when words aren’t enough
your breath rests next to my lips
caressing my heart
breath: a haiku
Category: Poems
effervescent: a haiku
effervescent sighs
float along aqua deserts
in glass bottom dreams
Tierra Azul - Vibrasphere
beneath the veil
slipping beneath the veil
waiting whispers to forgotten words bloom
silent nights speak easy to fields of patience
a resin,
weathered in a valley of secrets
cradles this sleeping clock
Nicklas Aman - Wings
catch: a haiku
winds catch your ashes
in orange spirit you bloom
with every sunrise
Liran Danino - Adayin Rek עדיין ריק
winter gown
she dreams of serengeti
in the folds of her winter gown
where kings and queens cross winds in fertile bliss
parading in raffia robes and organic crown
she nests in the blue of its iris
as amber breath climbs the limbs of every tree,
her eyes rest upon the naked scars of the acacia
to her, a most treasured filigree
with cautious lips, she grazes the constellations
of its time
tracing the curve of its every year
each line fortelling of a resilience
of an unchained wildness to persevere
treading within its thrumming abyss
the fragrance of time stands still
as she drinks of that it holds hidden
in slow doses it does reveal
as copper kisses the horizon
she falls into its lean
the roar of the forest then
claims the beast in she
she dreams of serengeti
in the folds of her winter gown
as the roar of the forest then
stirs eyes awake anext her waiting crown
Treading The Abyss - Mimi Page
This piece came to me in a dream. I shared a bit of it on Twitter but wanted to expand it to the depth of how it unfolded in my dream. I don’t dream often, but when I do, I get magicial visions such as this. I’ve never visited Africa but I’ve watched countless documentaries as well as pictures that reveal the beautifully wild, unchained landscape that is the Serengeti. Perhaps this was a sign that one day I shall be given the opportunity to do so. Thank you for reading.
sleep: a haiku
moon baths of silver
and trees, in naked breeze sleep
where my lover lives
Castaway - Evocativ
lilacs and wine
fear my foe,
in every opportunity
to wane the wine of me
to pluck the lilacs i breathe
to drink this every possibility
that soaks my flesh
in feathery
fear my foe,
that tries
that lies
to ground this me
to clip my wings
this me that need not close her eyes
to hear the river sing
this me that finds her light
in darkest of night
for it is there (i know for i’ve heard it so)
where the silence
befriends the black bird
in solitary flight
fear my foe,
that mutes my reflection
that starves my every thought
casts out its anchor
in my tides of low
for fear my foe
my hard core lover
is not quite ready to let me go
Nina Simone - Lilac Wine
advice
grow up is a phrase
that so often gets tossed around
in truth a little we all must do
but too much weight is given
to not much of nothing i have found
so eat your cake for breakfast
then go ahead go run through the rain
for this chance to really live
won’t come round this way again
honeyed
my darkest desire you awoke
staining my lips
with honeyed words
soothing my tongue
between every pause
…..the wildflower blooms
the romantic in me always weaves itself with nature. this time of year, especially this time of year when we are on the cusp of new buds poking their innocent heads out, transfixed, seduced even by the warmth of the sun, i am bewitched by all that is around me. a reminder of everlasting life, patience, and faith with a hopeful gaze upon the future. i can’t help but think this is why we poets flock to nature in its rawest forms. a succulent to lips when a mind is starved. this particular image was taken in my backyard hiding amongst the dandelions last spring. for more of my floral photography you can visit my gallery here.
Emancipation Oak
This remarkable tree, the Emancipation Oak, holds a rich history, not just for its age, but for being an historical landmark. It rests on the grounds of Hampton University and is the site of the first southern reading of the Emancipation Proclamation. It also finds a home on National Geographic’s “Ten Most Remarkable Trees of the World” list.
embrace this me, that finds comfort
in the soft of your lean
jenny hayut
For more information about this tree and its place in history, read more here.
Thank you for your visit and if you’d like to see more of my tree photography, please visit my gallery here.
