Migration

Migration

The empty nest

is in clear view.

The children gone,

the parents, too.

Flown to a

warmer clime.

I'd like to 

follow right behind.

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If the Sun Could Sing

If the Sun Could Sing

And the speck of my heart, in my shed of flesh and bone,

began to sing out, the way the sun would sing if the sun could sing,...Mary Oliver

If the sun could sing

we would hear her rise,

trumpeting the colors in the sky.

Move to her rhythm

throughout the day.

Sing along, swing and sway.

Note the instant that she sets

and the silence that tags along.

Await her return with a new song.

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Weather-Beaten

Weather-Beaten

Dried by the sun.

Cracks converge.

Warped by wetness.

Begins to bow.

Rattled by the wind.

Won't fall down.

Beaten, but still holds up.

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The Last Word

The Last Word

I play with

words everyday.

Let them tell me

what to say.

If I dare

to disobey,

I see their

temper on display.

The words wind

up in disarray.

Best to let them

have their way.

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Upside Down

Upside Down

Upside down,

not just turned around

but inverted.

Head down,

feet off the ground.

Topsy-turvy

Uncertain if I can ever

right myself again.

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Hats Off to the Doctor

Hats Off to the Doctor

Walking through the library stacks,

I found a cat that wore a hat,

a fish or two of red and blue,

an elephant that heard a Who.

The Grinch that stole the holiday?

I still encounter him today.

The places that you said I'd go?

I've been to more than you would know.

It took nearly a lifetime, 

but I've become quite fond of rhyme.

Thanks to Janice Sheridan for this week's Wordsmith Studio Creative Prompt-Children's Books. What is your favorite children's book or series?

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Cold

Cold

chaps lips.

numbs fingers.

lingers after

it's left outside.

reddens skin.

burns lungs.

refuses warmth,

even from the sun.

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Floating

Floating

Buoyant

Still yet moving

Relaxed, no fear of sinking

Mind at ease, not thinking

Relinquish the post of captain

Let changes in direction happen

under the command of the waves.

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