moments

in full bloom

and defiant jig

despite elements

hide n seek play

with radiant orb,

Joyous soak

sun, sea, wind

(de)stress, etch, to

masterpiece sketch

In mind’s  annals, for view

at will, heavenly daffodils

**

I was in the forest jumping around daffodils while everyone was high on heroin.

Rufus Wainwright, Canadian, Musician

Spring comes with flowers, autumn with the moon, summer with the breeze, winter with snow. When idle concerns don’t fill your thoughts, that’s your best season.  – Wu-Men

Flowers grow out of dark moments.

Corita Kent, American, Artist Quotes

And the heart that is soonest awake to the flowers is always the first to be touch’d by the thorns.-Thomas Moore, Irish, Poet Quotes

Passion Play

ocean and sand

meeting merging

in throes of  passion

**

Cosmic Wave

third eye unlidded
light of knowledge flooded
in perfect alignment

**

Crashing Waves 

                 Clash of wills

Intersected

    At        intersection

spurted

         interjections

    spilled               aired

           Egos

 crashed

   Love

          Thrashed

Enthralled

      Rapture

rapt

Love

       strapped

Nurtured

 by

    Overtures

Diminuendos

           Crescendos

Diminuendos

          Silenced

         love

 stilled

        by

          strident

clash

           of

                   wills

 (All photographs above are by Clark Little /SWNS

With a high shutter speed he caught the brilliant fanned effect of two waves intersecting each other and throwing out this beautiful fan of water.)

**

Handful of sunlight

Dawn’s light
Washed over
a gentle wave

Undulating scarf
Kissing awake from
gossamer dreams

dream weaver panned
sub terrain desires
flakes of gold

dawn’s light
ate disorientation
cleared channel

light brought
to light today
from yesterday

(pic from internet)

earth’s veins
humming chirpily
readying for furious activity
 

winters overstay
unwelcome guest- may you
leave in peace, not as pest
 

pleasure pain
life’s refrains
notes high, low
 

sickle moon cuts
heart of night dark
sun scythe’s moon
 

survival is name of game
weak may be meek, yet
are never quite beat
 

cheery cherry blossom
blossoms despite frost
toothless frost rendered speechless

Healer           Healer
So much pain
Wounded earth
Lashed out
Tsunami of grief
Heart ripped
Rippled broke
countless hearts
 

lethal fallout
radiation in its wake
Contamination’s seep
overpowering intakes
too little too late
humanity marinates
in morass of pain
 
**

healing energy
purifying cleansing
 

Soft feathery strokes
Dancing in the air
Soothing calming
Sucking pain
Undulating endlessly
Hands mesmerize
Rhythmically in motion
 

Arms cocooning
Embracing bracing
Intermittently crooning
Exuding loving grace
silencing mind
Relaxing stricken
Absorbing  grief
 

Healing energy waves
Encircle succor
Sick in body  mind
Pain slowly dissipated
Gradually evaporating
 healing energy enters
Filling the void
 

Soft feathery strokes
Dancing in the air
Soothing calming
Sucking all pain
Undulating endlessly
Hands mesmerizing
Rhythmically in motion

picture is from internet