Poems to Share

  • Palm Watch

    I look out the window,to the top of a tall palm. The wind picks upand whips it across the window. Within moments, the windsettles, and the branchesare steady. Birds land among the branches,picking at a bunscavenged from a restaurant. A few feet from my face,I witness the beak tearingpieces of…

  • Silence Speaks

    Inspired by Van Gogh’s Starry Night, this poem captures the contrast I’ve always felt in the painting, the swirling wind looks wild and intense, yet the scene feels deeply calming to me. In this acrostic reflection, I tried to echo that blend of motion and peace, where silence, wind, and…

  • Ordinary

    I live within the ordinary. My lifecould be a copyof yours. Go to work,go home eat sleep. That is my ordinarylife. But – my job is different from yours,my family,my health,my wants, dreams, needs –are they different from yours? But-we all breathe,we all need sleep,warmth, nourishment,dreams. What makesan unordinarylife?

  • Nature’s Symphony

    As I nestle under a huge pine, I watch the dimming light of the day. The colors slowly disappear while the shades of the evening welcome the night. Shadows dance across the trees as the light fades, declaring the changing of the guard. The crescent moon is peeking through the…

  • Do You Feel Music

    Do you feelmusic inyour soul? Do you breathewith the beat—your body looseningas the music fades? Does the musiccatch inyour throat? Do your eyes dancewith the melody—your tears streamingin harmony? Do your shoulders liftwith the crescendo,then fallas the musicsettles in diminuendo? Can the musicerase the weightof your day? Can it calmyour…

  • Stillness in Grazing

    big, fluffy, white tailsleapacross the field grazing for food,new growth isfound forest soundsmake earsstandtall suddenlythey retreatin safety temperatures dropdrawing themtowards thevalley at dawn,they returnto graze forfood

  • The Lightkeeper

    Days of silencefelt naturalto the lightkeeper Responsibilities of keepingthe lighthouse workingwere a constant challenge Daily upkeep was a full time job,while repairs ensured long days Hard work was welcomedby the lightkeeper as itcreated a feelingof happiness and security Poor weather reinforcedhis feeling of importanceWhile clear weather could bringup feelings of…

  • Sea Tree

    The buoy bobs both up and downIt has a bell heard all aroundIts duty is to guard the seaBut osprey see a floating tree The bell clangs loud for all to hearIts message sent both loud and clearFor the osprey, it is their homeIt keeps them near, no need to…

  • Unkept Time

    time stoppedticking clocksfell silent digital clocksilluminatedmeaningless numbers sundial shadowsfrozen in placemarked theechoes of time time unkeptmarchesforward clouds floatacross the sky wind blowsthrough the trees swings moveback and forth routine directsour marchthrough life businesses closethe day isdone family timewith storiesshared welcomed sleepcalls ourname heartbeatsmeasuretimegone by

  • The Tree That Listens

    I listen.Yes, I listen. The first conversationI recall listening towas about me — “now make sure you choose just the right place to plant it. It will grow big and strong and it anchors into the ground with spreading roots.”— “so, should we put it in the middle of the…