Late afternoon clouds
tinged with
golden threads
of hidden sun
Silhouettes of
Whooping Cranes taking flight
Shadows elongated
into distorted shapes
Peace found in
images and sounds
Tag Archives: leaves
Daily Haiku – Sunday August 13, 2023
Haiku A whipping wind blows Whistling through the naked trees Leaves lifted in air Copyright © 2023 Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Daily Haiku – Thursday February 16, 2023
Haiku Leaves falling to ground The old giving way to new Wisdom of the earth Copyright © 2023 Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Daily Haiku – Sun. November 13, 2022
Haiku Leaves fluttering down Making an autumn carpet Silent are footsteps Copyright © 2022 Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Daily Haiku – Fri. October 28, 2022
Haiku Golden and red leaves Carpeting the cold, hard ground The color of warmth Copyright © 2022 Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Daily Haiku – Thu. October 7, 2021
Haiku Golden and red leaves Gracefully falling to earth A carpet for Fall Copyright © 2021 Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Daily Haiku – Fri. November 13, 2020
Haiku Leaves curling edges Colors of deep burnt sienna And glorious reds Copyright © 2020 Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing All Rights Reserved
Autumn – Poem of the Month – October 2018
Autumn Acorns crunching under feet Squirrels making a hasty retreat Leaves of different colors fallen This is now the season of Autumn Humidity has finally left the air The sun lies lower with less of a glare A crispness now freshens the landscape Summer has finally found her escape Flower petals dying out on stemsContinue reading “Autumn – Poem of the Month – October 2018”
Moonlight
In a moon punctured velvety sky The stars shone like bright lights Glinting through pinholes reminiscent of A thousand and one Arabian nights A backdrop dramatic in its splendor Showcasing the beauty of nature’s jewels She reclined on a blanket of leaves Her eyes drawing him into her limpid pools The young and petulant girlContinue reading “Moonlight”