Monthly Archives: January 2021

A warm glow of sun is not restrained by my frosty window paneSucculent butter and syrup sinks deep into the pockets of my waffleI know where to find the richest flavorNot beyond the borders where petals are tempting yet tenuousThough … Continue reading →

Come, let us count the stars before the donning of dawn!Hand in hand we unravel our dreamsOnly to find infinity hasNeither beginning nor end Dversepoets.com Thursday and we are exploring first lines to draw the reader into continuing to the … Continue reading →

“As if we could hearmusic inside the words.” Gail Newman, Trust We erect wallsCause some like utopian colorsWhile I like pastelsI used my passion to set a fireAnd watched the flames molestNow I just light a sparkAnd let it do … Continue reading →

Why can’t snow come without the chillWhy does a flame rant threats of a kill The roads we choose all are paved with unknownsLight either clarifies or blinds to expose My faith in the way that I alone chooseWin or … Continue reading →

You cling to me in desperationYour soul peels the layered paint as if it breathes Would you unravel the yarn in a baby sweaterAnd expose her to the extreme elements? Or capture the music from the cello when it wafts … Continue reading →

Sooneror laterwe all will learnThe cost of loveIs worth the burn dversepoets.com Thursday. Open link. Any poem of choice.

Snowdrops out my window held my gazeAn hour later all its beauty fadesA remnant erased spreads a hint of grayLeaving just a memory that remains I dine with friends, a long time in betweenWe speak of days gone by and … Continue reading →

Mother and daughter watched the delicate butterfly land silently on the vibrant pink zinnia. The long stem held the extra weight. No sway, no stagger, sweet nectar flowed from flower to probiscus. “If I touch her wing, will it break?”“No”, … Continue reading →

Pre meBefore the rainA glint of light flickeredAwakened by His whispered breathI was New leafSpring’s announcementHidden life now breaks forthJubilant laughs of nature’s huesAlive SerpentStretched skin SlithersVenom in an appleGarden of Eden marked with swordsGuarded MatchaGround tea leaves sootheUntil supply … Continue reading →

A war not Wrought of flesh and bloodWas fought and won with flesh and bloodDefeat- evil cannot discernVows to ever kill and scorn Righteousness stands still and sureAnd knows the moment which to strikeHis image-bearers-every manHe beckons for their soul … Continue reading →