Doug W. Evans 7/23/24 Doug W. Evans 7/23/24

Wildfire

“flames burn my safe air
and blanket my moon in blood…”

Doug W. Evans 7/11/24 Doug W. Evans 7/11/24

False Witness

“my heart bleeds blue tears
when politicos transform
Jesus Christ’s image…”

Doug W. Evans 6/19/24 Doug W. Evans 6/19/24

A Shrill Moon

“howls revere spring nights
her masked moon shivers tales
in strawberry light…”

Doug W. Evans 5/29/24 Doug W. Evans 5/29/24

Dandelion Peace

“summer’s breath of dawn
unfolds gold with early light”

Doug W. Evans 5/23/24 Doug W. Evans 5/23/24

Sail Away

“political squalls
creep into my swirling mind”

Doug W. Evans 5/18/24 Doug W. Evans 5/18/24

Wolfsbane

“anxious—pretty memes
sprouting zealous soft color
praise your swift plucking”

Doug W. Evans 4/29/24 Doug W. Evans 4/29/24

Memories

“my relentless fears—”

Doug W. Evans 3/22/24 Doug W. Evans 3/22/24

Falling Words

“in life’s deep abyss

my river smooths jagged stones”

Doug W. Evans 3/15/24 Doug W. Evans 3/15/24

I Wish It Were a Bad Dream

“Dear Father—I pray

unchain me from dark’s shrill taunts…”

Doug W. Evans 2/24/24 Doug W. Evans 2/24/24

Visions

“pensive—lucent nights
spill warm glimmers of morning
over tortured dreams…”

Doug W. Evans 2/10/24 Doug W. Evans 2/10/24

Indefatigable

“…when gravity paints its light

hope is not defined by time”

Doug W. Evans 2/2/24 Doug W. Evans 2/2/24

Dust

“endless memories

kindling celestial time…”

Doug W. Evans 1/18/24 Doug W. Evans 1/18/24

They be Friends

“sunset’s last breath sighs

as time draws brief—wanted rest”

Doug W. Evans 1/11/24 Doug W. Evans 1/11/24

Truth is You

“truth enlightens minds

fusing knowledge with purpose”

Doug W. Evans 1/10/24 Doug W. Evans 1/10/24

Truth is Light

“cosmic sparks ignite

vast lights of science and faith”

Doug W. Evans 1/9/24 Doug W. Evans 1/9/24

Truth is Eternal

“alternates grasp fake

while truth adapts to green growth”

Doug W. Evans 1/8/24 Doug W. Evans 1/8/24

Truth is Freedom

“blue waters of truth

flow to an endless ocean”

Doug W. Evans 1/5/24 Doug W. Evans 1/5/24

Truth is Hard

“lies soothe like candy

cheap, succulent, and simple”

Doug W. Evans 11/30/23 Doug W. Evans 11/30/23

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…

Doug W. Evans 11/24/23 Doug W. Evans 11/24/23

Poetic Immortality

A Tanka poem that describes in simple and few words—the First Law of Poetry…

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