If Trees Could Talk

If trees could talk, What would they say? If they could walk, Would they also play? Leaves tremble in silent breeze. Their colors change, as seasons please. Fruit for the plucking. Bees—nectar sucking. Giants with myriad homes, Rest for the weary soul. Hewn down. Unable to escape—fire, flood, disease… Yet […]

Yet Another Day

Exorbitant fear dooms all, In gloom see nothing but a fall. Dear spirits above holding tight, Overcome tragedy strong-willed might. Fragile flowers do harsh winds face. Honeybees against storms do race. My roots dig deep to foundation core, Faith holds me, feeds me from an ancient store. When the light […]

Short Short—Library

A new story. Enjoy:) Robert sat back on the wooden library chair, pushed an award-winning thriller aside, and stared down the packed double rows of books. Heavy weighted shelves topped with hardcover novels that couldn’t fit in their appointed place, lined the room. An oversized GREEK MYTHS illustrated cover stared […]

Soul’s Amen

A spider web in the branching trees, Sends winking glints in a gentle breeze. What an intrepid climber you be, Forever free! My little friend may claim great might. Above the landscape, amazing height. Birds flutter in anxious haste, You watch in expectation, not a breath of waste. My admiration […]

Perspective

There is a vulture circling overhead, I wonder—why can’t it be a sparrow instead? The drier signals come-get-me-now with demanding beeps, I tell the dog, “Go get the clothes.” She blissfully sleeps. Sink clogged; floor sogged, Land bogged; mind grogged. Willow-whisps of complaint flitter through my head, Think of kindness, […]