Window of Opportunity Seven Pelicans bobbed peacefully on the gentle movement of bay waters Sunlight captured on the surface displaying its sparkling gems A cloudless sky and warm breeze delivered a picture postcard day A Great Egret stood patiently beside a dock fisherman Hungry for his catch I smiled remembering our birds show no fearContinue reading “Window of Opportunity”
Category Archives: Nature
Praying Mantis
Praying Mantis A slow controlled walk across the vast empty space Each step controlled and purposeful as was she A solitary creature without distraction At one point stopping as if frozen in time Not a hair on her head moved Breathing barely visible Long and slender limbs holding an arched frame Her green suit blendedContinue reading “Praying Mantis”
Clouds – Poem of the Month – April 2023
Clouds flocculent clouds puffed in the sky giant marshmallows tempting the eye an east wind moving them beyond the line of vision dividing the horizon with a precise incision sun covered momentarily perhaps making a prediction only to reappear with courage of its conviction as twilight arrives at its inevitable time Nature’s shift begins itsContinue reading “Clouds – Poem of the Month – April 2023”
Maidenhair
Maidenhair Your name is pretty and describes you well Maidenhair You are a fern Delicate and soft fluttering in the breeze In some places you are finicky and live inside where it is warm You are planted in peat-moss soil and misted with water But here in the deep south you are a delightful weedContinue reading “Maidenhair”
Fill The Senses
Fill The Senses Between long shadowsand golden hues of late afternoon sunThe silent movement of gossamer wingsflutter in gentle breezesA sweet sound of birdsongechoing through treesSparkling diamonds of early morning dewcaught on a spider’s webA flapping of duck’s wings the only soundFull moon rising to complete a starry skyHooting of a distant owlMelodic sounds ofContinue reading “Fill The Senses”
Trading Places
Trading Places A lemon sherbet sky Brought its chill to the evening The sun, released from its obligations of the day, Slipped quickly from sight As twilight consumed Trees shivered in Autumn winds Sending their loose leaves scattering Laying a carpet of burnt sienna on the cold ground Darkness came and the earth became silentContinue reading “Trading Places”
Hibernation
Hibernation The smoky grey sky remained long after the storm blew away remnants of an Indian Summer Clouds hung heavy and oppressive in the late afternoon Lingering joy of sunshine and warmth already faded into memories A page turns and a new chapter begins I am not ready, I am never ready to let goContinue reading “Hibernation”
Tuscan Sunset
Tuscan Sunset Saffron threads embroidered the afternoon sky Long golden shadows stretched across fields of heavily laden vines Lemongrass fluttered in the warm breeze And a butter ball sun slowly sank deep into the cinnamon-sprinkled horizon Copyright © 2022 Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Merril is hosting D’Verse Poetics tonight andContinue reading “Tuscan Sunset”
Good Morning – A Quadrille
Good Morning Sleep slinked away like a thief in the night In the wee hours of the morning countless sheep filled a head waiting for dawn to break With it came brightness and clarity A palette of blazing orange with whisps of grey brushing the sky Copyright © 2022 Christine Bolton – Poetry for HealingContinue reading “Good Morning – A Quadrille”
The Unintentional Death of an Orchid
The Unintentional Death of an Orchid Why do they think that I must drinkI am waterlogged to the brinkMy magenta blooms do frownAs my roots will surely drownOrchids love humidityAnd never morbidityWhy do they think that I must drinkI am waterlogged to the brinkCopyright © 2022 Christine Bolton – Poetry for HealingAll Rights ReservedGrace isContinue reading “The Unintentional Death of an Orchid”
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