There once was a young lady, who walked along the roadway, she danced a jig in the shady of the bright sun shiny day. She came upon a golden lute and picked it up to play. A boy appeared sudden and cute but he didn’t know what to say. He looked at the… Continue reading A Jaunty Meet-Cute (A Narrative Poem)
Tag: Poetry
Marriage (A Gnomic Verse)
The wedding ring turns again as old habits cycle in the wind. Through the years around they go coming back and forth, high and low, causing joy or pain that one could fear, but lessening in each passing year.
Easter Morn (a Haiku)
Morning sun sparkles as I remember the cross. Jesus' acts saved me.
Egg Hunt (a Haiku)
Children run around collecting colorful eggs dropping in baskets.
Sea of the Ocean (a Poem)
Sailing through the rough until a calm is reached, then the greatest storm arises, never the like seen before on the horizon. Thunder claps and lightning streaks as drops fall continuously until a great Sargasso Sea is formed …of tissues.
Winter to Spring
Buds peek through, before the flowers bloom. We see raincoats and hats, umbrellas too… Little galoshes splash through the puddles, mom makes chase, stays out of the muddle. One day cold and rainy, the next warm and sunny, snow melts, we see squirrels, birds and bunnies. Muddy messes abound as outside comes in… while amongst… Continue reading Winter to Spring
Gone Again (a Poem)
This breathless emptiness in my chest, makes it hard to breath. I know he did not intend to leave, nor did he want to. His blasted integrity makes him take another trip and... the kid suffers as much as I do. She becomes cranky. Her grumpiness causes me to feel even… Continue reading Gone Again (a Poem)
Sludge (a Poem)
Today I feel like sludge inside. It flows out of my feet. I see it creep across the lawn and up into the trees, which are bare of their leaves. I walk the orchard to see over the hill. The wind blows my hair up and I stand in those trees until my mind… Continue reading Sludge (a Poem)
Dawn Marie Paul 