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Petrichor

Petrichor Brazen colors of molten lava streak across the canvas of a smoldering sky The sun still a bursting yellow-pink guava The heat of the day a lingering memory while dark clouds form Red heat lightning flashes silently like muted fireworks Twilight closes in cooling the sand as the first rumble of thunder rolls LargeContinue reading “Petrichor”

Perfect Storm – Haiku Sequence

Perfect Storm Charcoal clouds begin to form on blue canvas of sky   Moving quickly across the expanse Darkness hovering   Menacingly Spawning thunder claps Booming loudly   Lightning cracks open the sky on cue   Together in perfect concert they perform   Before bowing in acceptance of the rain’s applause     Christine BoltonContinue reading “Perfect Storm – Haiku Sequence”

After the Storm – Poem of the Month – July 2020

After the Storm Geography of sands shifted by the storm forming a river through the dunes Water collected  in a cerulean bay of calmness after the rage Angry winds sweeping seaweed and driftwood ashore  Remnants of horseshoe crabs Laid to rest on a beachy grave Coffee-colored sea grasses Pliable and resilient Standing tall, now wavingContinue reading “After the Storm – Poem of the Month – July 2020”