scarlet painted sky every color in nature a sign from heaven
Tag: Poetry
On Lexington Green
A few years ago, my husband, daughter, and I took the marvelous book about American history, “The Light and the Glory” by Peter Marshall and toured New England. We visited many historical sites and read as we traveled. It was a very meaning trip. Our patriotism and thanksgiving for our country and the many sacrifices of our…
One Glance
One Glance One glance from your eyes will change me forever… forsaken to beloved ashes to beauty swarthy to lovely rejected to accepted from a desert thorn to a desert rose.
haiku: desert place
sparkling springs at home draw me from this desert place where I have wandered
Ancient Melody
Ancient Melody My grandmother grew up on a farm–one of twelve children– a school teacher of twelve grades in one room. As a student herself she studied math hard… because it was hard… so they told her. Many years later, she worked at H & R Block filing income taxes for others–way into her seventies–because she…
Cursed Capernaum
Ancient synagogue in Capernaum, Israel I wrote this poem in Israel while on a tour. If you have ever taken a tour to Israel, you will discover that most of what you see is ancient stones… from the Romans, Turks, Crusaders, Byzantine monks, Israelites, Caananites… The stones and antiquated relics of people who have occupied the…
haiku: one hour
if one day is a thousand years, then one hour with you will be enough
haiku: blurred light
in this place layers blur light, here honey tastes sour and bitter is sweet
Salty Old Fisherman
Salty Old Fisherman
haiku: scars
scars on furniture mark character, human scars say imperfection
Bonnie Saul Wilks 