Red cardinal swoops Hawk’s white wings spanning in chase Blood in the winter.
Category: Wordsmithery
Fun words or lines I find to share.
Icy Gift (a Haiku)
Snow and sleet falling Ice drops stick to tree branches Rainbow icicles.
The Crone (a Poem)
Her lips turn blue as she shivers with cold and she wonders how she’s gotten so old. Her hands are gnarled, they can’t knit anymore; her shoulders cave in - they never get warm. Folks bring her clothes: sweaters, shawls and gloves; she knows that they try so hard out of love. … Continue reading The Crone (a Poem)
Chocolate Cake (a Haiku)
In honor of National Chocolate Cake day: Sweet warm gooey mess Frosting dripping across plate Finger-licking crumbs.
A Woman Contains (a Poem)
A woman contains a mind that weighs reason, that absorbs and evaluates and then discards. A woman contains a heart that pumps blood, that can love, that can be broken. A woman contains blood that flows with life force, that leaks out through cracks, that kills in its absence. A woman contains… Continue reading A Woman Contains (a Poem)
This Ohio Winter
What is this I see? It’s no snow in January. Where has the snow all gone? Global warming, anyone? Growing up in Minnesota in winter, we always had a coat on. Shoveled the sidewalk in New York, to get to the snow blower, for easier work. Though at times I think California’s climate is the… Continue reading This Ohio Winter
New Year’s Eve (a Haiku)
Pour sparkling bubbly Enflame with midnight kisses Abhor morn’s sunshine.
A Holiday Party (a Haiku)
Colored lights twinkle Desserts’, cookies’, pies’ scents waft Lively music plays.
Dawn Marie Paul 