truth will cut you
when you hear it,
consume you
when you believe it,
and crucify you
when you speak it
Tag: poetry
ah, love
i watch two swans together
who are truly mates for life,
and it makes me feel better
’bout the loss of my late wife,
for although i miss her so,
the swans have cast a spell,
and i’m just glad to know
that love’s alive and well.
–photo by me
frosty walk
in all the forest glades i pass,
i see the frosted blades of grass;
this windy morning, i can hear
this whispered warning: winter’s near!
–photo by me
Duel Nature
There must be an up
For there to be a down;
Something must be lost
For something to be found;
There has to be chaos
If there is to be a plan;
There must be a woman
For there to be a man.
–Photo by me
Autumn Leaves
I’m walking the Mesabi Trail;
up here, the hardwoods prevail.
Some maples are only now turning,
Though most of them look like they’re burning!
–Photos by me
How Everything Got Here
Once upon a time, there was nothing.
I mean, there was nothing but nothing.
In fact, there was so much nothing,
That that fact became something,
And once there was something,
It quickly exploded into everything.
–Photo by me
change of clouds
all summer, the clouds had their fun,
but now there is much to be done;
in autumn, they race
at a feverish pace
past the featureless face of the sun.
–photo by aaron
walk with me
come on now and walk with me
i’ll show to you the orangest tree
and forest friends, so wild and free–
these are things you gotta see!
–photos by me
pretty in pink (shadorma)
unhappy
that the autumn brings
no colors
to the pines,
mother nature sometimes strings
them up in pink vines
–photo by me
recast
some think they’re blessed
while you are cursed–
that they’re the best
while you’re the worst,
but blessed and cursed
will be recast
when last is first
and first is last.
michaeljordahl 