Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Thank you

 

To the aged librarian down the hallway:


Who thought it was cool that I had

clouds on my hair & detective glass

when reading books during lunch time


Who smiled at me when I would

return a book on time & borrow it

again, because he knew it was my favorite


From you, I learned 

the secrets of lost languages & uncharted

lands between the dusty shelves of the library 


To you, who gifted me with  

"a quote, a thimble of poems, hand me

a way to set sail"


I have found the ship filled with stories

and wild things, that I have decided to 

keep on sailing, forever looking out for pirates



*quoted lines from Bjorn Rudberg's Navigating Uncharted Seas, from The Aged Librarian series


Posted for dVerse Poets Pub - Friends in Blogosphere - hosted by Punam.  The library was my sanctuary growing up and I have made friends who share the same love for books and poetry.   Thank you friends!






Thursday, February 23, 2023

AI Poet 3

To be on the brink of colour

Coming out of shadows

Is to stand at the edge of a cliff,

With the wind in your hair


Your eyes catches the sunlight

The soothing hum of bees & birdsongs 

Vibrance of wheatgrass and red vines

Wild flowers peeking above shrubs


The sky moves in murmuring waves 

Painting each frame with shades of blue

Above the draping weeping willows 

Underneath your feet breathes life


At winter's end, there is a symphony

Between the soil & headless flowers 

All at once, their fragrance is a lilac melody,

A beckoning that rises and floats.


To be on the brink of colour,

Is to count past the days of grey

And long nights of white grief,

To grasp and take that very small step


To where light bounces from tree to tree

You stitch the colours inside your pocket

And spread the quilted blanket on the floor

Season of flowers is around the corner


*****


The poem above is a revised version of the AI poem below:

To be on the brink of colour,

Is to stand at the edge of a cliff,

With the wind in your hair,

And the sun on your skin.


It's to feel the world around you,

In all its vibrant hues,

To see the beauty in everything,

And feel it infuse.


The sky is a canvas,

Painted with brushstrokes of gold,

The trees are alive,

Their leaves rustling bold.


The flowers are a symphony,

Each petal a note,

Their fragrance a melody,

That rises and floats.


To be on the brink of colour,

Is to know that life is a gift,

To be savoured and cherished,

With every breath and lift.


For in every moment,

There is a chance to see,

The magic that surrounds us,

And set our spirits free.


So let us embrace the colours,

That paint our world so bright,

And bask in their radiance,

As we walk into the light.


This poem was created by Chat GPT:  To Write a Poem:   To be on the brink of colour.  This line is credited to Vikki on Twitter:

"To be on the brink of colour as if I've sorted the wrong days from the hapless season..." ~ L'Atelier De La Vie

Posted for dVerse Poets Pub:  Meet the Bar Artificially, hosted by Bjorn Rudberg.  Join us when the pub doors open at 3pm EST.  Thanks for your visits and comments. 


Tuesday, February 21, 2023

the kiss



the night sky is blushing with secrets-

slow rise of the full moon by seagrass

smell of tides & milk flowers turning red

my lungs on fire, spinning words on my head 


(kiss me)  we're running out of breath and time

my skin tingles from the salted margarita limes

your lips swoop down, dizzy as a bee

a kiss so soft as velvet, or was it an earnest plea


for a promise of something more, elusive

yet rain-soothing & kiss-smothered by flowers

you will paint me, you say, with marmalade

sun on my hair, my wrists jaggling with jade


your stolen kiss is a sonnet i slow dance 

inviting my words to unfold & take a chance 



Posted for dVerse Poets Pub - Poetics:  A Prelude to a Kiss, hosted by Kim Russel.   Join us when the pub doors open at 3pm EST.  


Monday, February 20, 2023

green green grass of home (a remembrance)

 

her eyes are cloudy grey

her body 

pinked by sugar & vermillion summers 

slumps to searing pain

the sadness

from missing his presence for the last year, 

hurt her deeply

(soon)

she'll hear swooning music

of his laughter

impersonating TomJones luscious baritone 


rising

calling



Posted for dVerse Poets Pub - Quadrille, with host Linda Lyberg.  This is a 44 word post with the chosen word, Music.  Rest in Peace to my aunt (and uncle), whose favorite singer was Tom Jones.  Join us when the pub doors open at 3pm EST.  




Thursday, February 2, 2023

falling into winter's deep sleep


sew me

with bandages of light

with lint of yearning wings

with ointment of cloves & ginger


pour into me

threads of buttressed hope

words of charity

patches of red maple leaves

happy memories of blooming trees


i will drink the tea

of valerian roots & fall into deep sleep


with scents of rosemary leaves

& sweet wintergreen 

i dream of spring




Posted for dVerse Poets Pub- OpenLinkNight, hosted by yours truly.  Join us when the pub doors open at 3pm EST.  Thanks for your comments and visits.