
Haiku Counting down the days Until welcome signs of spring Start to show their signs Copyright © 2020 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Haiku Counting down the days Until welcome signs of spring Start to show their signs Copyright © 2020 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Haiku Feeling the sun's warmth On a day with chilly winds Always comforting Copyright © 2020 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Caught by the morning sun Spanish moss Is dipped in spun gold and hanging from ancient oaks The gentle flapping of duck wings shaking off water Fleeting shadows of leaves carried by the wind Whispering words echoing in your mind as the day begins Gently and sensuously with its sights and sounds Copyright © 2020 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Sanaa Rizvi from A Dash of Sunny is hosting Open Link Night at D'Verse Poets tonight. Image by JamesDeMers from Pixabay
Senryu To calm a stressed mind Finding relief in nature Will soothe like a balm Copyright © 2020 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Good morning! It is the first Wednesday of 2021 and for Linda G. Hill’s One Liner Wednesday this week I have found one word that says it all. This is a directional sign in the Shetland Isles, Scotland. I’m thinking maybe it is pointing towards Trump’s golf club on the mainland.
Only 14 days left, and counting!
Haiku Star-studded night sky Brilliant in its brightness Lighting the way home Copyright © 2020 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
My perfect world is a mosaic Where each piece connects the other in beauty There are shades of earth Deep brown and pitch black to clay and sandy soil Sky connecting clouds of white crimson, rosy pink and graphite Sometimes golden and sun-kissed Trees with outstretched arms In greens, reds and yellows Oceans holding everything in place With blue-green reflections of its inhabitants A rainbow of ebony, mahogany, ginger and cinnamon with alabaster and ivory delightfully blended in hues of cafe au lait and mocha Eyes of sapphire and cognac pewter, graphite and terra-cotta Sensual colors of eyes and skin Bleeding the same color red and crying identical crystal tears Wishing to live in harmony with each other as it should be Copyright © 2020 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Sarah is hosting D'Verse Poets tonight and she has prompted us to share a poem that we have recently read and use it to inspire us to write one. One of my favorite poets is Langston Hughes. I did not grow up with his poetry but I have come to love it. I was inspired by his poem Harlem Sweeties where his use of descriptive color is so beautiful and mesmerizing to read. It captured me immediately. Image by Holger Schué from Pixabay
Haiku The only sound heard A mourning dove’s gentle coo As the day begins Copyright © 2020 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Haiku Time is standing still As the fragments of a day Disappear with night Copyright © 2020 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Haiku A comforting sound The flapping of duck wings Stretching out to dry Copyright © 2020 Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved