You are the crimson in my violet The long-lost dreams hidden deep In the veins of turquoise The sunshine on On gloomy Tuesday mornings Breaking through the cold When the world stops turning And the rays of summer Remain a hundred Nautical miles away You are the flame to my marshmallow Toasting the evening under…
Gender Reveal Party
The sky threw a lavish Gender reveal party Baby blue and Soft pink layers Of chantilly cream Spread across a Grand sponge cake Made in a celestial Bakery Steaming saucers Of milk stood ready For a sweet delicacy Tucked behind The froth of faraway Espresso clouds The world waited And marveled at the Blue and…
Hope
There needs to be A universal Dumpster A vast, unfillable mouth Swallowing The sediment Of our days, Of our existence The gray in the hours The grease stain on a collar Of a morning that started Crisp and pressed – A promise of perfection So the illusions we Neatly fold And the hope we file…
Sleigh
The calendar Shifts – A gentle fall into December We mend our Tired thoughts With ribbons Spun from Christmas lights And shiny bows Speeding through White snowbanks on A gilded sleigh of Dreams Bundled up in cozy Scarves Our warm breath Kisses the icy breeze: a blush on winter’s cheek Kind wishes – like a…
Polka Dots
Not everyone Loves polka dots – Some enjoy wrapping Their thoughts in a Kaleidoscope of Vibrant shades And there are others who Greet the sacred silence Of each new dawn In stripes and solid Pajama tops Sipping their steaming Lattes from maroon mugs So I have no right to tell You either What’s the prettiest On…
Dawn
Dawn Like a blushing bride Flashed a gentle Smile At us And the sky transformed Into a vibrant savanna Of African lions and Baobab trees Where tall giraffes Munched on the canopy And lazy hippos Yawned And while the Scorching African sun Ruled over the Savanna Clouds continued Their morning stroll On a new day…
The Wind and the Trees
May I ask for a dance The wind muses softly And the tall Aspens take a Polite bow Their white branches Sway in the Moonlight And as the golden Leaves tremble in The boundless sky A crow Caws a melody of Crisp evenings and Chilly nights With the stubborn Chase of the breeze On the…
Painting
When your thoughts are A canvas bleached to Perfection And your visions Sketch a Japanese Garden with Koi ponds gleaming To welcome a Sunrise A mosquito – a dark speck – Lands on Your dreams Sucking your Fuzzy hope dry Why deceive Yourself in the mirror And pen a fairytale Between the lines When you…
Fall
In the quiet embrace of fall I lie Blowing bubbles of troubling Thoughts And watch the gentle Sunshine Melt them away On the wings of Cotton candy clouds And the blue sky smiles at My thoughts and giggles At my worries Life is just a fleeting game Of search and find – A hide and seek –…
My Mountains
My mountains Stand tall Against the endless Blue prairie above Hugging clouds And kissing stars An ancient love story Woven over millions Of years between Earth and sky Cradling a Small lake – Tears of A crest – Holding hands With aspen trees Swaying in a soft Embrace A final hug is due Before golden Autumn arrives And as…