In Gratitude I watch from my window as the night begins to steal the day pushing the smashed pumpkin sun lower and lower into its fiery furnace The sky glorious in majestic purple sewn with golden threads My heart is full at this sight Taking my breath with its beauty It is in these chanceContinue reading “In Gratitude”
Category Archives: Nature
Eagle’s Eye – A Seguidilla
Eagle’s Eye So I might fly to great heights I was born with wings To soar high above the earth Seeing many things Hunting here and there With keen eye sight sharp and clear My prey unaware Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved Grace is hosting D’Verse Poets tonightContinue reading “Eagle’s Eye – A Seguidilla”
The Break of Day
The Break of Day 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 andContinue reading “The Break of Day”
The Exchange – A Nine Line Poem
The Exchange Summer becomes weary and is preparing for the handover Leaving her blooms to dry out Too exhausted to carry on Exchanging her sunshine and its warmth of gold rays and refreshing breezes for the cooler winds of Autumn and brass colored foliage on trees Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing © LauraContinue reading “The Exchange – A Nine Line Poem”
Season End – A Nonet
Season End Broken shadows across the cracked ground Sun slipping lower in the sky as each day does come and go Shorter days, longer nights until equinox Summer lets go for Autumn to be here Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing © Laura is hosting D’Verse Poets tonight and has prompted us with SeptemberContinue reading “Season End – A Nonet”
Woodpeckering – Verbing!
Woodpeckering Stirring in the early dawning Dream-making while slumbering Disturbed and awoken to the sound of Tap, tap, tap A tumulting fanfaring of a bird Eavesdropping in Looking for the spot where he will drill Grubbing and Bugging for his breakfasting pleasure He commences his Woodpeckering in earnest His day had begun long before mineContinue reading “Woodpeckering – Verbing!”
Another Day in Paradise
Another Day in Paradise The flames of sunset burning what’s left of the daytime sky Awash with golden honey, pinks and dappled greys Tall Mexican Fan Palms stand like giant swizzle sticks waiting to stir an evening cocktail A moon already on the rise soon to make its entrance before the scattering of stardust againstContinue reading “Another Day in Paradise”
Ever Changing
Ever Changing Tricolor hills clad in glorious earthy tones stand against a clouded sky The delinquent sun yet to appear A scene uncanny Deceptive and dramatic In its dreariness Blueness peeking and teasing Promising more before the day is finished Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing © Sue Vincent’s Weekly Write/Photo Word Prompts Tricolor –Continue reading “Ever Changing”
A Room with a View
A Room with a View A circle of cackling crows picnic on abandoned fruit under the mango tree Five female ducks On the bank Sitting pretty in a row Wood Storks gather in the shallows surveying the territory As pink spoonbills splash land in the water Needle-beaked Ibis waiting anxiously for lawnmowers toContinue reading “A Room with a View”
The Climb
The Climb The climb steep and laborious Each footstep begged the question Why? A decision not made lightly Thought given carefully knowing a price would be paid for overworked extremities When not one more breath could be drawn Nor one more bead of sweat would dampen the skin the terrain changed The pinnacle had beenContinue reading “The Climb”
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