My Poetry and Prose Blogology
Small Again
“there are times—I wish I could be small again
holding tight to azure dreams of an old friend
a mind—that once reliably waited on my voice
in dark partitions of my steely—spinning fears”
Snowfall
Photo and inspiration courtesy of my good friend Charlie Lansche. Visit his Website at: lastchancegallery.com
They Paid for a View
When you spend much of your time looking up
at things that don’t really matter.
My Refuge of Green
“evergreens huddle around my dark sorrows
quieting anxious tines of ravaging nerves
whispering their draught of greener spice
I breathe spellbound in a wilderness temple”
We Are Starlings
A Tanka Poem about one of my favorite birds. May we always play our part in the endless murmurations of life—dancing as stars beneath endless stars…
God’s Hope
Photo and inspiration courtesy of my good friend Rod Sorenson. Please enjoy his work at rcoakley.com
Love Grows New Hope
An Imayo poem about moving on from the past and learning to embrace love's new hopes
Poetic Immortality
A Tanka poem that describes in simple and few words—the First Law of Poetry…