Category: Poetry

SUMMER RENEWAL

In summertime, I need to sidle down and idle On Mother Nature’s bed awhile.

SYNCOPATION

By the sea there is tranquility. The spirit’s free to rise with each intake breath.   In syncopation, heartbeats tie themselves to ocean crests. Joyous, they descend to create the shoreline.   Stay awhile, let the rhythms re-ascend, bond again with softness and harmony.… Continue Reading “SYNCOPATION”

A Tossed Stone

A strong-willed child starts a flight, A strong-willed child starts a flight The intention — to discover. A cherished stone is flung with might For the universe to recover. The stone ascends above the plane that partitions earth and sky. Newton deduced god’s glorious… Continue Reading “A Tossed Stone”

THREE SOURCES

I have seen life’s energy flow

Welling from my sister and her love.

LETTER TO DAUGHTERS FAR AWAY

It’s early morning and I can’t sleep

I TIED DRY FLIES

I tied dry flies

Long before I sipped Mai Tais.

A SUNDAY MORNING LESSON

Is there any higher contentment

Than languishing in bed on Sunday morning?

The Puzzle

Life is like a puzzle The borders and edges are the foundation of your character Often shaped with help from others: Some who love to stand by and watch your puzzle grow Others who take pleasure in fitting the pieces into place   As… Continue Reading “The Puzzle”

EXPANDING WAVES

By: dc hILL (November 13, 1993)   Your soul, full of potential, Enters the pool of life. ~ The beginning is but a dot That rises above the infinite surface. ~ Your circle wave seeks a quest In its expansion to the edge. ~… Continue Reading “EXPANDING WAVES”

THE MIST TRILOGY

June 1, 1992   By: dc hILL DAY I. A VISUAL BLANKET MIST Two stars still shine In the predawn blue and gray. To the east, beyond the ridge, Warmer colors will have their say. The valley below lays in slumber, Blanketed by a… Continue Reading “THE MIST TRILOGY”