There is danger down below In the Gulf of Mexico Southwest Florida’s coast Today looks like its toast There’s a commotion In the ocean The algae bloom Is causing doom Toxins are in the air And can easily scare The Red Tide Cannot be denied The event is not novel But it’s certainly awful KareniaContinue reading “Red Tide”
Category Archives: Nature
Thirst
Musical sound of rain Against a corrugated roof A wordless opera Of drama and fraught With worry of how to cope What nature had brought The planet’s frown Sucking rain into its cracks Giving breath to the roots Of trees shriveling Into dust on blistered ground Parched and crippling The deluge continues Day after endlessContinue reading “Thirst”
Moon and the Sun
The moon struggled to rise One night, as the sun Gasped towards the sea Leaving the day undone The earth overheated From disregard and denial Left us breathless this night Waiting for the moon’s arrival An arrangement was needed To placate the moon A possibility of compromise But communication inopportune With neither ever meeting AtContinue reading “Moon and the Sun”
Sky
The flaming sky at the end of day Brazen colors like molten lava Streaking across the canvas The sun a bursting yellow-pink guava The breeze refreshing the body The heat of the day a lingering memory Twilight closing in, cooling the sand Under bare feet, a feeling sensory Calm sea turning silver grey From theContinue reading “Sky”
Trees
I was watching a drama on Amazon yesterday and there was a dialogue between a man and woman who were walking in the city of Dublin getting to know each other. She was from Cuba and he was Irish. She asked him what kind of tree she was looking at and he answered, it wasContinue reading “Trees”
The Plastic Sea
The Plastic Sea Seabirds trussed like turkeys On Thanksgiving Day Dolphins’ dorsal fins cut with fishing line Is just another way for us to betray Sea creatures swallowing grocery bags Thinking they are jellyfish Turtles strangled in synthetics Surely you couldn’t wish this Our commitment to save the planet Includes the oceans too Choking theirContinue reading “The Plastic Sea”
Does the Sandpiper Fly?
I woke this morning and feeling a little tense. I couldn’t put my finger on any one thing but knew the best way to deal with it would be to get out into nature to clear my head and find some inspiration for the day. I headed to the beach with towels and chair inContinue reading “Does the Sandpiper Fly?”
The Death of a Cardinal
Just last week a neighbor called to ask a favor. She was at work and received news that her 97 year old mother-in-law, who lives in an assisted living facility, was not doing well and was taken to the hospital with a suspected stroke. Our neighbor requested that we help with her dog while sheContinue reading “The Death of a Cardinal”
Poetry For Healing 