Drops of blood
on virgin snow
Cardinals
vivid in beauty
of plumage
drawing the eye
to magnificence
Red swatches
of boldness
on leafless boughs
Tag Archives: Cardinal
Redemption – Poem of the Month – July 2018
Redemption The morning star Still visible in the early sky A whisper of a breeze stirs the bushes Releasing a butterfly Big, lazy drops of rain Fall dampening my hair A dog barks in the distance Under someone’s back stair A cardinal sits high on a branch Capturing the essence in his morning song Squirrels squeak theirContinue reading “Redemption – Poem of the Month – July 2018”
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 