Melting

Melting

I feel the change

from cold to warm.

The sweats start-beads

that run like rivulets.

Crack!

Ah, the next stage.

I am frac-

tured.

The sun shines more

often now. Each

piece of me grows

thinner, thin, thi...

Links

Sandra Moran Radio Book Club

Sandra Moran Radio Book Club--Jenifer Levin Podcast

Natural Companions Video

Kansas Time + Place

Poetic Asides

Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day 

Embrace Where You Are

Embrace Where You Are

Embrace where you are.

For now, it's your place.

Find the best in it.

Declare it's your space.

You can makes changes,

add a little grace.

Move on in due time

with new dreams to chase.

This is a Chinese form called chueh-chu.

Links

Sandra Moran Radio Book Club

Sandra Moran Radio Book Club--Jenifer Levin Podcast

Natural Companions Video

Kansas Time + Place

Poetic Asides

Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day 

The Sky Floats

The Sky Floats

Some days, the sun shares its home.

Shines so the sky floats on the lake.

At first, the sight is disorienting.

The world seems upside-down.

Then, I understand the gift--a

close-up of something so distant,

time spent within reach of

the unreachable.

I love the days when the sky

floats and always send the sun

a thank-you note.

Links

Sandra Moran Radio Book Club

Sandra Moran Radio Book Club--Jenifer Levin Podcast

Natural Companions Video

Kansas Time + Place

Poetic Asides

Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day 

Exposure

Exposure

In winter, the branches

are no longer undercover.

They show us their length,

width, scars, breaks.

They let us see what

they reach for and

if they intertwine

with one another.

All they are is exposed.

Links

Sandra Moran Radio Book Club

Sandra Moran Radio Book Club--Jenifer Levin Podcast

Natural Companions Video

Kansas Time + Place

Poetic Asides

Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day 

Clouds Congregate

Clouds Congregate

Clouds congregate

at sunset.

Bask in the last

light of day.

Huddle as darkness

overtakes them.

Links

Sandra Moran Radio Book Club

Sandra Moran Radio Book Club--Jenifer Levin Podcast

Natural Companions Video

Kansas Time + Place

Poetic Asides

Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day 

In the Balance

In the Balance

A branch breaks.

The piece falls.

It comes to

rest on some

large branches.

It is held

but remains

unattached.

It's posi-

tion hangs in

the balance.

Links

Sandra Moran Radio Book Club

Sandra Moran Radio Book Club--Jenifer Levin Podcast

Natural Companions Video

Kansas Time + Place

Poetic Asides

Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day 

The Seed Pod

The Seed Pod

Only the shell remains.

Once, it was full of seeds.

It sent them out to grow on their own.

Now, the pod is empty, dried out

but still holding onto the stem.

It has served its purpose and

will yield nothing more.

That will be left to others.

Links

Sandra Moran Book Club-Galileo-Jan. 11

Sandra Moran Radio Book Club--Jenifer Levin Podcast

Natural Companions Video

Kansas Time + Place

Poetic Asides

Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day 

Venture Out

Venture Out

Don't hesitate

to venture out.

It's hard, no doubt,

but take the chance.

You never know

what you will find.

Escape the grind.

Embrace the change.

Links

Sandra Moran Book Club-Galileo

Sandra Moran Radio Book Club--Jenifer Levin Podcast

Natural Companions Video

Kansas Time + Place

Poetic Asides

Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day