My Poetry and Prose Blogology
Spellbound
We could save so many lives, not to mention significant money, if we learned how to turn our deep-seated political anger and division into something peaceful. With some effort—such massive energy could become beautiful!
The Art of Building
“the art of building walls—is often an art of lies
hedges built to obscure plain and simple truths—”
Death of a Friend
“in exquisite displays of selfless light
they dance as one—but never really see
their shared splendor of calming grace”
My Water Cycle
“I love to watch the leaves change
then tumble into grass-wrapped fingers
of vibrant but obscure autumn streams…”
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”