Tag Archives: Free verse

Words

Philologytraces where words were born Etymology charts the roots of words in speech Lexicology studies the relationship of words we use Morphology dissects how words are built Phraseologyexamines how we put words together Phonology hears the sound of words we use But when it comes down to itit’s just a….WORD – ology

Paying The Goose Tax

Honking geeseRule the yard like royalty Pretty, calm, meandering, beauties –Fluffy white feathers deceive One step too close,Ear-splitting honks,Charging beasts, beaks wideSentries on guard alerted A simple walk turns to chaosKids screaming, running, scatteredSearching for the safest path Memories flood back –A rear-end collision with a strong beakThe mark of royalty left “behind” Crossing theContinue reading “Paying The Goose Tax”

Soaring Disc

Rays of sunshineBeat on the treeSunlight weaves its wayForming patterns on the grass The largest sunlit patchA tanning bed for the dogHis owner rests on the benchWatching people enter the park A yellow disc on his lapWaiting for the perfect timeTo engage the dog in funHis eye catches her approach Stepping from the benchA whistleContinue reading “Soaring Disc”

A Bright Yellow Crown

D andelions adorned in a bright yellow crownA s wishes take flight, imagination aboundsN arrow stems, waltz with the windD raped in yellow, the bees’ golden dance beginsE arly blooms – ambrosia for the beesL ion’s tooth, jagged leaves stand tallI n gardens you root, deep in the groundO pen petals reflect the day’s warmthNContinue reading “A Bright Yellow Crown”

The Willow

Standing alone atop a hill,sunrays weave their waylike a pinball gamethrough drooping branches This solitary tree enchantsin its graceful dancethin branches flow with the breeze An unkept wooden fencestruggles to perform its only roledecades of neglectturned panels to obstacles Creaking and moaning panelsyield to the wind’snear constant demands The melody of the treein harmony withContinue reading “The Willow”

Where Do You Call Home

What is a home? Is it the place where you grew up?Where you’re the happiest?Where you lived the longest?Where you feel the safest? What if you’re most content at your favorite café,does that become your home? What if peace finds you sailing across the sea,is the ocean your home? What if you feel safest atContinue reading “Where Do You Call Home”