My Poetry and Prose Blogology
In the Candlelight
“the fire from the east
rising on dark lilac peaks
is warm—divine light”
Photo courtesy of Rod Sorenson rcoakley.com
Sacred Attention
“after sleepless vermillion nights
wring us into sweats of silent screams
we pray for any consoling therapist”
A Silver Solitude
“once, I labored deep—in a massive silver mine
packed in the rusted vise of a sinking cage
we quickly plunged down a vertical mineshaft”
Warm Memories
A warm and timely Haiku. These golden drops of the sun will shortly become another memory of seasonal hope and love.
Photo courtesy of my dear friend Rod Sorenson, rcoakley.com
Enlightenment
“when you begin to comprehend the gravity—
trillions of galaxies teeming in ancestral stars
illuminating you and the worlds without end”
Let There Be Light
“as we walk along its paths of divine warmth
hand in hand—we steadily become the light
and the sun settles behind the mountains”
Lest We Forget
“in the end—we realize we never noticed the beauty
—because we were too busy trying to create it “
I Am a River
“conspiracies are dark dams of shallow minds
but hope and light are soft falls of a deeper love”
Photo and inspiration courtesy of my friend Charlie Lansche CharlieLansche.com
Inferno of Ignorance
“shaming climate change
smears our dreams with yellow guile
like lemonade skies”
Tomorrows Are Everything
“I trace the outline of unfinished edges
protecting a universe—we thought we knew”
Webb Telescope photo of Rho Ophiuchi courtesy of NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI).
My Water of Life
“this is my greatest secret of life…”
Photo courtesy of my friend Rod Sorenson rcoakley.com
Sailing Upon Light
“—I see myself as I look into her deep blue eyes
our hearts melt into clear embraces of eternity
as love rises in white clouds of a brighter hope”
Empathy Has a Shadow
“empathy graces soft beads of morning dews—nurturing
lonely gardens, colored in hope, light, faith, and confidence…”