jay

Flashes of blue
thrashing of wings
Blue Jays squabble
over a peanut

#micropoetry
#poetry
#writing
#poetrysky

Black and brown lines On white paper Draw trees in the snow

Black and brown lines
On white paper
Draw trees in the snow

#micropoetry
#poetry

Drowning in a sea of lies
Lost in the ebb
Searching for the truth

a work on progress... not sure which I like better.

Searching for the truth
Lost in the ebb of the tide
Drowning in a sea of lies

#poetry
#micropoetry
#poetrysky
#writing
#truth
#lies

Into the abyss of lies and treason
Plummeting into darkness
Have we gone beyond redemption
Is there hope for the hopeless?

#micropoetry
#writing
#poetrysky
#poetry

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#writing
#micropoetry
#poetrysky

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#micropoetry
#writing
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#doodles

falls a Celtic tear
the uilleann pipes
lamenting loves lost
we raise the parting glass
for auld lang syne
and memories of
the rare auld times on
the banks of Loch Lomond
and in the fields of Athenry

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#micropoetry
#poetrysky
#writing

Dry Leaves in a Winter Wind

Skittering across the snow
Little brown critters blow
Turning their tiny cartwheels
Spinning head over heel
Going this way and that
Going nowhere fast

#micropoetry
#poetry
#poetrysky
#writing

I feel like a chicken
and my thoughts
are scrambled eggs

#writing
#micopoetry

The weather has finally
caught up with the calendar
or so my arthritis tells me

#poetry
#writing
#micropoetry
#poetrysky

The writing is on the wall
That the lessons of history
Sadly remain unlearned

#micropoetry
#poetry
#poetrysky
#writing

Sometimes I fear
I've gone too far
Or maybe I haven't
gone far enough
Or maybe I'm lost
Somewhere in the middle
Playing it safe and unseen

#writing
#poetry
#micropoetry
#poetrysky

#writing
#poetry

A steady cold rain falls from the steel grey sky and softly taps on the window. On the street, a car splashes through a puddle as it passes by. Somewhere a dog barks. Steam slowly rises from a cup of tea on the table by the window. A book, left open, waits for its reader to return.

#writing

Whispers on the wind.
Trees nod and sway in agreement.
What do they say to each other?

#writing
#micropoetry
#poetry

All quiet in the wood
Silent as the grave
Trees like sentries stood
Pines like a soldier’s stave
Silence wraps me like a cloak
Snow muffles any sound
Through elm and oak
The quietude abounds
In melancholy thought
Through the wood I roam
Joy can not be bought
As I walk alone
#poetry
#writing

something rustles
through the fallen leaves
something moves unseen
gathering their bit and bobs
for the coming winter

#micropoetry
#poetry
#poetrysky
#writing

with summer’s end
autumn begins her reign
the trees sigh in mourning
while the sparrow sings a requiem

#micropoetry
#poetry
#poetrysky
#writing

the knife of empty promises
penetrates the soul
kills the heart quite slowly
but does not quit the life

#poetry
#micropoetry
#poetrysky
#writing

#poetry
#micropoetry
#poetrysky
#writing

Digital art is by my daughter.

two chairs sit
waiting on the shore
staring at the sea
waiting for the sun
and lovers to return

#poetry
#micropoetry
#poetrysky
#writing

Empty Words

I am so tired of empty words
Empty promises
Empty apologies
And lies
If you words are not full
Full of empathy
Full of integrity
Full of truth
Please do not say anything at all

#poetry
#writing
#poetrysky
#poems

After the last gales of November have gone
The silent sentries wait
For spring to return

#poetry
#micropoetry
#writing
#poetrysky
#Boatnerd
#winterlayup
#greatlakes

Wandering in the dark
Trying to feel our way
Lost without direction
Blinded from the truth
That sits just out of reach

#poetry
#micropoetry
#writing
#poetrysky

As history speaks
Of heraldry and valiantry
The oligarchs’ perversion
Of the eternal verities of reality
Spew ubiquitous untruths

#writing
#poetry
#micropoetry
#poetrysky

#poetry
#poem
#writing
#poetrysky

The night is like the grave

As evil skulks around our tombs

#poetry
#micropoetry
#poetrysky
#poem
#writing

Into the abyss of lies and treason
Plummeting into darkness
Have we gone beyond redemption
Or, is there still hope for the hopeless?

#micropoetry
#poetry
#poetrysky
#writing

Silent strobe of heat lightening
On a hot summer night
Even the bugs are quiet

#micropoetry
#poetry
#poetrysky
#writing
#summer
#night