cadillacs
t-bones
floyds and
mai tais
elephants
pussycats
panthers
and eyes
lemonades
poodles
shoelaces
and ties
grapefruits
and even
a smokey
sunrise
–photo by me
Tag: poetry
scope
in our scope of things
obstacles ahead loom large
in reality
objects in our path of life
are smaller than they appear
–photo by me
Calling Calliope
The eloquent Calliope,
Muse of epic poetry,
Who whispered words
While Homer wrote
The Iliad and Odyssey,
Inspired both
The fool and sage
To put the pen
Upon the page
But can her stirring
Words be heard
In our computer
Driven age?
(Reworked from 2/17)
haiku 40
divergent sunlight
is quite unparalleled in
nature’s illusions
–photo by me
epiphany
I dove into
the cosmic sea
and lost my own
identity
now I’m in it
and it’s in me
a merging
has begun
I glimpsed thru
this epiphany
a cosmic view
and now I see
that everybody
else is me
for all there is
is one
haiku 39
silver streams of thought
flow through the verdant contours
of a peaceful mind
–photo by me
poor luna
luna lures in noble
golden-hearted sunbeams
with her ‘poor me’ act
and pallid complexion
and if they so much as
graze her ashen cheek
with a solitary kiss
she steals their gold
and sends them away
on silver moonbeams
haiku 38
on calm summer nights
the sea of tranquility
lives up to its name
–photo by me
fears
our fears may rear up
at times in our lives and stop
us dead in our tracks
we must look them in the eye
and bravely step over them
–photo by me
summer is
summer is the time for
weddings and wildflowers
new pets and new friends
romance and heartbreak
summer is the sound of
screen doors slamming
crickets and fireworks
thunder and pelting hail
summer is full of mischief
and la joie de vivre
but first and foremost
summer is potato salad
michaeljordahl 