My Poetography

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

OLD MAN WINTER

Old Man Winter is a mean old bugger

Who conspires against my soul.

Raging winds and squalling snow,

Say nothing of bone-chilling cold.

My fingers are numb; my toes are ice.

Just let him do his part.

Let him rattle and let him rage...

He'll never get my heart!

Thursday, January 1, 2015

HAPPY NEW YEAR'S!

This was written during a particularly difficult time several years ago. In true Janus form I was looking back while simultaneously looking forward towards the future.

Looking back on the past 12 months or so

How did we survive and continue to grow?

It's an odd thing, that time; it's perpetual march

Takes us through daily our jobs, chores and such.

We hardly give notice to changes occurring

It's on to the next bit of trouble that's stirring.

But change yes we do, whether noticed or not...

We suddenly manage what we thought we forgot.

New life, new partners, some losses as well.

Enduring these all, just how time will tell.

But looking back now, it's not all been bad,

For mostly my thoughts are happy, not sad

Will '06 be better than 2005?

We can only hope...and continue to thrive.

So it's out with the old, and in with the new

'Cause ready or not, a new year's upon you.

An optimist's promise for you and your kin

That life might be better from what it has been.

I'll leave you all now with kind thoughts and good cheer

Happy New Year to all, and to all a good year!

Sunday, November 23, 2014

TURTLE HAIKU

Turtles sun themselves

Gain energy from the sun

Basking in stillness

'Till intruders come

They slip into the water

Silently they hide

Until danger's past

They remain underwater

To emerge later

Once again they'll perch

Content in the warm sunshine

On their favorite log

Sunday, November 9, 2014

WEDDING DAY!

Once upon a time

I taught you how to rhyme.

Dressed you in your skirt,

And kissed away your hurt.

I loved to watch you play,

Learning every day.

Taking it all in,

So one day you would win.

Sneakers to be tied,

Those never-ending rides;

Soccer, dancing, cheering,

Then "god, what's that you're wearing?!"

I watched you as you grew,

And even then I knew

That someday you would be

So happy and carefree.

This journey that you're on

Can sometimes seem so long.

For me, it flew so fast!

The present's now the past.

As you walk down that aisle,

I'll look at you and smile.

Don't fret about my tears,

Reminders of the years.

Fun things that we would do,

Chalk, the beach, the zoo.

These memories I treasure;

I love you beyond measure.

Now here's my heartfelt wish

As you seal it with a kiss

For Nick and you, his wife,

I wish you both a happy life!

11-8-2014

Photo credit - ???

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

FOX HAIKU

Four fox pups sniffing,

Exploring on wobbly legs

Stay close to their den

Step out carefully

Then instinctively they hide

Warned by a slight sound

Nature’s camouflage

Blends them into the background

Shields them from harm’s way

Watching me, wary

I can’t make them understand

I mean them no harm

OSPREY HAIKU

Osprey flies above

Taking to the sky on wing

Searching, seeking prey

Dipping and soaring

Scans the water for movement

Deadly clues to tell

Where lunch is hiding

Once spotted, there’s no escape

She dives and clutches

Over in a blink

The theme of nature’s story

Friday, October 24, 2014

WHERE DID THE SUMMER GO?

I can’t believe it’s August…

Where did the summer go?

Seems like only yesterday

I took out my new hoe.

I planted some new seedlings

To get a jump on spring.

But now the corn has ripened

And birds are taking wing.

The days are getting shorter,

I’m reading with a lamp.

Abandoned by the sun,

The mornings brisk and damp

The Rose of Sharon’s blooming

And Queen Ann’s Lacey head

Has shown herself already.

Tomatoes? Almost dead

The ripe acorns are falling,

Loosestrife's run amuck.

Jewelweed flaunts it's yellow horn,

The lake holds not one duck

Choke cherries grow plump and dark

The broccoli's gone to seed

My neighbor's started stacking wood

And mint's become a weed

The 'squitoes haven't bothered us

At campfires at night

Day lilies, once plentiful,

Have disappeared from sight.

Back to school’s upon us.

It happens every year.

Long before I’m ready,

Behold...September’s here